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Speedbreaker forge heavy and speed metal from Dusseldorf, combining classic metal's melodic foundations with speed metal's breakneck velocity. Active since 2012, they deliver the high-octane intensity their name promises.
SpeedBurner is a speed/thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2019, playing fast, stripped-down metal informed by the early 1980s speed metal tradition and classic thrash aggression.
Black/thrash metal band from Três Corações, Minas Gerais, formed in 2018, with a lineup of vocalist/guitarist Spellcaster, guitarist Summoned, bassist Evilspirit, and drummer Hellkrätus. Their debut album Midnight Vampire was released in December 2020 on Helldprod Records, followed by a vinyl edition in January 2021 through Edged Circle Productions, drawing heavily on the classic São Paulo extreme metal tradition of Sarcófago, Vulcano, and Mutilator.
Speedrage deliver speed and thrash metal from Esslingen near Stuttgart, channeling the genre's furious velocity from the Swabian heartland. Active since 2009, they've been raging at top speed through the Baden-Wurttemberg underground for over a decade.
Speedtrap have been delivering heavy and speed metal from the southeastern Finnish city of Lappeenranta since 2009, making them one of Finland's most respected retro-metal acts. Their high-velocity approach channels the spirit of 1980s speed metal through Finnish precision.
Speedwolf is a speed metal band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2011, playing raw and driving speed metal heavily indebted to Motörhead and the early 1980s metal/punk crossover, with a gritty, road-worn sound.
Spellcaster is a heavy/speed metal band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2014, reviving the NWOBHM-influenced speed metal sound of the early 1980s with strong melodies, galloping riffs, and a classic aesthetic.
Kyiv's Spikers deliver speed metal with punk influences from the Ukrainian capital since 2016. Their puncturing name channels the piercing force of driven nails into compositions of high-velocity, punk-charged intensity.
Wilmington, North Carolina's Sponsel play a hard-driving blend of heavy, power, and speed metal, channeling the high-energy urgency of the classic American metal underground since 2017.
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