Top Ten Fast Paced Metal Songs of the 1970s

Haha, it's the visitor who first needs a tutorial on this subject. This song isn't hard rock - hard rock is blues based, this song is based on classical and is one of the first metal songs, speed metal in particular. - Metal_Treasure

Answer: it is well known that this song was influenced by Johann Sebastian Bach, especially the organ and guitar solos that were based on Bach-like chord sequences. - Metal_Treasure

It's hard ROCK. A tutorial on this subject is definitely in order.

No. This is a partial inversion of a well-known boogie riff made popular by John Lee Hooker. The bridge might be described as vaguely reminiscent of Wagner or perhaps, Mussorgsky, but even that's a stretch.

Yeah, power metal from 1978 - somekindofaguy

A genre defining fast and epic song (1976). The best Ritchie Blackmore solo ever, great vox from Dio and drums from Cozy Powell.. - Metal_Treasure

I'm ashamed myself how I forget this classic to put to the list... thanks! - somekindofaguy

Very underrated song, however a big influental to millions favorite 80s metal genre, the glam metal... - somekindofaguy