History Main / SpeedMetal

+ HardRock

Speed Metal is, according to some {{Metalhead}}s, the forerunner of what are now known as ThrashMetal, GrooveMetal, DeathMetal, {{Grindcore}}, PowerMetal and BlackMetal. In short, it's what happens when you take traditional HeavyMetal and use some HardcorePunk influences to speed it up; perhaps not as fast as its more extreme succesors, but certainly fast enough to serve as inspiration. To word it as succinctly and unambiguously as possible, it's metal that is too thrashy to be trad but not thrashy enough to actually be full-on thrash, usually also with more of an overtly punkish feel than is typical for thrash. Modern acts are quite likely to have some overlap with black metal, likely due to the popularity of Midnight.

* Music/{{AvengedSevenfold}} (third album only)

Speed Metal is, according to some {{Metalhead}}s, the forerunner of what are now known as ThrashMetal, GrooveMetal, DeathMetal, {{Grindcore}}, PowerMetal and BlackMetal. In short, it's what happens when you take traditional HeavyMetal and use some HardcorePunk influences to speed it up; perhaps not as fast as its more extreme succesors, but certainly fast enough to serve as inspiration. To word it as succinctly and unambiguously as possible, it's metal that is too thrashy to be trad but not thrashy enough to actually be full-on thrash, usually also with more of an overtly punkish feel than is typical for thrash. Modern acts are quite likely to have some overlap with black metal, likely due to the popularity of Music/{{Midnight}}.

Speed Metal is, according to some {{Metalhead}}s, the forerunner of what are now known as ThrashMetal, GrooveMetal, DeathMetal, {{Grindcore}}, PowerMetal and BlackMetal. In short, it's what happens when you take traditional HeavyMetal and use some HardcorePunk influences to speed it up; perhaps not as fast as its more extreme succesors, but certainly fast enough to serve as inspiration. To word it as succinctly and unambiguously as possible, it's metal that is too thrashy to be trad but not thrashy enough to actually be full-on thrash, usually also with more of an overtly punkish feel than is typical for thrash.

Speed Metal is, according to some {{Metalhead}}s, the forerunner of what are now known as ThrashMetal, GrooveMetal, DeathMetal and BlackMetal. In short, it's what happens when you take traditional HeavyMetal and use some HardcorePunk influences to speed it up; perhaps not as fast as its more extreme succesors, but certainly fast enough to serve as inspiration. To word it as succinctly and unambiguously as possible, it's metal that is too thrashy to be trad but not thrashy enough to actually be full-on thrash, usually also with more of an overtly punkish feel than is typical for thrash.

The first band generally considered to have played Speed Metal[[note]]The UrExample is probably either Music/{{Queen}}'s 1974 song "Stone Cold Crazy" or Budgie's 1972 song "Breadfan"[[/note]] is Music/{{Motorhead}}, as exemplified with hits such as ''Music/AceOfSpades'' and "Overkill". Many bands in the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal (NWOBHM), particularly Music/IronMaiden, Music/JudasPriest, Raven, and Music/DiamondHead, played in this genre and served as inspiration to many a young ThrashMetal act. A more notorious Speed Metal band would be Music/{{Venom|Band}}, whose blatantly [[RockMeAsmodeus satanic]] themes and DarkerAndEdgier atmosphere inspired the First Wave of BlackMetal (aka, Early Extreme Metal), which laid the foundations for the heavier, less-melodic side of ThrashMetal, DeathMetal, and of course, BlackMetal as a genre, while various young bands from Ontario (primarily Anvil, Exciter, and Razor) also proved influential. Later came Music/{{Helloween}} and Music/BlindGuardian, whose more melodic approaches gave rise to European PowerMetal, while the very Helloween-esque Viper helped do the same for South American power metal.

The first band generally considered to have played Speed Metal[[note]]The UrExample is probably either Music/{{Queen}}'s 1974 song "Stone Cold Crazy" or Budgie's 1972 song "Breadfan"[[/note]] is Music/{{Motorhead}}, as exemplified with hits such as ''Music/AceOfSpades'' and "Overkill". Many bands in the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal (NWOBHM), particularly Music/IronMaiden, Music/JudasPriest, Raven, and Music/DiamondHead, played in this genre and served as inspiration to many a young ThrashMetal act. A more notorious Speed Metal band would be Music/{{Venom|Band}}, whose blatantly [[RockMeAsmodeus satanic]] themes and DarkerAndEdgier atmosphere inspired the First Wave of BlackMetal, which laid the foundations for the heavier, less-melodic side of ThrashMetal, DeathMetal, and of course, BlackMetal as a genre, while various young bands from Ontario (primarily Anvil, Exciter, and Razor) also proved influential. Later came Music/{{Helloween}} and Music/BlindGuardian, whose more melodic approaches gave rise to European PowerMetal, while the very Helloween-esque Viper helped do the same for South American power metal.

+ Traditional HeavyMetal, PunkRock

Speed Metal is, according to some {{Metalhead}}s, the forerunner of what are now known as ThrashMetal, GrooveMetal, DeathMetal and BlackMetal. In short, it's what happens when you take traditional HeavyMetal and use some HardcorePunk influences to speed it UpToEleven; perhaps not as fast as its more extreme succesors, but certainly fast enough to serve as inspiration. To word it as succinctly and unambiguously as possible, it's metal that is too thrashy to be trad but not thrashy enough to actually be full-on thrash, usually also with more of an overtly punkish feel than is typical for thrash.

Speed Metal is, according to some [[{{Fandom}} Metalheads]], the forerunner of what are now known as ThrashMetal, GrooveMetal, DeathMetal and BlackMetal. In short, it's what happens when you take traditional HeavyMetal and use some HardcorePunk influences to speed it UpToEleven; perhaps not as fast as its more extreme succesors, but certainly fast enough to serve as inspiration. To word it as succinctly and unambiguously as possible, it's metal that is too thrashy to be trad but not thrashy enough to actually be full-on thrash, usually also with more of an overtly punkish feel than is typical for thrash.

* Music/{{Midnight}} (with influence from First Wave BlackMetal)

The first band generally considered to have played Speed Metal[[note]]The UrExample is probably either Music/{{Queen}}'s 1974 song "Stone Cold Crazy" or Budgie's 1972 song "Breadfan"[[/note]] is Music/{{Motorhead}}, as exemplified with hits such as ''Music/AceOfSpades'' and "Overkill". Many bands in the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal (NWOBHM), particularly Music/IronMaiden, Music/JudasPriest, Raven, and Music/DiamondHead, played in this genre and served as inspiration to many a young ThrashMetal act. A more notorious Speed Metal band would be Music/{{Venom}}, whose blatantly [[RockMeAsmodeus satanic]] themes and DarkerAndEdgier atmosphere inspired the First Wave of BlackMetal, which laid the foundations for the heavier, less-melodic side of ThrashMetal, DeathMetal, and of course, BlackMetal as a genre, while various young bands from Ontario (primarily Anvil, Exciter, and Razor) also proved influential. Later came Music/{{Helloween}} and Music/BlindGuardian, whose more melodic approaches gave rise to European PowerMetal, while the very Helloween-esque Viper helped do the same for South American power metal.

* Music/{{Venom}} (Later formed part of the first wave of Black Metal)

* Music/{{Rage}} (early material, started turning into power metal circa ''Perfect Man'')

* Bewitcher (some first-wave black metal elements)

* Rage (early material, started turning into power metal circa ''Perfect Man'')