Speed Metal
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Posted by Judas, 01.06.2007 - 16:45
Many bands have incorporated this style into their own sound, while others play or have played in a purely Speed Metal style. Some notable bands to check out are Exciter, Agent Steel, early Blind Guardian, early Helloween, and Rage. This particular subgenre had its heyday in the mid-to-late 80s, and has since died down after Thrash and Power Metal became big genres in their own right.
The purpose of this thread is to get your opinions on Speed Metal, on the various notable bands that play in this style or have major elements of it in their sound, on the reasons for its decline, and also to give general recommendations about stuff to check out. So, post away!
| 4look4rd The Sasquatch Posts: 840  |
is Speed Metal an extinct genre since its schism (Thrash and Power metal) because like I havent heard of any band lately (from the 90s till today) that plays "Speed Metal," but if there is one please tell me =D
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014  |
Written by 4look4rd on 22.06.2007 at 06:06 I agree moust speed bands play nowdays thrash more like Slayer, Anthrax, ... and power like Blind Guardian, Helloween, but there are new bands who play speed like German Stormwarrior
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| Elodie Artour Slania Posts: 1175  |
I like Kaledon. 
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by Elodie Artour on 24.06.2007 at 22:15 But ist power metal
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| Elodie Artour Slania Posts: 1175 |
On many Internet sites it is written that Kaledon play speed metal. : 
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by Elodie Artour on 24.06.2007 at 22:22 But ist Power metal maybe early albums and demow a sbut not last 2
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| Elodie Artour Slania Posts: 1175 |
Okay.I haven't heard all of their albums.
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
Dragonforce's Opperation Ground and Pound recruit me into, that this band plays really "speedy" songs, thoug they are marked as power metal...
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by Ellrohir on 24.06.2007 at 22:39 Maybe songs are fast, but melodies are power try early risk and blind Guardian, something from early Slayer such type of bands its speed
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by [user id=160] on 25.06.2007 at 00:16 But thats what i try to explain more how 2 years 
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| Imraghil Posts: 146  |
dragonforce is speed power metal, i like them, seen them live and enjoyed it
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by Imraghil on 07.07.2007 at 15:56 Its power metal man mor epower metal whit speed elemnts speed ha smore thrash type pof lyrics
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Helloween would've been so much better off if they had stayed playing Speed/Thrash like how their debut album is  .After Walls Of Jericho , a good number ov their tracks make them sound like Iron Maiden impersonators 
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| APOHAKC The Bard Posts: 3585  |
Written by [user id=160] on 25.08.2007 at 23:32 Strange, many people are saying that, comparing them to Maiden, but I never, really never succeeded in connecting their style with Iron's. I don't find them as impersonators of Iron Maiden.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
WTF Helloween and IM wht are wrong whit you  only maybe Somwhere in Time and 7th son.............. can be lil simmilar but otherwise NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Alexander gonna turn over in his tomb about such thinks
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by [user id=30731] on 06.03.2008 at 12:48 But it isnt pure speed its more power/thrash and also there are some speed elements
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| Unconsecrated Perpetual Ascent Posts: 868  |
Can Watchtower be considered Speed Metal? I like them a lot.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by Unconsecrated on 06.03.2008 at 21:49 you mean that band what I know than its Technical Thrash metal
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| Abattoir Staff Posts: 3695  |
I think that, there isn't a band who plays only speed metal. Speed m. is more like addition to a subgenre, like speed power, speed trash,... I quite like band Cellador (USA), who is considern as a speed, power metal...
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Written by Bad English on 06.03.2008 at 22:03 You're absolutely right. I am quite confused. Then i think that the only band that i know that plays Speed Thrash is Agent Steel. I heard a lot of good impressions about Sacred Reich but i've never heard anything from them.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by Unconsecrated on 06.03.2008 at 22:20 Firts 2/3 Blind Guardain albums classic speed
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by [user id=30731] on 07.03.2008 at 11:22 I agree good band but its hard to tell what is pure speed metal in nowdays because in 80ties it was easyer
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by [user id=30731] on 07.03.2008 at 11:26 I think it shood be good album because I like his era beter how Tim Ovens but we will see, because it can be like 80ties band split up in for example 1991 in 80tie stahy realise 3 kick ass albums but reunion in 2006 realise one album and its bad But I prefere John Greely and first 2 albums are AWSOME also Wicked album too
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by [user id=30731] on 07.03.2008 at 11:35 Those returns was good because those members are BIIG and talanted and and thay was playing music all time, I like Bruce solo too and it can hepen in IE too and IMO I cant tell about that period because I havnt listen Dark Aaga one year I shood do it now to tell
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