Executioner's Song (album)

Executioner's Song
Studio album by Razor
Released	April 1985
Recorded	The Waxwork St. Jacob's and Future Sound, Toronto, December 1984
Genre	Speed metal, thrash metal
Length	37:10
Label	Viper
Producer	Terry Marostega, Razor
Razor chronology
Armed & Dangerous (1984) Executioner's Song (1985) Evil Invaders (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Forces	(9/10) [1]

Executioner's Song is the debut studio album by Canadian speed/thrash metal band Razor, released in 1985. The majority of the tracks were originally in pre-production in December 1984 and were released as a demo tape titled Escape the Fire.

Track listing

Side A

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

Side B

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 bootlegged 1992 CD edition by Reborn Classics contains the 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 2009 CD edition by Attic Records was issued in a jewel case and digipak with added background

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

1. Doe, Bernard (1985). "Razor – Executioner's Song". Metal Forces (10). Retrieved April 20, 2013.