How Judas Priest’s ‘Exciter’ Pioneered Speed Metal

The episode dissects Judas Priest’s 1978 track ‘Exciter’, tracing its twin‑guitar assault, double‑kick drumming and aggressive overdrive as the blueprint for speed metal. It examines how these sonic choices and low‑budget recording tricks shaped a new high‑tempo genre that would influence thrash pioneers and modern heavy‑metal acts.

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