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) #166
2	Slayer 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Reign in Blood (1986) #5 Hell Awaits (1985) #30 Seasons in the Abyss (1990) #43
3	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #119 Power Plant (1999) #146 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #165
4	Darkthrone 1987, Norway Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) #27 Transilvanian Hunger (1994) #120 Under a Funeral Moon (1993) #431
5	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #199 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #325 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #465
6	Anthrax 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal	Among the Living (1987) #258 Persistence of Time (1990) #1103 Spreading the Disease (1985) #1223
7	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #1260 Death or Glory (1989) #1827 The Rivalry (1998) #3912
8	Venom 1979, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM	Welcome to Hell (1981) #2267 Black Metal (1982) #2654 Warhead (1984) [Single]
9	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] The Grave Digger (2001) Liberty or Death (2007)
10	Toxic Holocaust 1999, United States Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal	An Overdose of Death... (2008) #673 Conjure and Command (2011) #2525 Primal Future: 2019 (2019) #3959
11	Riot 1975, United States Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal	ThunderSteel (1988) #1595 Sons of Society (1999) Through the Storm (2002)
12	Iron Savior 1996, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal	Skycrest (2020) #3962 Battering Ram (2004) #4012 Megatropolis 2.0 (2015) #4495
13	Cacophony 1986, United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Speed Metal	Speed Metal Symphony (1987) #632 Go Off! (1988) #3300
14	Angel Dust 1984, Germany Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Melodic Metal, Power Metal	Bleed (1999) #1010 Border of Reality (1998) #2451 Enlighten the Darkness (2000) #3333
15	Enforcer 2004, Sweden Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Diamonds (2010) #1979 Death by Fire (2013) #4072 Into the Night (2008) #5211
16	Scanner 1986, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Terminal Earth (1989) #2278 Hypertrace (1988) #3043 Ball of the Damned (1997)
17	Paradox 1986, Germany Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Heresy (1989) #1957 Tales of the Weird (2012) #2498 Product of Imagination (1987) #3432
18	Viper 1985, Brazil Power Metal, Speed Metal	Theatre of Fate (1989) #3053 To Live Again - Live in São Paulo (2015) [Live] Soldiers of Sunrise (1987) #5375
19	Razor 1983, Canada Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Violent Restitution (1988) #2592 Evil Invaders (1985) #3265 Shotgun Justice (1990) #4812
20	Legend 2006, Korea Power Metal, Speed Metal	The Lost World (2009) #4948 Legend (2007) [Demo] Force of Glory (2009) [Compilation]
21	Bulldozer 1980, Italy Black Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	IX (1987) #4123 The Day of Wrath (1985) #4402 Alive...in Poland (1990) [Live]
22	Striker 2007, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Eyes in the Night (2010) #2772 Armed to the Teeth (2012) #3274 City of Gold (2014)
23	Holy Moses 1980, Germany Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Agony of Death (2008) #3243 Finished With the Dogs (1987) #6378 World Chaos (1990)
24	Living Death 1981, Germany Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Back to the Weapons (1986) [EP] Protected from Reality (1987) Worlds Neuroses (1988) #6522
25	Exciter 1978, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) #2232 New Testament (2004) Thrash, Speed, Burn (2008)
26	Toxik United States Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	World Circus (1987) #1624 Wasteland (1986) [Demo] Think This (1989) #6262
27	Stormwarrior 1998, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal	Heading Northe (2008) #5741 Thunder & Steele (2014) #6428 StormWarrior (2002) #6645
28	Agent Steel 1984, United States Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	Unstoppable Force (1987) #2887 Omega Conspiracy (1999) #3729 Skeptics Apocalypse (1985) #5097
29	Hexenhaus 1987, Sweden Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Dejavoodoo (1997) #3269 Awakening (1991) A Tribute to Insanity (1988)
30	Metalucifer 1995, Japan Traditional Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Heavy Metal Bulldozer (2009) #1522 Heavy Metal Chainsaw (2001) #2703 Heavy Metal Drill (1996)
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) #4237 Burn to My Touch (1987) Freedom's Rise (1985)
33	Power From Hell 2002, Brazil Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	The True Metal (2004) #4862 Sadismo (2007) Spellbondage (2009)
34	Sex Machineguns 1990, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	S.M. Show I (2000) [Video] SM Show Finale (2003) [Video] 45° (2009)
35	Bellzlleb 1985, Japan Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Speed Metal, Black Metal	Bellzlleb (1989) #1534 祈り (Inori) (1990) [EP] Satanic Metal (1986) [EP]
36	Pokolgép 1980, Hungary Power Metal, Speed Metal	Éjszakai Bevetés (1989) Metál az Ész (1990) Totális Metál (1986)
37	Demetori Japan Melodic Power Metal, Speed Metal	Le Grimoire De reve (2013) Il mondo dove e finito il tempo (2007) 如臨深遠～雨縒煙柳～ (2006)
38	Midnight 2003, United States Black Metal, Speed Metal	Complete and Total Fucking Midnight (2005) [Compilation] Satanic Royalty (2011) #6248 No Mercy for Mayhem (2014)
39	Skull Fist 2006, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Head öf the Pack (2011) #4137 Chasing the Dream (2014) #7079 Heavier Than Metal (2010) [EP]
40	Stone 1985, Finland Speed Metal, Thrash Metal	No Anaesthesia! (1989) Colours (1990) Emotional Playground (1991)

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