Executioner is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Mantic Ritual, released in 2009 on Nuclear Blast Records. This is their only release with drummer Adam Haritan, and would be the only studio album from the band until the 2022 release of their upcoming second album.
| Executioner | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | March 10, 2009 |
| Genre | Thrash metal, heavy metal |
| Length | 53:13 |
| Label | Nuclear Blast Records |
| Producer | Andy Classen |
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Exclaim! gave a strongly positive review of the album, describing it as "upbeat blast of cutting aggression, riding the fine line between onslaught and overbearing".[2] AllMusic noted the lack of originality in the band's songs. However, the performance quality and energy were both complimented as exemplars of thrash metal.[1]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Mantic Ritual.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One by One" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Executioner" | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Black Tar Sin" | 7:00 |
| 4. | "Death and Destruction" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Murdered to Death" | 5:40 |
| 6. | "Souls" | 7:13 |
| 7. | "Panic" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Double the Blood" | 5:48 |
| 9. | "Thrashatonement" | 2:49 |
| 10. | "By the Cemetery" | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Next Attack" | 4:43 |
| Total length: | 53:13 | |
Personnel edit
- Dan Wetmore – vocals, guitar
- Jeff Potts – guitar
- Ben Mottsman – bass
- Adam Haritan – drums
References edit
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Mantic Ritual – The Executioner". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ Keith Carman (March 10, 2009). "Mantic Ritual – Executioner". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 15, 2019.