New Testament

Exciter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The End Records
• ASIN: B00028HOCW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #387,919 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rising of the Dead

2. Violence and Force

3. Rule With an Iron Fist

4. Rain of Terror

5. Brutal Warning

6. Victims of Sacrifice

7. The Dark Command

8. I Am the Beast

9. Pounding Metal

10. Stand Up and Fight

11. Heavy Metal Maniac

12. Blackwitch

13. Burn at the Stake

14. Long Live the Loud

15. Ritual Death

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Exciter record EVER!, July 31, 2004

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M. Cox "Dude" (Europa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Testament (Audio CD)

Vocalist Jacques Belanger has brought this group of Heavy Metal Maniacs back from the dead...on the last couple of studio releases and this "greatest hits' disc he elevates what were somewhat dated metal anthems into classics.

John Ricci proves that he is one of the founding fathers of thrash metal, and plays non stop power chords like mad.

If you liked the old EXCITER stuff, you're going to love the recovered stuff, it's killer....

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars some good some bad, December 19, 2004

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Evil Dead (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Testament (Audio CD)

Best thing about this cd is the choice of songs....they really did choose probably the best Exciter songs. The production is not great, but this CD is very heavy, fast, and the songs are great.
The only original member is John Ricci. I have like Exciter since 1983, but only the original lineup. This is the first I have heard them without Dan Beehler singing. Belanger is a very talented singer, but a bit too Halford/Udo for me....he gets too "opera" sometimes, but still not bad. The drumming is very strong too. John Ricci plays both bass and guitar. The bass is not much of a factor here...you don't hear it much. Now his guitar playing....Ricci is one of my favourite players of all time, but I find that he has lost some of his soloing technique. He seems to struggle a bit....if you compare the original recordings to these ones, the original solos are far better...heavier, more powerful etc. But in the end, these CD has got me back into Exciter and reminded me of how good a band they were/are.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars oh man... rehashed with a "new" twist, July 28, 2005

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Dons Word "Don C" "D Cavanaugh" (Schenectady, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Testament (Audio CD)

hate to say it, but this album pretty much sucks!! you should not tread on classics. the problem is that these songs did not age well.. terrible lyrics aside, this singer tries too hard to spruce up these songs. very easy stuff to play and very blahh! the saving grace in exciter was always dan beehlers screaching voice. thats what added some energy. but without him, this is seen for what it really is...crap...
sorry guys, used to love these songs, but i think the bad production on the early releases may have helped! and the fact that the band is empty in terms of new material is sad... think its finally time to hang it up john ricci! it was never that great to begin with. the goal should be to GROW!!! pass...
PS- 2 stars is because of the memories... not this...