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| "Exciter" | |
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| Single by Judas Priest | |
| from the album Stained Class | |
| B-side | "Dissident Aggressor" |
| Released | 10 February 1978 |
| Recorded | October–November 1977, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:34 |
| Label | Columbia |
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"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.[3] 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.[4]
Canadian heavy metal band Exciter took its name from this song.[5]
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Groundbreaking opening track Exciter is an early example of speed metal, a genre that would later influence thrash...
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (25 April 2018). "10 Pioneering Speed Metal Songs Released Before Thrash's Birth". Loudwire. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "10 Pioneering speed metal songs released before the birth of Thrash". Loudwire. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ K.K., Downing (20 September 2018). HEAVY DUTY : days and nights in judas priest. CONSTABLE. ISBN 978-1-47212-867-6.
- ^ "Interviews". Old.mirgilus.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2021.