Executioner (band)


Executioner was a thrash metal band from Boston that was active from 1984 to 1990.

History

Executioner was formed in 1984. Their track "Victims of Evil" was issued on the compilation Speed Metal Hell in 1985. They were then signed to New Renaissance Records and recorded material throughout 1985, which was released as their debut album In the Name of Metal in 1986.
Around that time, bassist Ari Vainio left the band, and Seth Putnam joined. They recorded their second album Break the Silence with Putnam and released it in 1987.
In 1988, Putnam left the band and was replaced by Tommy Flynn. With Flynn, they recorded material throughout 1988 and most of 1989, but shortly after the material was mixed, the band broke up. Had Executioner not broken up, the material was to have been called In Cold Blood and released in 1990.
In 1999, a CD called The Storm after the Calm was released, containing the tracks from the sessions in 1988 and 1989 and four faux-live tracks.
In 2013, In the Name of Metal was reissued on CD with bonus tracks, including "Final Destruction", the original recording of "Victims of Evil" and the faux-live of AC/DC's "Walk All Over You" from The Storm after the Calm. Later that year, Break the Silence was released on CD without any bonus material.

Discography