Speed metal
Speed metal is a genre. Speed metal grew out of Heavy metal and Power metal. Its influence carried into Thrash metal, Death metal, Black metal, Power metal and Groove metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around Speed metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Speed metal came from and where it led.
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Speed metal connections
Speed metal grew out of Heavy metal and Power metal, went on to shape Thrash metal, Death metal, Black metal and Power metal. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
What influenced Speed metal
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