Exciter
Long Live The Loud
Review by Mike Korn
The glory years of the 80s brought forth a ton of metal bands that should have gone on to huge careers but missed by inches. Savatage was one such band, Helstar was another. For my money, no band deserve big success more than Canada’s Exciter. The very definition of a power trio, this was a band that helped usher me into the world of underground metal.
Their debut release Heavy Metal Maniac is still considered a seminal work to this day, and I wouldn’t dispute that for a second. But the band’s greatest album to me was their third LP, 1985’s Long Live The Loud. Even now, it remains one of my top five records of all time. With flawless production by Guy Bidmead, this sucker was everything a heavy metal record should be. Exciter has been described as Judas Priest on 11, and that was never truer than here. So let’s dive into this 100% metal classic.
This review is available in book (paperback and hardcover) form in Music Street Journal: 2021 Volume 5. More information and purchase links can be found at: garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2021.
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