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A beginner's guide to speed metal in five essential albums

From its 80s heyday to its 2000s rejuvenation, here are the five albums that have defined speed metal through the years

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10 brilliant but overlooked albums turning 40 this year

1983 was the year heavy metal truly took off in America, but some of rock and metal's biggest bands released albums that fell by the wayside

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10 bands proving that NWOBHM is alive and kicking

Think the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal died off after the 80s? Think again

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Five brilliant but obscure NWOBHM albums that could have been huge in a parallel universe

They could have been Iron Maiden. Or Def Leppard. Or even Saxon. But they weren't

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Algy Ward, bassist with The Saints and The Damned and founder of Tank, dies aged 63

The UK bass player played a role in several acclaimed punk and metal bands, yet refused to be pigeonholed by either camp

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Algy Ward, former bassist with Tank, The Damned and The Saints, dead at 63

Alasdair Mackie 'Algy' Ward passed away on May 17, it has been confirmed

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Tygers Of Pan Tang's new album is the bog-average sound of a band dithering

Bloodlines is the unlucky 13th album from the band formerly known as "NWOBHM legends" Tygers Of Pan Tang

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Every band each member of Iron Maiden was in before Iron Maiden

They're one of the biggest and greatest metal bands of all time, but every member to have come through Maiden's ranks has some prior history

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12 obscure but excellent 80s rock and metal bands who should have been massive

The 80s were a golden time for rock and metal, but these 12 brilliant bands never got the mainstream success and recognition they so richly deserved

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