exciter
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Rik Charron Interview
Considered one of the pioneers of speed metal, Exciter rocked the 1980’s with pure pounding passion. In this interview by Heather Williams, we put the spotlight on Rik Charron. Rik pounded the kit for Exciter in the 1990’s era of the band. Currently, Rik is drumming for German 1980’s thrash band Necronomicon. http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/rik-charron-exciter-necronomicon-interview/
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Rik Charron (Exciter/Necronomicon) Interview
Considered one of the pioneers of speed metal, Exciter rocked the 1980’s with pure pounding passion. They forged their path among the metal greats with their quintessential albums like “Long Live the Loud”, “Violence and Force” and “Unveiling the Wicked”. A new era of Exciter emerged in the late nineties, morphing from an 1980’s speed…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 12: the 40th anniversary of “Exciter”
When one lists the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1970’s, Judas Priest’s “Stained Class” cannot be excluded from the list. And yes, we are talking about heavy metal, a very fragile term in that day and age. In 1978 it was still virtually non-existent, with such benchmark bands as Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster…