Heavy metal branch
Speed metal
Heavy metal › Speed metal
- Emerged
- 1981
- Origin
- Germany / USA
- Subgenres
- None
NWOBHM with the throttle down, but the vocals still melodic. The missing link between heavy metal and thrash.
- Heaviness
- 7
- Speed
- 9
- Melody
- 8
Key acts
- Motörhead
- Exciter
- Agent Steel
- Helloween