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The greatest speed metal artists of all time

23 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Metallica

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · heavy metal
20.642
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2 Blind Guardian Germany flagGermany · 1984– · power metal 11.507
3 Anthrax United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 7.581
4 Megadeth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · heavy metal 7.114
5 Helloween Germany flagGermany · 1984– · power metal 5.380
6 Slayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 4.781
7 DragonForce United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · power metal 3.629
8 Sonata Arctica Finland flagFinland · 1999– · rock 2.875
9 Judas Priest United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · heavy metal 2.443
10 Motörhead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–2015 · heavy metal 1.707
11 Exodus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · thrash metal 1.647
12 Venom United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · black metal 1.589