Where's the Christian Speed Metal?

I was just listening to Enforcer's newest yesterday, and it made me wonder, are there any Christian speed metal bands like that out there with speedy guitars and over the top choruses? Yeah, there's stuff like Impelliterri and Rob Rock, but a lot of their stuff is just straight up traditional metal.

Try this:

Christian Speed Metal - Spotify Playlist

Constantine wrote:Try this:

Christian Speed Metal - Spotify Playlist

Looking at those artists, this is a very, very broad definition of "speed metal".

Everything from Theocracy to classic metal to Mortification.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Constantine wrote:Try this:

Christian Speed Metal - Spotify Playlist

Looking at those artists, this is a very, very broad definition of "speed metal".

Everything from Theocracy to classic metal to Mortification.

They must think speed metal just means fast metal

I'm 100% sure that every band on there will not be familiar to everyone so just give it a try. There's not much traditional speed metal out there in the Christian realm that will please everybody.

I wish someone would do that Riot, Thundersteel style.

Ok, here's an enforcer song to show what I'm looking for:

This band is a little bit more Judas Priesty and mid tempoish but it's kinda close lol. You got me curious now on what to find will go on a search myself see what I can find

You might like these:

Riot - Armor of Light
Legion - Bible of Stone
Valor - Fight for your Life
Clean Heart - Fight in the Name of God EP
Shades of Crimson - Fallen Hero EP
Stone Vengeance - Stone Vengeance
Stone Vengeance - To Kill Evil

Speed metal is a funny thing.

There used to be a Megadeth t-shirt in the 80's that said something like 'World's foremost technical speed metal band.'  I heard Kirk Hammett once describe Metallica as speed metal.

Yes, times have changed. To me the typical Speed Metal songs are:

 Metallica: Whiplash and Metal Milita
 Judas Priest: Exiter
 Helloween: Starlight, Ride the sky and how many tears

Speed and thrash are both played fast. The difference to thrash is that
Speed metal has more melody: melodic higher voice, melodic duelling classical guitars and more based on a faster versing of the NWOBHM.

Thrash has more pounding drums, more bass in the mix, darker or shouted vocals 
and some crossover or punk attitude (from my perspective)

As I have heard what you are looking for, Valor but also some Bride songs came to mind:





also

Bride: No matter the price
Bride: Here comes the bride

You could throw in some Seventh Avenue (More Power Metal but has speed leanings sometimes as well) as Heavens Force (mix of Thrash and Speed Metal). 

1st 2 Bride albums.

Thresher - Totally Possessed to some point

@ToB good call on your list. I need to check out Legion

The Enforcer song that was posted basically sounded like Raven to my ears.

I wish Holy Sceptre - Knowledge of the Unholy would get a actual release.

mothy wrote:I wish Holy Sceptre - Knowledge of the Unholy would get a actual release.

I keep wanting to start a label so I can release gems like that.  I have so little free time though.

Septer has some speed to them at times, you might like them

Isn’t Temple of Blood considered speed-metal? 

The vocals don’t sound like thrash. More like Agent Steel (operatic).

I’d say Stop the Bleeding could be considered speed metal to some degree

seth wrote:I’d say Stop the Bleeding could be considered speed metal to some degree

I agree. 

It’s kind of like the first Metal Church album. Not quite thrash, but definitely lots of speedy parts.

Black Rider wrote:I wish someone would do that Riot, Thundersteel style.

Yes! This! Good call.

Brides first two albums are my definition of speed metal. I'm still not completely sure what that is anyway, it's quite a vague genre phrase that gets tossed about every which way come Sunday.

Is Pain Killer Speed metal? It borders on thrash but could not be called a thrash song, so is that were speed metal sits? I dunno... those first two bride albums are like that with the high ear piercing vocals melodic guitar solos and duels and generally fast but not quite thrash.

Dustofyears wrote:Brides first two albums are my definition of speed metal. I'm still not completely sure what that is anyway, it's quite a vague genre phrase that gets tossed about every which way come Sunday.

Is Pain Killer Speed metal? It borders on thrash but could not be called a thrash song, so is that were speed metal sits? I dunno... those first two bride albums are like that with the high ear piercing vocals melodic guitar solos and duels and generally fast but not quite thrash.

Id call Painkiller speed metal for sure. It's rather fast but it's not as aggressive as thrash.

Temple of Blood wrote:The Enforcer song that was posted basically sounded like Raven to my ears.

To me it sounds like Motorhead.  It is does not sound like traditional 80's speed metal such as Agent Steel, Abattoir, or Have Mercy.

Black Rider wrote:I wish someone would do that Riot, Thundersteel style.

Here's a Riot song with Christian lyrics from the Thundersteel lineup

Constantine wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:The Enforcer song that was posted basically sounded like Raven to my ears.

To me it sounds like Motorhead.  It is does not sound like traditional 80's speed metal such as Agent Steel, Abattoir, or Have Mercy.

I don't think it sounds like Motorhead or Agent Steel.

I think this sounds like Motorhead: