>>127054935>Never really listened to 'speed metal' The line between normal trad and speed can get very blurry, but here's a few I'd call speed metal or at the least adjacent to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyQE31kTLIg&list=PLsT9douBcx98_jFEyUIaidBFReV04J2mV&index=1&pp=iAQB8AUB Deep Purple - Fireball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MQyI-JTkRM&pp=ygUYanVkYXMgcHJpZXN0IGxldCB1cyBwcmV5 Judas Priest - Let Us Prey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tlEa0rDZbM&pp=ygUUanVkYXMgcHJpZXN0IGV4Y2l0ZXI%3D Judas Priest - Exciter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWpzTBTmgWI&ab_channel=Scorpions-Topic Scorpions - He's A Woman - She's a Man (mid-tempo speed metal, it'll make since once you listen to the main riff)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o56ryCy-wFo Riot - Narita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoA8OxjxSrw&pp=ygUXanVkYXMgcHJpZXN0IHJhcGlkIGZpcmU%3D Judas Priest - Rapid Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_vIQ8-gF3A&pp=ygUWZGlvIHN0YW5kIHVwIGFuZCBzaG91dA%3D%3D Dio - Stand Up and Shout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0AkbOBAngw&ab_channel=Anthrax-Topic Anthrax - Deathrider
And this band, Picture from The Netherlands. Their 1981 record "Heavy Metal Ears" is an excellent example of speed metal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPDj5UYjGNE&ab_channel=Picture-Topic