at the Atarfe Vega Rock Festival in Granada, Spain. Coincidentally, it also marked Exciter's first-ever appearance on the Iberian Peninsula. In February 2014, it was announced on the band's official Facebook fan page that guitarist John Ricci had decided to leave the band, departing Exciter and leaving the band with no original members. In April 2014, Ricci began claiming that the retirement statement was false, however the former band members maintain that at the time of the press release, the information it contained was accurate. The original Exciter line-up reunited shortly after, playing their first European show on April 25, 2015, at Keep It True Festival and then in March 2015 at the Defenders of the Old Festival in New York. A reunion album was planned for 2019, but remained in question after the departure of John Ricci. In October 2018, Daniel Dekay was announced as the replacement for John Ricci. The band is expected to release their first album in over a decade in 2023. Band members Current Dan Beehler – vocals, drums Allan James Johnson – bass Daniel Dekay – guitars Former John Ricci – guitars Brian McPhee – guitars Rob Malnati – vocals David Ledden – bass Jeff MacDonald – bass Marc Charron – bass Jacques Belanger – vocals Richard "Rik" Charron – drums Robert William DeGroot – vocals Paul Champagne – bass Robert "Clammy" Cohen – bass Kenny "Metal Mouth" Winter – vocals Timeline Discography Studio albums Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) Violence & Force (1984) Long Live the Loud (1985) Unveiling the Wicked (1986) Exciter / O.T.T. (1988) Kill After Kill (1992) The Dark Command (1997) Blood of Tyrants (2000) New Testament (2004) Thrash Speed Burn (2008) Death Machine (2010) Live albums Better Live Than Dead (1993) Compilation albums Capital Punishment (1991) EPs Feel the Knife (1985) Demo World War III (1982) References External links Entry at canadianbands.com Canadian heavy metal musical groups Canadian speed metal musical groups Massacre Records artists Megaforce Records artists Musical groups from Ottawa Musical groups established in 1980 Musical groups disestablished in 1989 Musical groups reestablished in 1991 Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Musical groups reestablished in 1996 Musical quartets 1978 establishments in Ontario Shrapnel Records artists Music for Nations artists Noise Records artists