Heavy Metal Maniac

Exciter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 15, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Megaforce
• ASIN: B0007R8EH2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,102 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 15-MAR-2005

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wicked Metal!!, April 25, 2006

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Jaime A. Sanchez "Crunchy" (Pueblo CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heavy Metal Maniac (Audio CD)

Exciter was one of the best metal bands ever!!! The vocals, guitars and drums are awesome! Recommend this to any speed metal fan!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Thrash's biggest influences., January 28, 2009

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James Simpson "James Simpson" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Heavy Metal Maniac (Audio CD)

1983 was the year that the Metal beast known as "Thrash" officialy broke into the world as a legitimate genre of music.

Influenced by Judas Priest,Accept,Motorhead,Diamond Head,Anvil,Venom,Savage and a good dose of Punk,this was Metal's most brutal sub-genre of the time.

One of the genre's forgotten architects was the Canadian based "Exciter",a band who experimented with speed and combined garage level production values for a rawer,meaner sound that most Metal available at the time.

There contribution is not often cited as much as Metallica,Exodus and Slayer,but they deserve more credit.

This was there debut,and as exemplified by the wonderfully,rebellious artwork,a real kick in the pants to the unsuspecting Metalhead.

The album is a non-stop attack on the senses,producing many classic tracks like "Stand Up and Fight","Iron Dogs","Cry of the banshee" and a wonderfully brutal,sexually driven maelstorm of a title track.

Drummer,Dan Beehler has a unique vocal delivery that sets him apart from his contemporaries,and still makes the band sound unique today.

While the sound is somewhat dated,the album still has enough youthful energy to keep it moving along at a good headbang.

Exciter will make an even better follow-up with "Violence and Force",but unfortunately did not progress,and today remain a footnote in Metal history.

Still,this is essential in any Thrash collection,and a worthy edition to the Top 500 Metal albums.

This re-mastered edition features two interviews with the band and legendary demo track,"World War 3",which is a real a s s kicker of a track and the good,"Evil Sinner".

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is very good 80's straight up pounding metal, February 8, 2007

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mbfthrasher (Renton, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heavy Metal Maniac (Audio CD)

I felt compelled to write a review of this when I saw just one person had done so (thanks for getting things started man). This music absolutely rates more than one review. If you are a fan of 80's Metal this is for you. You WILL like this music. The vocs are clean - powerful singing; just the drummer doing a very good job of belting it out. The drumming also is powerful as is the guitar and bass playing. They do not sound like they are trying to copy anyone. Exciter alternates between medium tempo metal to speed. They never go as fast as possible or as slow as possible (whatever that means). Also, they don't try too hard to impress only to come up short - they pound their music out with conviction. I was a fan when they were putting their albums out and was surprised that they got "left behind." It just occurred to me - if you are a fan of Raven or Saxon you WILL like Exciter - Raven and Saxon also seem to have been "left behind." Sadly, the music biz only had room for so many bands - Mettallica, Megadeth, Slayer, all bands that I love - but other bands tried and tried but just could not get noticed. Exciter is not power metal or wannabee metal. It is heavy metal that you simply will enjoy listening to - you may occasionally grit your teeth, jump up and down, and forget what it was you were just doing . . . and say to yourself "this is some damn good metal!" I don't give it 5 stars because it's not a classic. But it is very, very good metal.