{"id":104317,"date":"2024-11-08T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=104317"},"modified":"2024-12-04T12:47:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T12:47:46","slug":"album-review-execution-order-halls-of-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-execution-order-halls-of-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"EXECUTION ORDER – Halls Of Horror (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

EXECUTION ORDER
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\nSelf-released (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based thrashers Execution Order has existed for three years, but this debut full-length is the only sign of activity. Halls Of Horror<\/em> is 41 minutes of standard yet sniping thrash given an extra scathing layer by the snappy vocalisations which could be considered an acquired taste. Nine tracks are spat out in rather unremarkable fashion as the clan provides relatively contemporary metal that\u2019s somewhat bereft of character.<\/p>\n

From opening song \u2018Cast Out\u2019 there is a sneering edge and streaks of Teutonic fury, but throughout the record the sound seems strained, almost as if the instruments were recorded on a tight leash. While each song is delivered in exceptionally tight fashion, there\u2019s no real colour, just a grey steely and snappy coating led by a vocal yap from Chris Natalini that begins to grate after a few listens.<\/p>\n

The title track offers a menacing, shuddering bass behind the intense chugging, although the vocals are a bit too high in the mix. Even so, there\u2019s a British grittiness to it all, although just a shame it\u2019s a tad generic. \u2018Head Of The Shovel\u2019 is extremely belligerent and yet even at four minutes long it feels too long. However, Execution Order is still quite a force, veering towards an interesting fusion of Death Angel, Havok and Sadus but with less technical prowess.<\/p>\n

The axe work on \u2018Living By The Button\u2019 literally scorches and it’s without a doubt a standout cut. The solos throughout are tight and melodic, even if the production is a little flat resulting in the steady build of \u2018Uncoiled\u2019 lacking in meat. I still rate the album though in spite of its obvious flaws and it\u2019s vital the underground is supported, so get out there and take a walk down the Halls Of Horror<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EXECUTION ORDERHalls Of Horror Self-released (2024)Rating: 6\/10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based thrashers Execution Order has existed for three years, but this debut full-length is the only sign of activity. Halls Of Horror is 41 minutes of standard yet sniping thrash given an extra scathing layer by the snappy vocalisations which could be considered an acquired taste. Nine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,5841],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-execution-order"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104317"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104323,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104317\/revisions\/104323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}