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speed metal

sub-genre of heavy metal music
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speed metal

Summary

speed metal is a music genre[1]. It draws 1,903 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #243 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • speed metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • speed metal is a type of heavy metal music[4].
  • speed metal is a type of extreme metal[5].
  • speed metal's Commons category is recorded as Speed metal[6].
  • speed metal's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • January 1, 1978 marks the founding of speed metal[8].
  • speed metal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Speed metal[9].

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Definition and Type

speed metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include heavy metal music[4] and extreme metal[5].

Origins

January 1, 1978 marks the founding of speed metal[8].

Why It Matters

speed metal draws 1,903 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #243 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Logo image → Speed metal symbol.svg
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