Fastest Thrash Metal Songs
I was surprised this list wasn't made.Usually the speed of the drums or guitars, or both, gives us the impression of a fast song. But bass and vocals can contribute, too.
It's also important if the song is fast all the time (most of the time) or it has some faster sections but also slower ones.
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The Top Ten
1 Kill (Those Who Oppose Me) - Lost Society
This song was made in 2013 by 4 teens from Finland
2 The Burning of Sodom - Dark Angel
This song is also heavier than many thrash songs. Gene Hoglan, baby!
Faster than that Finnish teenage band, to be sure.
3 Rattlehead - Megadeth
Before you ask: Head Crusher is also very fast but its slow parts are longer in comparison, esp. the 2nd half. Rattlehead's slower part is much shorter.
4 Human Insecticide - Annihilator
Guitar work is insanely fast
5 Payback - Slayer
Tom Araya vox are very fast in general and it adds to the overall impression of fast music.
6 Merciless Death - Dark Angel
Dark Angel were nicknamed "the LA Caffeine Machine" for a reason
7 Raining Blood - Slayer
8 Pleasure to Kill - Kreator
9 Fight Fire with Fire - Metallica
This is still the fastest Metallica song in terms of picking speed: James Hetfield played tremolo-picked riffs. Bass is also very fast.
How did Cliff play this?
10 Master of Puppets - Metallica
Guitar playing is very fast
The Contenders
11 Ripping Corpse - Kreator
12 Death is Certain (Life is Not) - Dark Angel
13 Head Crusher - Megadeth
14 Mechanix - Megadeth
15 Darkness Descends - Dark Angel
16 Necrophobic - Slayer
Fast but only 1:40 long (the reason I put it low)