Speed Metal: Difference between revisions

Speed Metal is, according to some [[Fandom|Metalheads]], the forerunner of what is now known as [[Thrash Metal]], [[Groove Metal]], [[Death Metal]] and [[Black Metal]]. In short, this is what happens when you take the sounds of the NWOBHM (Iron Maiden, etc) and use some [[Hardcore Punk]] influences to speed it [[Up to Eleven]], [['''Speed Metal]]''' is ''fast'', not as fast as his more brutal succesors, but certainly fast enough to inspire the other subgenres...

The first band known to play [['''Speed Metal]]''' is the famous [[Motorhead]] with hits such as "Ace of Spades" and "Overkill". Another known [['''Speed Metal]]''' band is the infamous [[Venom (band)|Venom]], whose blatantly [[Rock Me, Asmodeus|satanic]] themes and [[Darker and Edgier]] atmosphere eventually started the first Wave of [[Black Metal]] (Essentially [['''Speed Metal]]''' or [[Thrash Metal]] [[Unbuilt Trope|with some elements of what the genre would later become]]). Then, we have [[Helloween]], whose more melodic approach eventually gave rise to european [[Power Metal]]. [[Your Mileage May Vary|Arguably]], [[Judas Priest]] would also be a part of this movement, if the album ''Painkiller'' is anything to go by.

Although many tend to equate [['''Speed Metal]]''' to the more agressive [[Thrash Metal]], there is a distinct difference between them. In his book ''Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal'', [[Ian Christe]] 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."

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