DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present HEXECUTORâs highly anticipated second album, Beyond Any Human Conception of Knowledge, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Itâs been four long years since HEXECUTOR released their shockingly masterful debut album, Poison, Lust and Damnation. The âshockâ wasnât so much that the French quartet came out of nowhere â indeed, theyâd made waves in the underground with their debut demo in 2012 and especially the Hangmen of Roazhon EP two years later (which DYING VICTIMS reissued on 12â vinyl in 2018, to meet demand) â but rather that there existed a band putting an undeniably authentic yet also unique twist on classic mid-â80s speed metal and thrash. HEXECUTOR werenât trying to reinvent language; they were simply trying to expand the lexicon a bit, and they did so with astonishing aplomb on Poison, Lust and Damnation.
But, now rested (and wild!), HEXECUTOR return with an even bolder record in their long-awaited second album, Beyond Any Human Conception of Knowledge. If its no-less-considerable predecessor pushed traditional tropes, Beyond Any Human Conception of Knowledge topples them altogether! Itâs all recognizably HEXECUTOR â and immediately, charismatically so â but swirling in their cantankerous cauldron of old Slayer, Razor, Destruction, Sepultura, and Merciless is a passion for classic hard rock and heavy metal and coated in the feeling of Bathory's Blood Fire Death and Manowar's Into Glory Ride. Thus, this second strike is a much more EPIC one, all without striving to be âepicâ in the pejorative sense. Itâs all twisted with grace and gnarliness, in equal measure, as one will find filtered traces of Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep, Blue Ăyster Cult, UFO, and even the Eagles as prominently as those of Deströyer 666, Absu, Gospel of the Horns, and Vomitor. HEXECUTOR even touch upon just-as-classic black metal and death metal mainstays as Morbid Angel, Swedenâs Dawn, and early Necrophobic, Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, and SatyriconâŠbut again, simply hearing Beyond Any Human Conception of Knowledge is witnessing the bandâs widescreen yet still-wild ways. Slowing down doesnât mean wimping out, and diversity can be a wondrous thing when handled with care and class. In a word, magickal!
It bears repeating that Beyond Any Human Conception of Knowledge is a momentous event, and itâs suitably graced with amazing artwork courtesy of Skelethalâs Jon Whiplash. HEXECUTOR here have delivered a modern classic!
- Regular gatefold edition on black vinyl, with poster, sticker, post card, woven patch and download link.
- Special gatefold edition on oxblood colored vinyl, with poster, sticker, post card, woven patch and download link.
- CD edition with sticker
- MC edition with sticker, button and download code.
