Long Live the Loud is the third studio album by the Canadian speed metal band Exciter, released through Music for Nations in 1985 and re-released through Megaforce Records in March 2005 with the EP Feel the Knife.[3] This was the last Exciter album to feature guitarist John Ricci until 1992's Kill After Kill.
| Long Live the Loud | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1985 | |||
| Recorded | February 1985[1] | |||
| Studio | Britannia Row Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Speed metal | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | Music for Nations | |||
| Producer | Guy Bidmead | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[2] |
Track listing
editAll songs were written by Dan Beehler, except "Victims of Sacrifice" by Allan Johnson and Beehler.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fall Out" | 1:55 |
| 2. | "Long Live the Loud" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "I Am the Beast" | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Victims of Sacrifice" | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Beyond the Gates of Doom" | 5:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Sudden Impact" | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Born to Die" | 6:02 |
| 8. | "Wake Up Screaming" | 10:00 |
2005 CD edition bonus tracks
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Feel the Knife" | 2:55 |
| 10. | "Violence and Force" (live) | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Pounding Metal" (live) | 6:14 |
Personnel
editExciter
edit- Dan Beehler − vocals, drums
- John Ricci − guitar, backing vocals
- Allan Johnson – bass, backing vocals
Production
edit- Guy Bidmead – producer, engineer
- Laura Boisseau – assistant engineer
- Alan Craddock – artwork
References
edit- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Exciter Long Live the Loud review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ "Exciter – Long Live the Loud". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
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