Exciter (song)

"Exciter"
Single by Judas Priest
from the album Stained Class
B-side"Dissident Aggressor"
Released19 May 1978 (Japan)[1]
RecordedOctober–November 1977, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire
Genre
Length5:34
LabelCBS/Sony (Japan)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Exciter" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest from their 1978 album Stained Class. It is the opening track and is an early example of speed metal.[4] According to former guitarist K.K. Downing their drummer Les Binks accidentally came up with the drum intro for the song at a soundcheck on their Sin After Sin tour.[5]

Canadian heavy metal band Exciter took its name from this song.[6]

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  2. ^ Pattillo, Alice (8 October 2019). "The 50 Greatest Judas Priest Songs EVER". Louder. Retrieved 2 October 2021. Groundbreaking opening track Exciter is an early example of speed metal, a genre that would later influence thrash...
  3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (25 April 2018). "10 Pioneering Speed Metal Songs Released Before Thrash's Birth". Loudwire. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "10 Pioneering speed metal songs released before the birth of Thrash". Loudwire. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ K.K., Downing (20 September 2018). HEAVY DUTY : days and nights in judas priest. CONSTABLE. ISBN 978-1-47212-867-6.
  6. ^ "Interviews". Old.mirgilus.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2021.