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Exciter

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Exciter is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Judas Priest, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Grand Funk Railroad. Those roots explain a lot about how Exciter arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nuclear Assault, Destruction, Forbidden and Overkill, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Exodus, Jeff Waters, Anthrax, Mercyful Fate and Megadeth, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Exciter, reaching back through Judas Priest and forward to Exodus. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
ExciterJudas PriestAC/DCBlack SabbathDeep PurpleGrand Funk RailroadIron MaidenJethro TullMotörheadExodusJeff WatersAnthraxMercyful FateMegadethAcceptManowarRageNuclear AssaultDestructionForbiddenOverkill

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Exciter connections

Exciter grew out of Judas Priest, AC/DC, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, shares an orbit with Nuclear Assault, Destruction, Forbidden and Overkill, went on to shape Exodus, Jeff Waters, Anthrax and Mercyful Fate. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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