Seattle stoner/doom metal trio Hexecutioner unleashes new full-length album »Ascension Rock«; out today on vinyl, CD, cassette & digital!

Seattle, Washington based stoner/doom metal trio Hexecutioner presents their third full-length album, »Ascension Rock«, which was just released this Friday, October 23rd, 2026.

Listen to »Ascension Rock« on all major streaming services!

Tracklist:
01. Shapeshifter
02. Usurper
03. Manifested
04. Star and Stone
05. Sink or Swim
06. Billionaires

Courtesy of Good Boy PR:

The Pacific Northwest’s enigmatic Hexecutioner are back. 2025’s lauded »Tornit« brought the heavy with filthy, lower-than-thou guitar tones, thunderous bass and drums, and crushing grooves amid suitably larger-than-life tales of sasquatches, bigfoots, and more.

Having riffed Terra Firma into oblivion with »Tornit«’s earthy brutality, Erin Gravina and crew set their sights to otherwordly skies on the new full-length »Ascension Rock«. The album drops October 23rd, and lead single & music video »Shapeshifter« is out now.

Staring into the depths of the unknown, sensing the unseen forces at play. Energies of the dark and the light, of the old and new, are cloaked in secrecy. Wormholes to other dimensions, bending time and space, high strangeness surrounds »Ascension Rock«. The manifestations appear during the sound frequency ritual.

Praise for »Tornit«:

“Gravina’s vocals have character and poise, the tones are rich and concrete-grey and the groove they lead is engrossing and so very, very much the focus… heavy on nod and light on bullshit. There are few combinations more welcome coming out of my speakers.” – JJ Koczan, The Obelisk

“an album full of breathtaking and bone-crunching grooves to play over, over and over again. Hexecutioner are the real deal and they’ve released an album of real quality. Outstanding stuff.” – Steve Howe, Outlaws Of The Sun

“For those amongst us who like all things sludgy and doomy, with a bass sound that is as filthy as it comes, then you need to look no further” – Matthew Williams, The Razor’s Edge

Hexecutioner – »Ascension Rock«
Album out October 23rd, 2026 (self-released)
Vinyl, CD, Cassette, Digital

Order »Ascension Rock« HERE.

Credits:
Music and lyrics by Erin Gravina.
Produced by Hexecutioner.
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Dylan Wall at 7Hills Studio, Seattle WA.
Artwork by Erin Gravina.

Hexecutioner is:
Erin Gravina – Guitar and Vocals
Daniel McManus – Bass Guitar
Bryce Hebner – Drums

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Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well