Exciter – Kill After Kill (Re-issue)
Exciter – Kill After Kill (Re-issue)
Cherry Red Records
Release Date: 18/11/22
Running Time: 37:56
Review by Rick Eaglestone
7/10
Thirty years after its original release Canadian Speed Metal pioneers Exciter’s 1992 classic “Kill After Kill” sees itself getting a revamp, ready for the old faithful to reminisce over and for a whole new generation of fans to discover. In this case I’m the latter, although I could even qualify with the earlier statement too although even though at that point, as I had only been a few years into my Metal journey.
I can immediately tell you that 12-year-old me would have absolutely lost it on opening track ‘Rain Of Terror’ it’s a full of blasting drums, shrilling vocals and solo’s galore!! Onwards onto ‘No Life No Future’ The change of pace for ‘Cold Blooded Murder’ still manages to keep your head nodding at a steady pace and then makes you text your parental life giver and ask them if they still have your original jacket with the glass eye & bullet belt. This pace continues for the start of ‘Smashin ‘Em Down’ which does pick up speed and has some great guitar parts.
Doomier elements engulf ‘Shadow Of The Cross’, which blend into almost a ballad and as much as I enjoyed full on assault tracks this has to be my highlight track as for the most part it did remind me of Mercyful Fate. It is then back to business as usual with ‘Dog Eat Dog’. ‘Anger, Hate & Destruction’ has all the elements that feel it would be a big live favourite, which is paired with ‘The Second Coming’ and although this is literally my introduction to the band (I have subsequently made up for this and explored more of their work) and my gut is these are potentially the biggest tracks of “Kill After Kill”
The album concludes with a live version of ‘Born To Kill’ which I particularly enjoyed as it gave me a good indication of how the band performed at the time of album’s original release. A great choice for reissue.
TRACKLISTING:
01. Rain Of Terror
02. No Life No Future
03. Cold Blooded Murder
04. Smashin’ ‘Em Down
05. Shadow Of The Cross
06. Dog Eat Dog
07. Anger, Hate & Destruction
08. The Second Coming
09. Born To Kill (Live)
LINE-UP:
Dan Beehler – Vocals, Drums
John Ricci – Guitars
David Ledden – Bass
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