---
title: "Excel"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/excel"
genre: "Crossover Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1985
---

# Excel

**Excel** is a crossover thrash metal band, from United States, active 1985 to present.

Excel is a crossover thrash band from Venice, California, founded by singer Dan Clements and guitarist Adam Siegel in 1983. They were influenced by early punk rock bands like the Germs and Black Flag, as well as heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath, Trouble, Slayer, Corrosion of Conformity and Cryptic Slaughter. Being influenced by street art, Excel is also known for spray painting on the streets of the cities where they make their tours, hence why there are many different logos of the band.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excel_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Excel |
| Genre | Crossover Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Los Angeles, United States |
| Formed | 1985 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Crossover Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/crossover-thrash) · [Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adam Siegel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adam-siegel) |  |  | Current |
| [Daniel Clements](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-clements) |  |  | Current |
| [Shaun Ross](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shaun-ross) | Bass guitar | 1985 to present | Current |
| [Greg Saenz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/greg-saenz) | Membranophone | 1985 to 2014 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985 | [Personal Onslaught Demo](https://themetalnet.com/album/cff49f09-c098-4dd4-a1df-1fbb8299a703) | EP |
| 1987 | [Split Image](https://themetalnet.com/album/a27ba831-3a7e-3be7-a229-c41796d309d6) | Album |
| 1989 | [The Joke's on You](https://themetalnet.com/album/9e018823-5ec7-3cec-9fed-bd30cc72a574) | Album |
| 1995 | [Seeking Refuge](https://themetalnet.com/album/76de8e37-e849-3127-8508-c469ff29cec9) | Album |
| 2018 | [Live 1985-1992](https://themetalnet.com/album/4682ae17-8e24-4889-a1ab-2d457407d8d8) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Suicidal Tendencies](https://themetalnet.com/band/suicidal-tendencies) (listened together)
- [Cryptic Slaughter](https://themetalnet.com/band/cryptic-slaughter) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)
- [Municipal Waste](https://themetalnet.com/band/municipal-waste) (listened together)
- [Nuclear Assault](https://themetalnet.com/band/nuclear-assault) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Crumbsuckers](https://themetalnet.com/band/crumbsuckers) (listened together)
- [Cross Examination](https://themetalnet.com/band/cross-examination) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator) (listened together)
- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)
- [Exumer](https://themetalnet.com/band/exumer) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Excel/705
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/266432

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/excel](https://themetalnet.com/band/excel). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt