Executioner's Song (album)
Executioner's Song is the first studio LP released by Canadian speed/thrash metal band Razor in 1985. Most of the tracks on the album were first put to tape on the Escape the Fire demo, recorded in December 1984.
| Executioner's Song | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1985 | |||
| Recorded | The Waxwork St. Jacob's and Future Sound, Toronto, December 1984 | |||
| Genre | Speed metal | |||
| Length | 37:10 | |||
| Label | Viper | |||
| Producer | Terry Marostega, Razor | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Forces | (9/10)[1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take This Torch" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Fast and Loud" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "City of Damnation" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Escape the Fire" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "March of Death" | 3:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Distant Thunder" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Hot Metal" | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Gatecrasher" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Deathrace" | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Time Bomb" | 3:46 |
| 11. | "The End" | 2:08 |
| Total length: | 37:36 | |
Notes
- The 1st pressing 1985 vinyl re-issue by Roadrunner Records feature large Viper Records center labels with small marketing Roadrunner logo. The features on the 2nd pressing is reversed
- The bootlegged 1992 CD edition by Reborn Classics contains the 1984 Armed & Dangerous EP. The track list on the back cover is not in the correct order. The song "Time Bomb" is misspelled as "Time Bond"
- The 2nd pressing remastered 2002 CD edition by Attic Records has "CINRAM" as no logotype in matrix/runout
- The 2009 CD edition by Attic Records was issued in a jewel case and digipak with added background
- Re-issued as a limited edition 12" vinyl in 2014 by Storm from the Past Records, limited to 500 copies. The catalogue number appears as SFTP 001 on sleeve spine and SFTP # 001 on vinyl label. It also comes with lyric insert
- Re-issued in 2019 by Hammerheart Records, limited to 1,000 copies
Credits
- Stace McLaren - vocals
- Dave Carlo - guitars
- Mike Campagnolo - bass
- Mike Embro - drums
Production
- Terry Marostega - Producer
- Ray Statham - Cover illustration
- Ed Stone - Remixing
- Walter Zwol - Remixing
- Garnet Giesbrecht - Art direction, Design
- Lindsay Lozon - Photography
References
- Doe, Bernard (1985). "Razor - Executioner's Song". Metal Forces (10). Retrieved 2013-04-20.
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