Violence & Force

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{{Infobox album

| name = Violence & Force

| type = studio

| artist = Exciter

| cover = Violenceandforce.JPG

| alt =

| released = February 1984

| recorded = November 1983

| venue =

| studio = Pyramid Sound Studios, Ithaca, New York

| genre = Speed metal

| length = 41:34

| label = Megaforce

| producer = Carl Canedy, Jon Zazula

| prev_title = Heavy Metal Maniac

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Long Live the Loud

| next_year = 1985

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/violence-force-r36953/review | title = Exciter Violence & Force review | accessdate = October 8, 2011 | last=Rivadavia | first= Eduardo | publisher= AllMusic}}

| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2Score = 7/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = November 1, 2005 | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 | page=110}}

| rev3 = Kerrang!

| rev3Score = (mixed){{cite book | last1 = Dome | first1 = Malcolm | authorlink1= Malcolm Dome |title = Kerrang! | chapter = Exciter 'Violence & Force' | volume = 62 | publisher = Spotlight Publications Ltd. | date = February 23, 1984| pages = 8 }}

| noprose = yes

}}

Violence & Force is the second studio album by the Canadian speed metal band Exciter, released through Megaforce Records in February 1984. The album was produced by The Rods drummer Carl Canedy, who had already produced Anthrax's debut album Fistful of Metal.{{cite web | url = http://lesliesmetal-page.blogspot.com/2011/01/carl-canedy-speaks-about-exciters.html | title = Carl Canedy speaks about Exciter's Violence And Force record | accessdate = October 8, 2011 | last = David | first = Leslie | date = January 14, 2011 | publisher = Leslie's Metal Blog}}

The album was reissued in 1999 by SPV/Steamhammer with the same track listing and again in 2004 by Megaforce, without the song "Evil Sinner".{{cite web |date=September 26, 2004 |title=EXCITER: Early Albums To Be Remastered, Reissued |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/exciter-early-albums-to-be-remastered-reissued/ |quote=Megaforce Records will release 'Violence and Force' on November 9, 2004, with the rest of the catalogue to follow in early 2005.}}{{cite web | url = http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Exciter/Violence_%26_Force/2910 | title = Exciter – Violence & Force | accessdate = October 9, 2011 | publisher = Encyclopaedia Metallum}}