History Main / SpeedMetal

** ''[[Music/IronMaidenAlbum Iron Maiden]]'' (1980)
** ''Music/{{Killers}}'' (1981)
** ''Music/TheNumberOfTheBeast'' (1982)

** ''Music/BritishSteel'' (1980)

** ''Music/{{Abigail}}'' (1987)

** ''Music/RideTheLightning'' (1984)

** ''Music/AceOfSpades'' (1980)

Although many tend to equate SpeedMetal to the more agressive ThrashMetal, there is a distinct difference between them. In his book ''Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal'', IanChriste states that "...thrash metal relies more on long, wrenching rhythmic breaks, while speed metal... is a cleaner and more musically intricate subcategory, still loyal to the dueling melodies of classic metal."

** ''Music{{Killers}}'' (1981)

* Music/{{Metallica}} (''Kill 'Em All'')

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The first band generally considered to have played SpeedMetal[[note]]The UrExample is probably either Music/{{Queen}}'s 1974 song "Stone Cold Crazy" or Budgie's 1972 song "Breadfan"[[/note]] is the famous Music/{{Motorhead}} with hits such as "Ace of Spades" and "Overkill". Another known SpeedMetal band is the infamous Music/{{Venom}}, whose blatantly [[RockMeAsmodeus satanic]] themes and DarkerAndEdgier atmosphere eventually started the first Wave of BlackMetal (Essentially SpeedMetal or ThrashMetal [[UnbuiltTrope with some elements of what the genre would later become]]). Then, we have Music/{{Helloween}}, whose more melodic approach eventually gave rise to european PowerMetal. Music/JudasPriest would also be a part of this movement, if the album ''Painkiller'' is anything to go by.

* Music/{{{Anvil}} (Eventually derives into PowerMetal)

* Acid (female-fronted Belgian band sometimes considered an influence on many ThrashMetal bands)

* Armored Saint (early material)

* Anvil (Eventually derives into PowerMetal)

* Budgie (UrExample)
* Bulldozer (also First Wave BlackMetal)
* Coroner (early material)
* Destruction (added elements of ThrashMetal on ''Eternal Devastation'' and fully switched genres with ''Release From Agony'')

* Enforcer (first album)
* Exciter

* Living Death

* [[KingDiamond Mercyful Fate]] (often regarded as an influence on ThrashMetal and BlackMetal, but they don't quite belong to either genre themselves)

* Metalucifer (Before you get [[RockMeAsmodeus the wrong idea]], they're Japanese.)
* Midnight

* Raven
* Razor (first two albums)

* Tank
* Turbo

* Warrant (German band, not the glam act)

* IronMaiden

* Music/{{Accept}}
* Music/{{Anthrax}} (Turned into ThrashMetal by the third album)

* Music/{{Megadeth}} (mixed with Thrash)

The first band known to play SpeedMetal[[note]]The UrExample is probably Music/{{Queen}}'s 1974 "Stone Cold Crazy"[[/note]] is the famous Music/{{Motorhead}} with hits such as "Ace of Spades" and "Overkill". Another known SpeedMetal band is the infamous Music/{{Venom}}, whose blatantly [[RockMeAsmodeus satanic]] themes and DarkerAndEdgier atmosphere eventually started the first Wave of BlackMetal (Essentially SpeedMetal or ThrashMetal [[UnbuiltTrope with some elements of what the genre would later become]]). Then, we have Music/{{Helloween}}, whose more melodic approach eventually gave rise to european PowerMetal. Music/JudasPriest would also be a part of this movement, if the album ''Painkiller'' is anything to go by.

* Music/JudasPriest (TropeMaker alongside {{Motorhead}})

* Music/{{Motorhead}} (TropeMaker alongside JudasPriest)

* Early Armored Saint

The first band known to play SpeedMetal[[hottip:*:The UrExample is probably {{Queen}}'s 1974 "Stone Cold Crazy"]] is the famous Music/{{Motorhead}} with hits such as "Ace of Spades" and "Overkill". Another known SpeedMetal band is the infamous Music/{{Venom}}, whose blatantly [[RockMeAsmodeus satanic]] themes and DarkerAndEdgier atmosphere eventually started the first Wave of BlackMetal (Essentially SpeedMetal or ThrashMetal [[UnbuiltTrope with some elements of what the genre would later become]]). Then, we have Music/{{Helloween}}, whose more melodic approach eventually gave rise to european PowerMetal. Music/JudasPriest would also be a part of this movement, if the album ''Painkiller'' is anything to go by.

* Destruction (added elements of ThrashMetal on ''Eternal Devastation'' and fully switched genres on ''Release From Agony'')

* Music/{{Helloween}} (Eventually became TropeMaker of European PowerMetal, though they later regained some elmants of the genre with ''Better Than Raw'')

* Music/{{Helloween}} (Eventually became Trope Maker of European PowerMetal)

* Music/JudasPriest

* Music/{{Motorhead}}

* Warrant (German band, not the glam act)