Speed metal.

[mutantllama]

I'm looking for speed metal similar to early Blind Guardian and early Helloween.

 

[ASD]

Maybe Hibria, Adramelch, Helstar, and Holy Martyr. I'm not exactly sure how those bands sounded in their early days, but the bands I listed are pretty good power/speed/heavy metal bands.

I'm also gonna throw out The Lord Weird Slough Feg if you haven't already heard of them, just because they do have some folk/power metal tendencies within their traditional, usually fast, heavy metal.

 

[Einherjar86]

ML, have you heard Stormwarrior?

 

[Janga666]

Try Ancestral. Their album "The Ancient Curse" has been compared to early Blind Guardian.

 

[AchrisK]

Try Holy Terror - Mind Wars. May be too thrashy for what you're asking for, but it rules

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Scanner's first two albums.

 

[audiophileguy]

grinders debut has the early bg sound that you're looking for




mania(ger) for the early helloween rec.

 

[audiophileguy]

 

[Caecius]

Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse

 

[SentinelSlain]

English Dogs - Forward into Battle
English Dogs - Where Legend Began

 

[mutantllama]

Cool thanks everyone.

Grinder kicks ass.

 

[mutantllama]

Bump, lately I've been in the mood for this stuff.

 

[jussstin]

The first two might be a bit too modern sounding for what you're looking for but...

Not mind blowing but fairly decent, plus the album's a free download from their website. Their next albums went in a less speed and more power metal direction, and aren't as good. Conquest from Ukraine:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqtDRyoqYG0&feature=related[/ame]

Cryonic Temple - In Thy Power

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU9G6Dum4Ks&feature=related[/ame]

Holy Dragons (From Kazakhstan!):

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM_m241izAY&feature=related[/ame]

 

[VelociBrad]

Exciter (obvious rec but didn't see it mentioned)

could also try Iron Angel and early Angel Dust.

 

[mutantllama]

Know of those Veloci.
@justin, yeah it's a little modern for what I'm looking for, singer reminds me Kai Hansen though in the Conquest one.

 

[jussstin]

Try Holy Terror - Mind Wars. May be too thrashy for what you're asking for, but it rules

Holy fucking shit this album kicks arse! THANK YOU for recommending this. I'm off to buy it now. Thanks again!

 

[Caveman Ninja]

Don't know if this is 100% what you're looking for but it may fit the bill...