Heavy Metal Maniac

by Exciter

Heavy Metal Maniac cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 June 1983
  • Label: Shrapnel
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 57:09
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: John Belrose, Dan Beehler, John Ricci, Allan Johnson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Widely acknowledged as one of the first true speed metal albums, the Canadian trio's debut predated the landmark releases of the Bay Area thrash movement. Dan Beehler's shrieking vocals and frantic drumming drive the raw, fiercely aggressive production. The record was highly influential in pushing traditional heavy metal toward faster, more extreme tempos.

Genres

Descriptors: violence, war, death, satanism, fast

Tracklist

  1. Holocaust (1:39)
  2. Stand Up And Fight (2:47)
  3. Heavy Metal Maniac (3:47)
  4. Iron Dogs (5:58)
  5. Mistress Of Evil (5:13)
  6. Under Attack (4:17)
  7. Rising Of The Dead (3:32)
  8. Black Witch (6:59)
  9. Cry Of The Banshee (3:47)
  10. World War III (3:41)
  11. Evil Sinner (4:58)
  12. Interview 1 (1:36)
  13. Interview 2 (7:08)
  14. Interview 3 (1:41)

Credits

  • Exciter - primary artist
  • Allan Johnson - bass, backing vocals, music by, lyrics by
  • Andy Brown - cover, concept by, artwork
  • Dan Beehler - drums, lead vocals, written-by, lyrics by, music by
  • John Ricci - guitar, backing vocals, written-by, music by
  • East Side Slasher - model [arm by]
  • Clint - lyrics by

More from Exciter: full discography