Speed Metal Albums - Page 2

Empire of the Undead delivers Gamma Ray’s power metal with fast riffs, clear melodies and a cosmic sense of scale.

Redeemer of Souls brings Judas Priest’s classic heavy-metal language into the present with authority.

Unleash the Fire carries Riot’s history forward with renewed energy and a full commitment to traditional metal.

City of Gold fires off Striker’s sharp riffs, energetic drumming and fist-raising choruses in rapid succession.

Feast is built around Annihilator’s cutting riffs, tense rhythm work and technical guitar playing.

Straight Out of Hell delivers power metal’s exhilaration through fast rhythm, bright sharp guitars and soaring choruses.

Steelhammer delivers traditional heavy metal through U.D.O.’s steel-hard riffs, forward-driving rhythm and instantly recognizable vocal character.

Stalingrad drives Accept’s sharp guitar riffs, marching rhythm and commanding choruses into a concentrated statement of traditional metal weight.

21 joins Rage’s cutting guitars, tight rhythms and constantly changing structures into power metal that is aggressive yet intelligent.

Armed to the Teeth uses cutting twin guitars, speedy drums and big choruses to deliver youthful traditional metal.

Immortal Soul combines Riot’s sharp twin guitars, speedy rhythm and powerful high-register singing to renew the heat of traditional US metal.

Rev-Raptor puts U.D.O.’s hard riffs, forceful drums and Udo Dirkschneider’s unmistakable raspy voice at the front of traditional metal.

Blood of the Nations finds Accept rebooting the classic heavy-metal frame with Mark Tornillo and a modern sense of weight.

Annihilator is a self-titled dose of Annihilator’s cutting thrash riffs, complex rhythm and Jeff Waters’ distinctive guitar spark.

To the Metal! puts Gamma Ray’s racing riffs, heroic choruses and Kai Hansen’s forceful vocal style directly in front.

7 Sinners pushes Helloween toward a more aggressive power-metal attack with fast riffs, rougher rhythm and large choruses.

Strings to a Web combines Rage’s hard riffs, speed and multi-part large-scale construction.

Eyes in the Night is Striker’s youthful traditional-metal debut, powered by sharp guitar riffs, racing rhythm and high-reaching vocals.

The comeback record after the long break that followed Mark Gallagher's injuries, and the first place it appeared was Japan, on King Records, on 25 March 2009.

Dominator by U.D.O.: track list, Spotify player, music videos and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

Nostradamus finds Judas Priest building a double-album narrative around the life and myth of the prophet.

Carved in Stone pairs Peavy Wagner’s forceful voice and Victor Smolski’s varied guitar work with a blend of heavy metal weight and symphonic breadth.

Metal puts Annihilator’s love of heavy metal in the foreground through sharp riffs and changing arrangements.

Land of the Free II celebrates power metal’s sense of release through fast riffs and uplifting choruses.

Gambling with the Devil balances Helloween’s sharp speed-metal attack with melody-rich songwriting.

Mastercutor joins thick riffs, marching rhythm, and Udo Dirkschneider’s instantly recognizable voice into a single hard-metal drive.

Speak of the Dead places an orchestral suite beside direct heavy-metal songs, showing Rage at two different scales.

Army of One centers Riot on sharp twin guitars, forceful beat, and expansive vocal lines.

Schizo Deluxe centers Jeff Waters’s cutting guitar around fast rhythm and uneasy melody.

Majestic runs on fast guitar, bright melody and Kai Hansen’s forceful vocal drive.

Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy uses fast twin guitar, dramatic keys and Andi Deris’s voice to frame an expansive double-album statement.

Angel of Retribution puts thick riffs, sharp twin leads and Rob Halford’s high-voltage voice directly at the front.

Mission No. X puts thick guitar, solid beat and Udo Dirkschneider’s rough, singular voice directly up front.

All for You keeps Annihilator’s cutting guitar work and bold shifts in arrangement while bringing more singable melody to the front.

Thunderball runs on short, cutting riffs, an unshakable beat and Udo Dirkschneider’s unmistakably rough vocal character.

Rabbit Don’t Come Easy returns Helloween to the pleasure of fast riffs, bright melody and choruses made to be sung.

Soundchaser builds tense power/thrash metal from cutting guitar, fast rhythm and heavy bass.

Waking the Fury pushes Annihilator back toward thrash-metal tension with intricate, cutting riffs at the front.

Unity combines Rage’s weighty riffs, detailed rhythm changes and memorable vocal melodies.

Through the Storm carries Riot’s traditional-metal spirit through sharp guitar riffs, driving rhythms and forceful vocals.

Man and Machine uses hard-edged riffs, straight-ahead beats and Udo Dirkschneider’s steel voice to frame a world of humans and machines.