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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 succesorssuccessors, 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 europeanEuropean [[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 agressiveaggressive [[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."