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Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is characterized by fast tempos, complex guitar riffs and solos, and often high-pitched vocals. The roots of speed metal can be traced back to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement, which included bands such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. The genre was further developed in the United States by bands such as Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth, who are often credited with popularizing and expanding the sound. Speed metal has had a significant impact on the development of other subgenres of metal, such as thrash metal and power metal.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags Other places
8 Cover for Overkill 1979-03-24 Motörhead Overkill
83 Cover for Welcome To Hell 1981 Venom Welcome To Hell
99 Cover for Black Metal 1982 Venom Black Metal
9 Cover for Restless and Wild 1982 Accept Restless and Wild
65 Cover for Metal On Metal 1982-04-15 Anvil Metal On Metal
71 Cover for Heavy Metal Maniac 1983 Exciter Heavy Metal Maniac
97 Cover for Kill 'Em All 1983-07-25 Metallica Kill 'Em All
72 Cover for Show No Mercy 1983-12-01 Slayer Show No Mercy
39 Cover for Kill 'em All (Remastered) 1984 Metallica Kill 'em All (Remastered)
62 Cover for Gates to Purgatory 1984 Running Wild Gates to Purgatory
34 Cover for Violence and Force 1984 Exciter Violence and Force
43 1984 Exciter Violence & Force
91 Cover for Fistful of Metal 1984-01-06 Anthrax Fistful of Metal
26 Cover for Long Live the Loud 1985 Exciter Long Live the Loud
86 Cover for Helloween 1985-03 Helloween Helloween
4 Cover for Feel the Fire 1985-04 Overkill Feel the Fire
79 Cover for Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good! 1985-05 Megadeth Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!
70 Cover for Skeptics Apocalypse 1985-06 Agent Steel Skeptics Apocalypse
94 Cover for Spreading the Disease 1985-10-30 Anthrax Spreading the Disease
96 Cover for Walls Of Jericho 1985-11-18 Helloween Walls Of Jericho
16 Cover for Doomsday for the Deceiver 1986 Flotsam and Jetsam Doomsday for the Deceiver
22 Cover for Reign Of Fear 1986-05-12 Rage Reign Of Fear
14 Cover for Orgasmatron 1986-08-09 Motörhead Orgasmatron
85 Cover for Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? 1986-09-19 Megadeth Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
6 Cover for The Dark 1986-10-06 Metal Church The Dark
89 Cover for Reign in Blood 1986-10-07 Slayer Reign in Blood
68 Cover for Speed Metal Symphony 1987 Cacophony Speed Metal Symphony
57 Cover for Among the Living 1987-03-22 Anthrax Among the Living
60 1987-05-21 Agent Steel Unstoppable Force
36 Cover for Power Metal 1988 Pantera Power Metal
29 Cover for So Far, So Good...So What! 1988-01-19 Megadeth So Far, So Good...So What!
45 Cover for Thundersteel 1988-03-24 Riot Thundersteel
74 Cover for Vanishing Vision 1988-04-14 X Japan Vanishing Vision
93 Cover for Battalions Of Fear 1988-05-18 Blind Guardian Battalions Of Fear
7 Cover for Perfect Man 1988-06-06 Rage Perfect Man
38 Cover for Master Control 1988-08-01 Liege Lord Master Control
53 Cover for Fistfull of Metal 1989 Anthrax Fistfull of Metal
92 1989-04-14 Blind Guardian Follow The Blind
47 Cover for Alice in Hell 1989-07-05 Annihilator Alice in Hell
42 Cover for Prime Evil 1989-10-09 Venom Prime Evil
98 Cover for Painkiller 1990-09-03 Judas Priest Painkiller
61 1990-09-21 Blind Guardian Tales From The Twilight World
95 Cover for Rust In Peace 1990-09-21 Megadeth Rust In Peace
88 Cover for Somewhere Far Beyond 1992-06-29 Blind Guardian Somewhere Far Beyond
54 Cover for Pile of Skulls 1992-10-21 Running Wild Pile of Skulls
28 Cover for The Missing Link 1993-08-01 Rage The Missing Link
15 Cover for Warrior Inside 1994 Leader Warrior Inside
33 Cover for Heart of Darkness 1995-04-03 Grave Digger Heart of Darkness
18 Cover for Imaginations From The Other Side 1995-04-05 Blind Guardian Imaginations From The Other Side
