''Executioner'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band

Mantic Ritual Mantic Ritual (formerly Meltdown)Nuclear Blast press release

, released in 2009 on

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. 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.

Critical reception

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'' gave a strongly positive review of the album, describing it as "upbeat blast of cutting aggression, riding the fine line between onslaught and overbearing". ''

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'' noted the lack of originality in the band's songs. However, the performance quality and energy were both complimented as exemplars of thrash metal.

Track listing

All songs written by Mantic Ritual.

Personnel

* Dan Wetmore – vocals, guitar * Jeff Potts – guitar * Ben Mottsman – bass * Adam Haritan – drums

References

External links

Nuclear Blast artist page
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