Unveiling the Wicked is the fourth studio album by Canadian speed metal band Exciter, released through Music for Nations in 1986 and reissued through Megaforce Records in 2005.[3] This was the first album without the original guitarist John Ricci, who was replaced by Brian McPhee.

Unveiling the Wicked
Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedDecember 1985[1]
StudioBritannia Row Studios, London
GenreSpeed metal
Length43:29
LabelMusic for Nations
ProducerGuy Bidmead
Exciter chronology
Long Live the Loud
(1985)
Unveiling the Wicked
(1986)
Exciter
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Dan Beehler, Allan Johnson, and Brian McPhee.

Side one: Heavy
No.TitleLength
1."Break Down the Walls"6:39
2."Brainstorm"1:32
3."Die in the Night"4:12
4."(I Hate) School Rules"3:57
5."Shout It Out"4:40
Side two: Metal
No.TitleLength
6."Invasion / Waiting in the Dark"5:41
7."Living Evil"6:59
8."Live Fast, Die Young"3:54
9."Mission Destroy"5:55

Personnel

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Exciter

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  • Dan Beehler − vocals, drums
  • Brian McPhee − guitar, backing vocals
  • Allan Johnson – bass, backing vocals

Production

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  • Guy Bidmead – producer, engineer
  • Graham Meek – assistant engineer

References

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  1. ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Exciter Unveiling the Wicked review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ "Exciter – Unveiling the Wicked". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved October 9, 2011.