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Heavy Metal Maniac
1983
Studio album by
Exciter
ReleasedJune 14, 1983[1]
RecordedAugust 1982
StudioThe Dungeon Studios, Aylmer, Quebec
GenreSpeed metal[2]
Length37:59
LabelShrapnel
ProducerJohn Belrose
Exciter chronology
Heavy Metal Maniac
(1983) 		Violence & Force
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[3]

Heavy Metal Maniac is the debut studio album by the Canadian speed metal band Exciter, released through Shrapnel Records in 1983. The album was reissued by Megaforce Records in 2005.[4]

Heavy Metal Maniac was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame in a special issue regarding the Top 100 Old-School Metal Albums of All Time.[5]

Track listing

Side one: Heavy
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Holocaust" (Instrumental)John Ricci, Dan Beehler1:39
2."Stand Up and Fight"Beehler, Ricci2:47
3."Heavy Metal Maniac"Ricci, Beehler3:47
4."Iron Dogs"Beehler, Ricci5:58
5."Mistress of Evil"Allan Johnson5:13
Side one: Metal
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Under Attack"Beehler, Ricci, Clint4:17
7."Rising of the Dead"Johnson, Beehler3:32
8."Blackwitch"Ricci, Beehler6:59
9."Cry of the Banshee"Johnson, Beehler3:47
Total length:37:59
2005 CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."World War III" (Recorded at Nimbus Sound Stage Studios, Toronto, June 1981)3:41
11."Evil Sinner" (Recorded at Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, New York, November 1983)4:58
12."Interview # 1A"1:36
13."Interview # 1B"7:09
14."Interview # 2"1:41
Total length:57:04
  • Tracks 12 & 13 interviews were recorded on November 7, 1982, on CKCU in Ottawa, Canada.
  • Track 14 backstage interview recorded in August 1982 for CHEZ 106 before opening for Black Sabbath at Ottawa Exhibition.

Credits

  • Dan Beehler − vocals, drums
  • John Ricci − guitar, backing vocals
  • Allan Johnson − bass, backing vocals

Production

  • Andy Brown – artwork, concept

References

  1. ^ "Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Open Publishing. June 14, 1983. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Exciter Heavy Metal Maniac review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. ^ "Exciter – Heavy Metal Maniac". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Old-School Metal Albums of All Time Special Issue". Decibel. Retrieved August 6, 2018.



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