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Speed Metal Symphony is the first studio album by the American heavy metal band Cacophony, released in 1987 through Shrapnel Records.[1]

Speed Metal Symphony
Cover backdrop by Guy Aitchison
Studio album by Cacophony
Released	1987 (1987)
Recorded	May–June 1987
Studio	Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
Genre	Heavy metal neoclassical metal
Length	45:07
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Marty Friedman Mike Varney
Cacophony chronology
Speed Metal Symphony (1987) Go Off! (1988)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[2]
Rock Hard	8.5/10[3]

In a contemporary review, Frank Trojan of Rock Hard magazine found Speed Metal Symphony "much harder and faster" than the works of Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore or Yngwie Malmsteen, "which means that some tracks are speed kills with super solos". He added that, although "the pure instrumentals are, unfortunately, again the usual mixtures of classic elements and endless revival on well-known riffs and standards, Cacophony could appeal to a bigger circle by their rough, and sometimes also partly speedy way of playing, than just pure guitar freaks."[3]

Andy Hinds at AllMusic called Speed Metal Symphony "tough to digest". He noted its technical complexity and lack of production quality, while suggesting that it is "some of the most indulgent music ever recorded." Praise was nevertheless given to the skill of guitarists Jason Becker and Marty Friedman, though Hinds suggested that both their subsequent solo releases (Perpetual Burn and Dragon's Kiss, respectively) were superior.[1] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff defined the album "an expertly played, mostly instrumental affair" and "a slightly less arch and arcane version of Yngwie's debut", criticising Peter Marrino's vocals "buried in the mix" and not "up to standards" of the other musicians.[2]

In 2009, Guitar World magazine ranked the album ninth on its list of the all-time top ten shred albums.[4]

Track listing

Personnel

Cacophony

• Peter Marrino – vocals
• Marty Friedman – lead and rhythm guitars, bass, producer
• Jason Becker – lead and rhythm guitars
• Atma Anur – drums

Production

• Steve Fontano – engineer
• Dino Alden – assistant engineer
• George Horn – mastering at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
• Mike Varney – executive producer

References

External links

• Story Behind The Song - Cacophony's Speed Metal Symphony at martyfriedman.com
• In Review: Cacophony "Speed Metal Symphony" at Guitar Nine Records

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Speed Metal Symphony es el primer disco de la banda de Metal neoclásico, Cacophony.

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Speed Metal Symphony — дебютный студийный альбом группы неоклассического металла Cacophony, выпущенный в 1987 году на Shrapnel Records. Журнал Guitar World назвал альбом девятым в списке десяти лучших шред-альбомов всех времён[1].

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