Best Speed Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Megadeth 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Rust in Peace (1990) #1 Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) #16 Countdown to Extinction (1992) #161
2	Slayer 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Reign in Blood (1986) #5 Hell Awaits (1985) #37 Seasons in the Abyss (1990) #58
3	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #134 Power Plant (1999) #155 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #158
4	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #171 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #222 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #316
5	Darkthrone 1987, Norway Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) #32 Transilvanian Hunger (1994) #144 Under a Funeral Moon (1993) #450
6	Anthrax 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal	Among the Living (1987) #248 Persistence of Time (1990) #1063 Spreading the Disease (1985) #1121
7	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #1390 Death or Glory (1989) #1922 Masquerade (1995) #3929
8	Venom 1979, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM	Welcome to Hell (1981) #2502 Black Metal (1982) #2662 Warhead (1984) [Single]
9	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] Tunes of Wacken (2002) [Live] The Grave Digger (2001)
10	Toxic Holocaust 1999, United States Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal	An Overdose of Death... (2008) #679 Conjure and Command (2011) #2488 Primal Future: 2019 (2019) #3623
11	Riot 1975, United States Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal	ThunderSteel (1988) #1463 Sons of Society (1999) Through the Storm (2002)
12	Iron Savior 1996, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal	Unification (1999) #4253 Skycrest (2020) #4353 Battering Ram (2004) #4414
13	Cacophony 1986, United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Speed Metal	Speed Metal Symphony (1987) #611 Go Off! (1988) #3995
14	Angel Dust 1984, Germany Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Melodic Metal, Power Metal	Bleed (1999) #942 Border of Reality (1998) #2715 Enlighten the Darkness (2000) #3676
15	Scanner 1986, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Terminal Earth (1989) #2534 Hypertrace (1988) #3354 Ball of the Damned (1997) #3970
16	Enforcer 2004, Sweden Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Diamonds (2010) #2204 Death by Fire (2013) #4463 Into the Night (2008) #5693
17	Viper 1985, Brazil Power Metal, Speed Metal	Theatre of Fate (1989) #3091 Soldiers of Sunrise (1987) #4616 To Live Again - Live in São Paulo (2015) [Live]
18	Paradox 1986, Germany Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Heresy (1989) #2183 Tales of the Weird (2012) #2769 Product of Imagination (1987) #3784
19	Razor 1983, Canada Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Violent Restitution (1988) #2873 Evil Invaders (1985) #3150 Shotgun Justice (1990) #4891
20	Toxik United States Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	World Circus (1987) #1806 Dis Morta (2022) #2391 Wasteland (1986) [Demo]
21	Legend 2006, Korea Power Metal, Speed Metal	The Lost World (2009) #5413 Legend (2007) [Demo] Force of Glory (2009) [Compilation]
22	Bulldozer 1980, Italy Black Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	IX (1987) #4517 The Day of Wrath (1985) #4816 Alive...in Poland (1990) [Live]
23	Striker 2007, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Eyes in the Night (2010) #3058 Armed to the Teeth (2012) #3599 City of Gold (2014)
24	Holy Moses 1980, Germany Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Agony of Death (2008) #4812 Finished With the Dogs (1987) #6928 World Chaos (1990)
25	Living Death 1981, Germany Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Back to the Weapons (1986) [EP] Protected from Reality (1987) Worlds Neuroses (1988) #7086
26	Exciter 1978, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) #2483 New Testament (2004) Thrash, Speed, Burn (2008)
27	Stormwarrior 1998, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal	Heading Northe (2008) #6240 Thunder & Steele (2014) #6976 StormWarrior (2002) #7225
28	Metalucifer 1995, Japan Traditional Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Heavy Metal Bulldozer (2009) #2616 Heavy Metal Chainsaw (2001) #4897 Heavy Metal Drill (1996) #6961
29	Agent Steel 1984, United States Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Unstoppable Force (1987) #3195 Omega Conspiracy (1999) #4120 Skeptics Apocalypse (1985) #5571
30	Midnight 2003, United States Black Metal, Speed Metal	Complete and Total Fucking Midnight (2005) [Compilation] Satanic Royalty (2011) #5691 Complete and Total Hell (2012) [Compilation]
31	Hexenhaus 1987, Sweden Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Dejavoodoo (1997) #3594 Awakening (1991) A Tribute to Insanity (1988)
32	ADX France Speed Metal	Suprématie (1987) Weird Visions (1990) Division Blindée (2008)
33	Liege Lord 1982, United States Power Metal, Speed Metal	Master Control (1988) #4637 Burn to My Touch (1987) Freedom's Rise (1985)
34	Power From Hell 2002, Brazil Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	The True Metal (2004) #5301 Sadismo (2007) Spellbondage (2009)
35	Sex Machineguns 1990, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	S.M. Show I (2000) [Video] SM Show Finale (2003) [Video] 45° (2009)
36	Intruder 1987, United States Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Live to Die (1987) Escape from Pain (1990) [EP] A Higher Form of Killing (1989) #6347
37	Skull Fist 2006, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Head öf the Pack (2011) #4529 Chasing the Dream (2014) #7673 Heavier Than Metal (2010) [EP]
38	Bellzlleb 1985, Japan Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Speed Metal, Black Metal	Bellzlleb (1989) #1708 祈り (Inori) (1990) [EP] Satanic Metal (1986) [EP]
39	Pokolgép 1980, Hungary Power Metal, Speed Metal	Éjszakai Bevetés (1989) Metál az Ész (1990) Totális Metál (1986)
40	Holy Terror 1986, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Mind Wars (1988) #4527 El Revengo (2006) [Compilation] Terror and Submission (1987) #8223
41	Malice 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	License to Kill (1987) #5263 New Breed of Godz (2012) In the Beginning... (1985)
42	Stone 1985, Finland Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	No Anaesthesia! (1989) Colours (1990) Emotional Playground (1991)
43	Dr. Mastermind 1985, United States Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Dr. Mastermind (1986) #4940 Sin Sandwich (2005)
44	Joel Grind United States Black Metal, Speed Metal	The Yellowgoat Sessions (2013) #2379 Cross Damnation (2012) [Single] Pentagrammaton (2013) [Single]
45	Diabolic Night 2013, Germany Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Black Metal	Beyond the Realm (2019) #3267
46	Antidote 1986, Finland Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Total (1994) Mind Alive (1996) The Truth (1992) #8059
47	Outrage 1982, Japan Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Outrage (2009) Black Clouds (1988) #6622 Life Until Deaf (1995)
48	The Great Kat 1986, United States Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Total Insanity (2008) [Compilation] Worship Me or Die! (1987) #7657 Beethoven on Speed (1990)
49	Sex Virgin Killer 2006, Japan Power Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Sex or Die (2008) [EP] 0 (Zero) (2009) [Single] Vazinism (2017)
50	Znöwhite United States Speed Metal	Act of God (1988) All Hail to Thee (1984) [EP] Kick 'em When They're Down (1985) [EP]

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