Heavy Metal Maniac

Heavy Metal Maniac
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 14, 1983
RecordedAugust 1982
StudioThe Dungeon Studios, Aylmer, Quebec
GenreSpeed metal
Length37:59
LabelShrapnel
ProducerJohn Belrose
Exciter chronology
Heavy Metal Maniac
(1983)
Violence & Force
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10

Heavy Metal Maniac is the debut studio album by the Canadian speed metal band Exciter, released through Shrapnel Records in 1983. The album was reissued by Megaforce Records in 2005.

Heavy Metal Maniac was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame in a special issue regarding the Top 100 Old-School Metal Albums of All Time.