Best Speed Metal Band

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Ive only put the main bands of the genre there so please post if you choose other.

My choice is Motorhead because IMO they have done so much more for the genre than Priest and Accept.
 
Seeing as nobody else has replied, I'll give my 3 cents.

Megadeth are a great band with great musicians who have released great albums for over 20 great years. They may be termed as thrash but I think Mustaine himself prefers the term "speed metal" as it makes it sound less underground.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Pineapple Hunter+Jan 15 2006, 08:40 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Pineapple Hunter @ Jan 15 2006, 08:40 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Just to be different.......Velvet Revolver all the way!

Actually Contraband is one of my favourite albums so yeah! Velvet Revolver!
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Speed Metal??? They seem just like hard rock to me?
 
I wouldn't label any of those bands as "the best" and frankly I can't think of any either. so "other" does just fine.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-The_7th_Son+Jan 15 2006, 09:13 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(The_7th_Son @ Jan 15 2006, 09:13 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]The best band out of that lot is Judas Priest.
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Although Judas Priest are probably the best out of that lot, only one of their albums is purely speed metal (Painkiller). I don't think they can be defined as speed metal in that sense. By those standards, none of those bands would be called speed metal.
Megadeth are thrash
Motorhead are hard rock
the rest are just heavy metal.

What exactly is speed metal anyway?
 
Speed Metal has roughly evolved around the same time as Thrash Metal. Both styles get confused a lot, because they are pretty similar. Just like Thrash Metal Speed Metal mostly is based upon the speed of the played music (who would have thought?). But Speed Metal is a lot more melodic. Almost all pure Speed Metal bands put a big emphasis on catchy melodies and intricate, fast guitar solos. The singers, too, are very melodic. Examples would be Blind Guardian, Helloween and Agent Steel.
 
I would go for DragonForce. Extremely melodic and EXTREMELY FAST!!!!!!!!! [!--emo&:rock:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/headbang.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'headbang.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Conor+Jan 16 2006, 05:48 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Conor @ Jan 16 2006, 05:48 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]none of those bands would be called speed metal.

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I agree.

Dragonforce are 'extreme power metal' [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Black Dragon+Jan 16 2006, 05:05 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Black Dragon @ Jan 16 2006, 05:05 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Speed Metal has roughly evolved around the same time as Thrash Metal. Both styles get confused a lot, because they are pretty similar. Just like Thrash Metal Speed Metal mostly is based upon the speed of the played music (who would have thought?). But Speed Metal is a lot more melodic. Almost all pure Speed Metal bands put a big emphasis on catchy melodies and intricate, fast guitar solos. The singers, too, are very melodic. Examples would be Blind Guardian, Helloween and Agent Steel.
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That's a little bit helpful. But I always heard Helloween and Blind Guardian referred to as
"power metal." So what's the difference? More to the point: is there really any point to such fine distinctions on whose application no one can seem to agree? [!--emo&:unsure:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/unsure.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'unsure.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-macunaima+Jan 19 2006, 02:35 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(macunaima @ Jan 19 2006, 02:35 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]That's a little bit helpful.  But I always heard Helloween and Blind Guardian referred to as
"power metal."  So what's the difference?  More to the point: is there really any point to such fine distinctions on whose application no one can seem to agree?  [!--emo&:unsure:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/unsure.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'unsure.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
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Maybe this topic should be relabelled "sub-genres are a heap of confucing shit"!
BD and I already had a conversation discussing this, as the amount of definitions of genres is getting ridiculous.

"Children of Bodom are Black Metal"
"No they're not, they're neo-classical, symphonical, power-death with melodic tendencies" [!--emo&:rolleyes:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/rolleyes.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'rolleyes.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-The_7th_Son+Jan 15 2006, 04:13 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(The_7th_Son @ Jan 15 2006, 04:13 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]The best band out of that lot is Judas Priest.
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I second that, oh yeah, Rob Halford can sing as good as Blaze or Bruce.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-macunaima+Jan 19 2006, 02:35 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(macunaima @ Jan 19 2006, 02:35 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]That's a little bit helpful.  But I always heard Helloween and Blind Guardian referred to as
"power metal."  So what's the difference?  More to the point: is there really any point to such fine distinctions on whose application no one can seem to agree?   [!--emo&:unsure:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/unsure.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'unsure.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
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I've had the same problem. but taking into account that (as someone said above) Metallica has been labeled more than once as speed metal, they are not power metal. Power Metal tends to be upbeat with happy or positive lyrics (inspirational) and VERY fantasy based (hammerfall, blind guardian, Kamelot) and very catchy. I wouldn't say Metallica has "catchy" songs (prior to the black album anyway), they are just good with intricate and fast solos.

So to answer your question, helloween and BG and the others mentioned are Power Metal because of their fantasy based, upbeat music and "happy" lyrics. Keep in mind this is generalizing as I know the lyrics aren't always exactly "happy" but the rest tends to hold true.

The idea of sub-genres helps people (I think) find bands they will like. For example: Therion and Children of Bodom are both "Heavy Metal" However I love Therion but don't care much for Children of Bodom. I want to find more bands like Therion and don't even want to bother looking for bands like CoB. So I look for "Symphonic", "Melodic", "Power" Metal bands and shy away from "Black", "Death", "Gothic" Metal bands. That is the only real purpose I see for sub-genres.
 
Who wrecked the poll? I was on holiday so i couldnt reply. I know that none of those bands are purely speed metal but theyve all made huge contributions to the genre and have had their share of speed metal songs. Listen to Motorheads Burner or Civil War.

Speed metals a wide genre. Any one of those bands could be classified into another genre but they all play fast which is why i put them on the poll.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-ice_deth+Jan 20 2006, 12:59 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(ice_deth @ Jan 20 2006, 12:59 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]they all play fast which is why i put them on the poll.
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What metal band doesn't?
 
Sepultura, Opeth, Sabbath and Dream Theatre aren't especially fast. Its not a sub genre discussion though. I think i will make a thread for that because this has gone too far of topic.
 
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