Enough cuddle songs, today we will hard, fast, tight and loud and this short lived San Jose Punk/Hardcore band were formed in the early 80s by Dave (vocals), Bill (guitars), Phil (bass), Lauren (drums) and had an immediate impact in the South Bay Area and the surrounding suburbs, while they may have only been around for a few short years. This record features their studio recordings from '82 and '83, including the tracks from the legendary, 1983, cassette-only, San Jose comp Growing Pains and discogs say they released a 12Inch in 1985 but I think, this is another band because no track of this release is here. With their distinctive metal influenced guitar work they sounded unlike many of their contemporaries who were bashing out 1-2-3-4 play it fast hardcore. Executioner had a much more developed style and a higher caliber of songwriting skills and the recording show just how ahead of the curve they were. Anyway, this decent compilation was excavated by PukeNVomit Records in an edition of 110 copies in splatter vinyl, 540 in black, comes with an insert, flyer booklet, postcard photo and sticker. I can only say an interesting band whose music excited me the first time I listen to it and that can only be brilliant.
- Great Thx to Fredrik -
- Great stuff. Thanks for sharing...
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