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| The Great D ying |
In our current era of music, the term speed metal is no longer valid, because most of it is played at breakneck speeds.
Lyrics almost can never be understood either due to sheer speed or demon growls.
Speed of playing is kind of like adding effects to the music. It makes it sound different and better. Take a look at some of Metallica's earlier work and there's quite a lot of very simple riffing, but played faster than anyone ever had before.
That stuff still holds up today, but how often can you hear a band that plays slower than the old lady in a hat driving in the left hand lane when you're late for work who keeps it interesting?
