''Exciter'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian
speed metal
Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' (Berg Publishers, 2007), , p. 31. It is desc ...
band
Exciter, released through Maze Music in 1988. It was re-released in 1995 by Magnetic Air Records and again by
Megaforce Records
Megaforce Records is an American independent record label founded in 1982 by Jon Zazula and his wife Marsha Zazula to release the first works of Metallica, and devoted primarily to hard rock and heavy metal. It has offices in New York City (whe ...
in 2005 with the title ''O.T.T.'',
which stands for "Over the Top".
This is the first album as a quartet, with new frontman Rob Malnati replacing Dan Beehler as lead vocalist of the band; however Beehler still performs drums and backing vocals.
Track listing
Bonus track 1995 & 2005 editions
Credits
* Rob Malnati – lead vocals, guitar
* Brian McPhee – guitar, vocals
* Allan Johnson – bass
* Dan Beehler – drums, vocals
;Production
*Leidecker Productions – production management
*J.C. Caprara – concept
*Zoran Busic – management
References
1988 albums
Exciter (band) albums
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