...SIŁA I PIĘKNO MUZYKI TKWIĄ W JEJ RÓŻNORODNOŚCI...


..::OPIS::..

New York, New York… the mighty metal hordes that you have raised… Anthrax, Overkill, Pro-Pain, Carnivore, Prong, Nuclear Assault, Riot, Helmet… need I go on? I don’t think so. How about these executioners here? Who were parading earlier as Executioner, the few songs they created under this moniker featured on the debut demo of the same title. The style during those early days was boisterous heavy/power metal remnants of which were still quite audible on the debut, a scattered, not very coherent blend of heavy, power, speed, and thrash that was still entertaining in its own charmingly dishevelled way.

Two years later the band hit with a sicker, which also means better, release, the one reviewed here. And they’ve tightened their act by leaps and bounds, concentrating on the speed/thrash side of the previously displayed conglomerate. The sound quality has also gone up, the production’s more polished, giving the guitars an articulate sharp click. For at least half the time the band just mosh with little remorse, unleashing vehement headbangers like "Horrors of the Mind" and “Another Chosen Life”, stirring mosh-pits left and right, trying to match the belligerence of their colleagues from the NYHC scene every bit of the way. There are a couple of intriguing spices offered here and there, too, like the surreal trippy Voivod-ish etude “Sexploitation”, above all, and the solid steady mid-pacer "I'm Sanctified". "Second Coming" is another deviation, a short lively power/thrash excursion, the guys winking at the Bay-Area on the other side of the country with the stylish semi-technical "No One to Pray To", a respectful reminder of Testament’s "Disciples of the Watch" from "The New Order".

That’s way more like it, the only sector that has remained unchanged being the vocal one; the guy retains his quite effective clean attached antics from the first instalment, recalling both Russ Anderson (Forbidden) and Joey Belladonna (Anthrax). In the long run, one shouldn’t be spitting over the guys too much regarding their not very focused first endeavour as similar upgrade transformations (Helstar, Attacker, Heathen, Nasty Savage, etc.) were not such an uncommon phenomenon on the US scene. And, they got it right the second time around, producing this exhilarating old school thrashing beast that added another plus in their hometown’s impressive resume.

The band disappeared in the early-90’s alongside myriad other 80’s-spawned practitioners, as the tides were shifting, and not all of these cohorts were ready and willing to embrace the numetal trends. We roll a quarter of a century forward, and we see the band guitarists Adam Marigliano and Rui Tavora joining forces again in the new millennium, parading as anti-heroes, also eager to capitalize on the still ongoing old school resurrection campaign. Ha, and this is where the big joke comes: our friends have inexplicably turned into groovy/cheesy glam/grunge rockers, betraying all their classic metal ideas for a cupful of toffee… no speed, no thrash, not even power… a shameful new beginning, a genuine false start, and a most exemplary flop.

But they will rise; I have faith in them… the executioners will start beheading and decapitating again; they just need to sharpen their axes some more… and to start subjecting their will to sicker and sicker thoughts.

bayern



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. Three Years Later/Dismembered 5:32
2. Another Chosen Life 4:34
3. Sexploitation 3:08
4. Innocent Betrayal 3:44
5. Chamber Of Sorrow 4:23
6. Second Coming 2:51
7. Horrors Of The Mind 4:45
8. No One To Pray To 4:05
9. I'm Sanctified 4:47
10. Infected 3:46



..::OBSADA::..

Vocals - Tommy Lee Haley
Guitar - Adam Marigliano, Rui Tavora
Bass Guitar - Gus Silva
Drums - Billy Gerdes



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