Fabulous Disaster

Exodus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 1990)
• Original Release Date: January 13, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Relativity
• ASIN: B000003C2Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,558 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #14 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Hard Rock & Metal
  • #68 in Music > Hard Rock & Metal > Thrash & Speed Metal

Track Listings

1. Last Act of Defiance

2. Fabulous Disaster

3. The Toxic Waltz

4. Low Rider

5. Cajun Hell

6. Like Father, Like Son

7. Corruption

8. Verbal Razors

9. Open Season

10. Overdose

Editorial Reviews

Limited double 180gm green splattered vinyl LP pressing of the Bay Area Thrasher's 1989 album. Exodus is an American Thrash Metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California. Over the course of 27 years, the band has gone through numerous lineup changes and lengthy breaks, yet seven albums on, remains among the most influential Thrash bands in the history of Metal. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best thrash cd's ever, June 3, 2001

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Ryan Klubeck (Wilkes-Barre, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fabulous Disaster (Audio CD)

After listening to bands like Metallica and Testament, I really got into the act of thrash metal. Recently, I purchased Exodus's Fabulous Disaster and was blown away. The album is flawless from start to finish. The soloing on the record is great, and the guitar riffs really kick. Some of my favorite tracks are The Toxic Waltz, Verbal Razors, Open Season, and The Last Act of Defiance, but the whole record kicks ass, the whole band showcases talent. Even Steve Souza, who a lot of people find annoying, is a great vocalist, his voice fits the band perfectly. I found it odd also to find not one but two covers on the CD, but they are nicely done (love the leads in Low Rider). If you like thrash metal, you must buy this CD. It would be a sin not to own it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Album!, November 14, 2000

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samuel (Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fabulous Disaster (Audio CD)

Another excellent album by the world`s most underrated bands of all time - Exodus. While not has furious as Bonded by Blood this album contains some thrash classics that all thrash music lovers will FABULOUSLY like. Lead singer Steve Souza who sounds like a pumped up Bon Scott (former AC/DC singer-r.i.p.) is just incredible at the vocals. I have read some bad reviews on Souza, but trust me this guy has the perfect style for this band. Highlites include TOXIC WALTZ, THE LAST ACT OF DEFIANCE, OVERDOSE (great remake of AC/DC`s most underrated song from the Let There be Rock album), and the ear blistering LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON. This song is spectacular from start to finish (8 min.) So if you don`t know anything about Exodus it`s time you knew who they are, so buy this album or the ground breaking Bonded by Blood. Rock on.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fabulous, October 14, 2000

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"katja_r" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fabulous Disaster (Audio CD)

I am impressed with the music on this CD. The late eighties were a great time for speed-thrash-heavy-metal bands. EXODUS is a prime example of the best on this CD. Gary Holt and Rick Hunolt contain the mayhem with tight intonation and lockstep harmonizing. I think that Steve Souza's vocal treatments work well partly, because of his staccato enunciation. My favourite cut is VERBAL RAZORS. The breakneck pace is somehow held together, even through the explosive exchange of guitar solos. The unabashed aggression of the lyrics of TOXIC WALTZ, CAJUN HELL and OPEN SEASON can be unsettling, however, I take heart in the anti-violence of LIKE FATHER LIKE SON and the political sensitivities of LAST ACT..., FABULOUS DISASTER, and CORRUPTION. New paradigms are legitamized by testing them against existing systems. EXODUS proves that speed-metal is viable with superb covers of LOW RIDER (WAR) and OVERDOSE (AC/DC). Both of these songs are not only covered well, they are given a new personality. If you are interested in aggressive speed metal from the late eighties, this CD will interest you.