Best Speed Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Megadeth 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Rust in Peace (1990) #2 Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) #16 Countdown to Extinction (1992) #165
2	Slayer 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Reign in Blood (1986) #5 Hell Awaits (1985) #25 Seasons in the Abyss (1990) #41
3	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #116 Power Plant (1999) #153 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #187
4	Darkthrone 1987, Norway Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) #30 Transilvanian Hunger (1994) #94 Under a Funeral Moon (1993) #362
5	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #176 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #376 At the Edge of Time (2010) #423
6	Anthrax 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal	Among the Living (1987) #246 Spreading the Disease (1985) #1062 Persistence of Time (1990) #1162
7	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #1178 Death or Glory (1989) #1732 Pile of Skulls (1992) #2711
8	Venom 1979, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM	Welcome to Hell (1981) #2078 Black Metal (1982) #2496 Warhead (1984) [Single]
9	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] The Grave Digger (2001) Knights of the Cross (1998) #3375
10	Toxic Holocaust 1999, United States Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal	An Overdose of Death... (2008) #646 Conjure and Command (2011) #2375 Primal Future: 2019 (2019) #3734
11	Iron Savior 1996, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal	Skycrest (2020) #3737 Battering Ram (2004) #3743 Megatropolis 2.0 (2015) #4241
12	Riot 1975, United States Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal	ThunderSteel (1988) #1215 Sons of Society (1999) Through the Storm (2002)
13	Cacophony 1986, United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Speed Metal	Speed Metal Symphony (1987) #491 Go Off! (1988) #3109
14	Angel Dust 1984, Germany Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Melodic Metal, Power Metal	Bleed (1999) #947 Border of Reality (1998) #2306 Enlighten the Darkness (2000) #3126
15	Enforcer 2004, Sweden Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Diamonds (2010) #1868 Death by Fire (2013) #3859 Into the Night (2008) #4914
16	Scanner 1986, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Terminal Earth (1989) #2162 Hypertrace (1988) #2866 Ball of the Damned (1997)
17	Viper 1985, Brazil Power Metal, Speed Metal	Theatre of Fate (1989) #3346 To Live Again - Live in São Paulo (2015) [Live] Soldiers of Sunrise (1987) #5064
18	Paradox 1986, Germany Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Heresy (1989) #2315 Tales of the Weird (2012) #2352 Product of Imagination (1987) #3228
19	Razor 1983, Canada Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Violent Restitution (1988) #2437 Evil Invaders (1985) #3075 Shotgun Justice (1990) #4533
20	Legend 2006, Korea Power Metal, Speed Metal	The Lost World (2009) #4674 Legend (2007) [Demo] Force of Glory (2009) [Compilation]
21	Bulldozer 1980, Italy Black Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	IX (1987) #3900 The Day of Wrath (1985) #4154 Alive...in Poland (1990) [Live]
22	Striker 2007, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Eyes in the Night (2010) #2601 Armed to the Teeth (2012) #3081 City of Gold (2014)
23	Holy Moses 1980, Germany Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Agony of Death (2008) #3049 World Chaos (1990) Finished With the Dogs (1987)
24	Living Death 1981, Germany Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Back to the Weapons (1986) [EP] Protected from Reality (1987) Worlds Neuroses (1988) #5625
25	Toxik United States Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	World Circus (1987) #1538 Wasteland (1986) [Demo] Think This (1989) #5879
26	Stormwarrior 1998, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal	Heading Northe (2008) #5395 Thunder & Steele (2014) #6050 StormWarrior (2002) #6267
27	Agent Steel 1984, United States Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Unstoppable Force (1987) #2724 Omega Conspiracy (1999) #3521 Order of the Illuminati (2003)
28	Exciter 1978, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) #2119 New Testament (2004) Thrash, Speed, Burn (2008)
29	Metalucifer 1995, Japan Traditional Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Heavy Metal Bulldozer (2009) #1425 Heavy Metal Chainsaw (2001) #2537 Heavy Metal Drill (1996)
30	Hexenhaus 1987, Sweden Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Dejavoodoo (1997) #4737 Awakening (1991) A Tribute to Insanity (1988)
31	ADX France Speed Metal	Suprématie (1987) Weird Visions (1990) Division Blindée (2008)
32	Liege Lord 1982, United States Power Metal, Speed Metal	Master Control (1988) #4015 Burn to My Touch (1987) Freedom's Rise (1985)
33	Sex Machineguns 1990, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	S.M. Show I (2000) [Video] SM Show Finale (2003) [Video] 45° (2009)
34	Bellzlleb 1985, Japan Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Speed Metal, Black Metal	Bellzlleb (1989) #1437 祈り (Inori) (1990) [EP] Satanic Metal (1986) [EP]
35	Midnight 2003, United States Black Metal, Speed Metal	Complete and Total Fucking Midnight (2005) [Compilation] Satanic Royalty (2011) #4912 No Mercy for Mayhem (2014)
36	Skull Fist 2006, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Head öf the Pack (2011) #3912 Chasing the Dream (2014) #6664 Heavier Than Metal (2010) [EP]
37	Dr. Mastermind 1985, United States Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Dr. Mastermind (1986) #4634 Sin Sandwich (2005)
38	Holy Terror 1986, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Mind Wars (1988) Terror and Submission (1987) #5177 El Revengo (2006) [Compilation]
39	Stone 1985, Finland Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	No Anaesthesia! (1989) Stone (1988) Colours (1990)
40	Malice 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	License to Kill (1987) New Breed of Godz (2012) In the Beginning... (1985)

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