Heavy Metal Maniac Explained
| Heavy Metal Maniac |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Exciter |
| Cover: | Heavymetalmaniac.JPG |
| Alt: | 1983 |
| Released: | June 14, 1983[1] |
| Recorded: | August 1982 |
| Studio: | The Dungeon Studios, Aylmer, Quebec |
| Genre: | Speed metal |
| Length: | 37:59 |
| Label: | Shrapnel |
| Producer: | John Belrose |
| Next Title: | Violence & Force |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
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.[2]
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.[3]
Track listing
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac . Open Publishing . June 14, 1983 . Encyclopaedia Metallum . November 23, 2022 . November 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221123143117/https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Exciter/Heavy_Metal_Maniac/2907 . live .
- Web site: Exciter – Heavy Metal Maniac . October 9, 2011 . . October 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111018134059/http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Exciter/Heavy_Metal_Maniac/2907 . live .
- Web site: Top 100 Old-School Metal Albums of All Time Special Issue . . August 6, 2018 . November 15, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115141908/http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/special-issues/products/top-100-old-school-metal-albums-special-issue . live .
