Dan Beehler is a Canadian musician. He was the original drummer and lead vocalist of
speed metal band
Exciter from its inception in 1978 to 1993, and rejoined the band in 2014. Beehler is known as the backbone of Exciter, which had been a forerunner of speed and
thrash metal ever since its debut album, ''
Heavy Metal Maniac'', which was released some months before
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
's ''
Kill 'Em All''.
Although he did not perform vocals on the band's
1988 self-titled album, he continued to play drums until the band split after the release of ''Better Live Than Dead'' in 1993. After Exciter, Beehler formed his own band 'Beehler' and has been dedicated to it ever since. In April 2014, Beehler returned to Exciter.
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External links
Interviewon voicesfromthedarkside.de
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Canadian heavy metal drummers
Canadian male drummers
Canadian heavy metal singers
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