52 Cover for Fistfull Of Metal 1995-08-01 Anthrax Fistfull Of Metal
31 Cover for Alive '95 1996-05-08 Gamma Ray Alive '95
78 Cover for The Rivalry 1998-02-09 Running Wild The Rivalry
51 Cover for Ecliptica (2008 Edition) 1999 Sonata Arctica Ecliptica (2008 Edition)
27 Cover for Blast from the Past 2000-06-21 Gamma Ray Blast from the Past
11 Cover for Power Plant 2003 Gamma Ray Power Plant
37 Cover for Valley of the Damned 2003-01-27 DragonForce Valley of the Damned
75 Cover for Bestbreeder From 1997 to 2000 2003-08-25 Children of Bodom Bestbreeder From 1997 to 2000
58 Cover for Sonic Firestorm (2010 Edition) 2004 DragonForce Sonic Firestorm (2010 Edition)
59 Cover for Sonic Firestorm 2004-03-24 DragonForce Sonic Firestorm
56 Cover for Rust In Peace (Remastered) 2004-07-24 Megadeth Rust In Peace (Remastered)
19 Cover for The System Has Failed 2004-09-13 Megadeth The System Has Failed
20 Cover for The Greater Of Two Evils 2004-11-28 Anthrax The Greater Of Two Evils
30 Cover for The Best (Of) 2005 Gamma Ray The Best (Of)
76 Cover for Majestic 2005-09-22 Gamma Ray Majestic
17 Cover for Closing In 2005-11-10 Early Man Closing In
100 Cover for Inhuman Rampage 2005-12-28 DragonForce Inhuman Rampage
21 Cover for Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live 2006-10-11 Children of Bodom Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live
32 Cover for Somewhere Far Beyond (Remastered 2007) 2007-06-15 Blind Guardian Somewhere Far Beyond (Remastered 2007)
69 Cover for Imaginations From The Other Side (Remastered 2007) 2007-06-15 Blind Guardian Imaginations From The Other Side (Remastered 2007)
41 Cover for The Forgotten Tales (Remastered 2007) 2007-08-08 Blind Guardian The Forgotten Tales (Remastered 2007)
10 Cover for Blonde 2007-09-14 Rusko Star Blonde
3 Cover for Angels Fall First (Official Collector's Edition) 2007-11-22 Nightwish Angels Fall First (Official Collector's Edition)
66 Cover for Ultra Beatdown 2008-08-20 DragonForce Ultra Beatdown
44 Cover for Into the Night 2008-11-18 Enforcer Into the Night
67 Cover for Undergrounded Universe 2009-02-04 Renegade Five Undergrounded Universe
25 Cover for Adios… Puta Madres 2009-03-20 Ministry Adios… Puta Madres
2 Cover for Diamonds 2010-05-24 Enforcer Diamonds
1 2010-10-29 Exciter Death Machine
12 Cover for Head Of The Pack 2011 Skull Fist Head Of The Pack
46 Cover for TH1RT3EN 2011-10-26 Megadeth TH1RT3EN
40 Cover for Ride With Death 2011-11-07 Speedwolf Ride With Death
82 Cover for Satanic Royalty 2011-11-08 Midnight Satanic Royalty
5 Cover for Metal 2013-01-08 Newsted Metal
80 Cover for The Underground Resistance 2013-02-25 Darkthrone The Underground Resistance
84 Cover for Peace Sells...But Who's Buying (Deluxe Edition - Remastered) 2013-06-12 Megadeth Peace Sells...But Who's Buying (Deluxe Edition - Remastered)
87 Cover for So Far, So Good...So What! (2004 Remaster) 2013-06-12 Megadeth So Far, So Good...So What! (2004 Remaster)
23 Cover for Chasing The Dream 2014-01-10 Skull Fist Chasing The Dream
50 Cover for Maximum Overload 2014-08-08 DragonForce Maximum Overload
13 Cover for Decrepitude & Sabedoria 2015 Velho Decrepitude & Sabedoria
35 Cover for Victim To The Blade 2016-06-17 Vulture Victim To The Blade
55 Cover for PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation 2017 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
24 Cover for The Guillotine 2017 Vulture The Guillotine
81 Cover for Coagulating Darkness 2017-04-24 Hellripper Coagulating Darkness
90 Cover for BLUE BLOOD 2017-04-25 X Japan BLUE BLOOD
49 Cover for Follow the Blind (Remastered 2017) 2017-10-27 Blind Guardian Follow the Blind (Remastered 2017)
64 Cover for Hellkvlt Warfare Kommando 2018-01-31 Hellripper Hellkvlt Warfare Kommando
73 Cover for Night Stalkers / We’ll Be Back 2019 Megadeth Night Stalkers / We’ll Be Back
63 Cover for Black Arts & Alchemy 2019-04-19 Hellripper Black Arts & Alchemy
48 Cover for 666 Goats Carry My Chariot 2020-01-31 Bütcher 666 Goats Carry My Chariot
77 Cover for The World Needs a Hero Megadeth The World Needs a Hero