In 1978, the band Hell Razor formed in Ottawa , Ontario . It consisted of vocalist and drummer Dan Beehler, guitarist John Ricci, and bassist Allan James Johnson. In 1980, the band changed their name to Exciter and recorded a demo which they then sent to Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records . Varney included one song from it, “World War III”, on the compilation album US Metal Volume II in 1982. Shortly after that, the band was signed to Shrapnel. In 1983, they released their debut album, Heavy Metal Maniac .
In 1978, the band Hell Razor formed in Ottawa , Ontario . It
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