best 80's speed metal band

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best 80's speed metal band

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So, who is it?
Abbatoir, Savage Grace, Running Wild, ADX, Agent Steel,etc?
I'll make a poll after we figure our who deserves to be on the list.
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Savage Grace and Damien Thorne.
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ACID, SAVAGE GRACE, ADX, EXCITER, ...
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SAVAGE GRACE
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Maybe Mindless Sinner fits as speed metal? Atleast on turn in the power IMO
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What single band would be the best one? Impossible to say! Top 10 list could be possible. Besides "Speed Metal" is pretty vague genre/label and often overlaps with "Power Metal" so discussing it can be hard because of the different views. For example: Melodic Speed Metal of germany is kinda the teutonic version of (real) Power Metal.

Anyways some good ones.

SAVAGE GRACE
RIOT
RUNNING WILD
ATLAIN
HELLOWEEN
TYRANT (Ger)
EXCITER (Can)
TENSION (US)
MARTYR (Hol)
KILLERS (Fra)
ACID (Bel)
ADX
EVIL BLOOD
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I'd rather see a thread called "definition of speed metal?".
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sovdat wrote:I'd rather see a thread called "definition of speed metal?".
There's an old thread about the definition of speed-metal :

http://www.thecorroseum.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=19
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Post by nightsblood »

Not to be a wet blanket, but I never liked the use of 'speed' as a genre. 'Speed' is just a tempo, not a style. Any band that plays fast enough could be considered speed, regardless of the style they play. Most 'speed metal' bands are, IMO, thrash or power bands that just tend to play fast songs most of the time, as opposed to other bands that play fast songs only some of the time :)
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The Erlking wrote:What single band would be the best one?
There is only one band I think of when I hear the term 'speed metal'

it's simple...and relentless...and incredible...

and easily... IRON ANGEL!
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The Erlking wrote:What single band would be the best one? Impossible to say!
AGENT STEEL. Ha! Proved your wrong.
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DaN wrote:
The Erlking wrote:What single band would be the best one? Impossible to say!
AGENT STEEL. Ha! Proved your wrong.
No way! They're good though :P
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DaN wrote:
The Erlking wrote:What single band would be the best one? Impossible to say!
AGENT STEEL. Ha! Proved your wrong.
Yeah, after IRON ANGEL ...for sure!
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Post by vansinne »

Thrashy at times, power metal at others but first and foremost the best speed metal band ever: Helstar!
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AGENT STEEL ... no question about it ...
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