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Speed metal

Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots. It is described by AllMusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music.

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Cultural origins
Late 1970s and early 1980s, mainly in the United Kingdom
Derivative forms
Neoclassical metal · power metal · thrash metal · black metal
Stylistic origins
New wave of British heavy metal · heavy metal · punk

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Speed metal

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related to Other metal influences · 25
Speed metal → Anvil, April, Black Sabbath's, Breadfan, Budgie's, Children, Deep Purple, Fireball, Grave, Highway Star, Kiss's, Metallica, Motörhead, Parasite, Queen's, Robb Reiner, Set Me Free, Some, Speed King, Stone Cold Crazy
related to history · 18
Speed metal → Although, Beast, Christe, Deep Purple, Fireball, Heavy Metal, However, Ian Christe, Ian Paice's, In, Recording, Sound, Speed, Speed King, The, The Complete Headbanging History, There, With
related to New wave of British heavy metal · 6
Speed metal → Britain, British, It, NWOBHM, One, This
related to Regional differences · 6
Speed metal → European, Japanese, Motörhead, North American, Speed, Venom
Derivative forms · 4
Speed metal → black metal, Neoclassical metal, power metal, thrash metal
related to External links · 4
Speed metal → Media, Speed, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Stylistic origins · 3
Speed metal → heavy metal, New wave of British heavy metal, punk
Cultural origins · 1
Speed metal → Late 1970s and early 1980s, mainly in the United Kingdom
is a · 1
Speed metal → subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal
related to Etymology · 1
Speed metal → The

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metal speed thrash heavy bands nwobhm new wave british sound usually also fast songs music influences early power late 1970s

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Speed metalDerivative formsNeoclassical metal1.00infobox
Speed metalDerivative formspower metal1.00infobox
Speed metalDerivative formsthrash metal1.00infobox
Speed metalDerivative formsblack metal1.00infobox
Speed metalStylistic originsNew wave of British heavy metal1.00infobox
Speed metalStylistic originsheavy metal1.00infobox
Speed metalStylistic originspunk1.00infobox
Speed metalis asubgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal0.90text
Iron Maideninstance ofGroups0.80text
Judas Priestinstance ofGroups0.80text
Venominstance ofGroups0.80text

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