EXCITERKILL AFTER KILLCOMPACT DISC DIGIItem no. :DISS0198CDD Barcode :5013929019867 Artist :EXCITER Product type :Compact Disc Digi Label :DISSONANCE Release Date :01 September 2023 DESCRIPTION TRACK LISTLong overdue re-issue of Exciter’s 1992 lost gem ‘Kill After Kill’, updated with extensive liner notes and contributions from the band.Formed in Ottowa in 1978, Exciter are recognised as one of the original speed metal bands, a precursor to the thrash movement which emerged in the early 1980s. Early classics like ‘Heavy Metal Maniac’ and ‘Violence And Force’ cemented the band’s reputation, bolstered by tours with Anthrax, Mercyful Fate and Accept. Producing five albums before splitting at the end of the 80s, they reformed to record the raging ‘Kill After Kill’ for Noise Records in 1992, before again going on hiatus.Loudwire name-checked Exciter in its ‘Top 10 Speed Metal Songs Released Before Thrash’ stating "‘Heavy Metal Maniac’ preceded Metallica’s thrash-defining-line-in-the-sand ‘Kill ‘Em All’ by a matter of weeks in 1983". Metal Hammer included the band in its '10 Best Metal Bands From Canada' claiming “Albums like ‘Heavy Metal Maniac’ and ‘Violence & Force’ proved highly influential as the thrash scene began to take shape. Plus they rip like absolute bastards and practically reek of leather, studs and spikes”. 1. Rain Of Terror2. No Life No Future3. Cold Blooded Murder4. Smashin’ Em Down5. Shadows of the Cross6. Dog Eat Dog7. Anger, Hate & Destruction8. The Second Coming9. Born To Kill (live)
