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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thrash metal lives!, October 23, 2007
I'll keep this review short but sweet.
If you liked Tempo of the Damned and especially Shovel Headed Kill Machine, you'll like this new one quite a bit. It doesn't so much deviate from what Exodus was doing on those last 2 albums as it builds on them. The brutality is cranked up even more and this is most evident in the guitar tones which are brutal, razor sharp and just plain mean! Listen to this one cranked on headphones to hear what I'm talking about. The rhythm section just pummels along taking no prisoners. Vocals are very aggressive while still managing to be melodic. Andy Sneap's production is crystal clear as it was on the last 2 albums as well.
Thrash metal is my favorite type of metal and hardly anybody does it right anymore. Exodus is the exception to that rule and hopefully the new Testament CD will along with this one show all of these pointless and pathetic scream-o metal bands how the big boys do it!
BTW, I should mention that there is some kind of weird pressing error or something right when track one ends and track 2 begins. Instead of going straight from one into another which sounds like that was what was intended, there is about a half second gap of silence. I checked out 2 other copies and they were all the same way so don't think you've got a defective copy. It's annoying and I'm not sure if they intended for it to be like that but oh well.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exodus scores again, November 28, 2007
Since 1999, we've had a sort of resurgence in classic thrash metal bands like Overkill, Kreator, Testament, and many others. Over the past few years, we've seen the release of monumental albums such as Exodus' "Tempo Of The Damned" & "Shovel Headed Kill Machine," Kreator's "Enemy Of God," Overkill's triple decker "Killbox 13, "Relix IV," & "Immortalis," Slayer's "Christ Illusion," and Megadeth's "United Abominatons." Need I go on? To add insult to injury, Exodus has delivered another thrash metal classic....not once, but twice. Think Tempo & Shovel times 100, and then some. Once again, Andy Sneap's production and mixing abilities are put on full display. I can't stress it enough, everything is very audible: the bass, guitars, and drums. Warning: you may become more susceptible to ears bleeding. Need I mention Tom Hunting is back behind the kit? While Paul Bostaph annihilated on Shovel, Tom has surprisingly managed to make his return very apparent on this album. Now, if you were paying attention, you might have noticed I pointed out that Exodus has delivered not once, but twice. In case you don't know what that means, Exodus has planned on two albums, this one being the first of the two: Exhibit A. Exhibit B will be out in 2008. If this album is any indication, fans will have plenty to bang their heads to.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the benchmark of thrash metal, June 6, 2008
The majority of music I listen to is thrash metal, Machine Head, Soilwork, Testament, FFDP, The Haunted, Hurtlocker, Sworn Enemy, Etc..... I remember hearing of Exodus before I started really getting into thrash metal. They've been around since Metallica, but I never heard their songs before. I listened to the samples from this album on Amazon.com but I wasn't hooked right off the bat, but I decided to give it a shot and bought this album anyway. That decision upset me. It upset me because I couldn't believe I went so long without listening to these guys. This is honestly, the first time I wished my car stereo went louder. These guys are unbelievable!! I have to lower the ratings on my other albums because like the title of this review says, this album is THE benchmark to which all other thrash metal bands should hope to achieve. There isn't one bad song on it. If you consider yourself a fan of thrash metal and you haven't heard this album, then you do not know what thrash metal is. I now know. I've been fooling myself all this time. Trust me when I say there is no other album that even comes close to this. 6 out of 5 stars.
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