The song first appeared on a compilation called Speed Metal Hell in 1985. The first track on the debut album In the Name of Metal, which was released in 1986. It is not known if the song was recorded in 1985 for that compilation is the exact recording found on the debut album or the recording is a re-recording made for the debut album. The song found on the debut album has pitched shifted vocals when "victims of evil" is said. It's an early usage of pitch shifted vocals in a metal song. The song was re-recorded and it appears as the 2nd track on their 1987 sophom… read more
The song first appeared on a compilation called Speed Metal Hell in 1985. The first track on the debut album In the Name of Metal, which was release… read more
The song first appeared on a compilation called Speed Metal Hell in 1985. The first track on the debut album In the Name of Metal, which was released in 1986. It is not known if the so… read more
There are at least 6 different artists with this name 1. Executioner from Florida was an early incarnation of Obituary, playing thrash metal comparable to early Metallica. Some demos and a split were released around 1985 with the songs Metal up Your Ass and Syco-Pathic Mind. Before deciding on Obituary, they changed their name to Xecutioner, so as not to get confused with… 2. Executioner from Boston also played thrash, releasing In the Name of Metal in 1986, and Break the Silence in 1987. In 1999 came The Storm after the Calm, a compilation of later unreleased material and so… read more
There are at least 6 different artists with this name 1. Executioner from Florida was an early incarnation of Obituary, playing thrash metal comparable to early Metallica. Some demos and a… read more
There are at least 6 different artists with this name 1. Executioner from Florida was an early incarnation of Obituary, playing thrash metal comparable to early Metallica. Some demos and a split were released around 1985 with the song… read more