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This band named themselves after the Judas Priest song by
the same name, for which we give then an "A" for originality.
Exciter is one of the very earliest examples of speed metal on the 80's
rock scene. However, if you are not a huge speed metal fan, take
heart. A few of their releases were more mainstream (read on for
details).
Exciter formed back in 1978 in Ottawa, Canada as the band
"Hell Razor". In 1980, the band changed their name to Exciter and
shortly ended up with a contract with Shrapnel records, and their first
release in 1983,
Heavy Metal Maniac.
The band changed labels a few times. If you are not big into speed
metal, you might like Exciter's 1985 album, Long Live the Loud,
and their 1986 album, Unveiling the Wicked, which are both more
main stream metal albums (they toured with Accept, Manowar, and
Motorhead to promote these albums).
As the year's went on, Exciter's band members changed
frequently, including lead singers. Nevertheless, Exciter
continued producing and touring. True to their speed metal roots,
the Exciter sound post 80's is much heavier than anything considered
speed metal in the 80's. At the time of this writing, the Exciter
Discography was as follows:1980: World War III
1983: Violence & Force
1985: Feel the Knife
1985: Long Live the Loud
1986: Unveiling the Wicked
1988: Exciter O.T.T.
1991: Capitol Punishment
1992: Kill After Kill
1993: Better Live Than Dead
1997: The Dark Command
2000: Blood of Tyrants
2004: New Testament
2008: Thrash Speed Burn
2010: Death Machine |
