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Regional scenes
Speed metal
Stylistic origins	New wave of British Heavy Metal, hardcore punk
Cultural origins	Early 1980s Britain, United States, Canada, Germany
Typical instruments	Electric guitar - Bass - Drums - Vocals
Mainstream popularity	Moderate in early to mid 1980s.
Derivative forms	Thrash metal Power metal Neo-classical metal
United States - Germany

Speed metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music originating in the early 1980s, rooted in the NWOBHM and hardcore punk. It is described by the Allmusic site as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music. Also according to Allmusic, speed metal eventually toned down its intense tempos and evolved into thrash metal.^[1]

Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy" from their 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack presaged speed metal, being eventually covered by Metallica.^[2] Two of the most influential bands to the genre were English groups Motörhead,^[3] and Judas Priest.^[4]

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^ "Speed Metal.". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:782. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
^ Jones, Chris (2007-06-07). "Queen: Sheer Heart Attack Review". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xxhj. Retrieved on 2009-03-28.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "((( Motörhead > Biography )))". allmusic.com. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifyxqe5ldte~T1. Retrieved on 2009-03-28.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "((( Judas Priest > Biography )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifrxqe5ldse~T1. Retrieved on 2009-03-28.

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Fusions and subgenres	Alternative metal · Avant-garde metal · Black metal · Christian metal · Death metal · Doom metal · Drone metal · Extreme metal · Folk metal · Glam metal · Gothic metal · Groove metal · Industrial metal · Metalcore · Neo-classical metal · Nu metal · Post-metal · Power metal · Progressive metal · Rap metal · Sludge metal · Speed metal · Stoner metal · Symphonic metal · Thrash metal

Notable scenes	New Wave of British Heavy Metal · Norwegian black metal · Swedish death metal · Bay Area thrash metal · Brazilian thrash metal · Teutonic thrash metal · Canadian heavy metal · Australian heavy metal · New Wave of American Heavy Metal

Culture	Metalheads · Fashion · Subgenres · Bands · Festivals · Umlaut · Headbanging · Sign of the horns

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