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"Exciter" | |
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Single by Judas Priest | |
from the album Stained Class | |
B-side | "Dissident Aggressor" |
Released | 19 May 1978 (Japan)[1] |
Recorded | October–November 1977, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire |
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Length | 5:34 |
Label | CBS/Sony (Japan) |
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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.[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]
Groundbreaking opening track Exciter is an early example of speed metal, a genre that would later influence thrash...