Exodus : The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A (CD, 2007)

Exodus
Album: The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A (CD, 2007)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Genre: Thrash metal
Country: USA

Master Thrashers are back!, "The Atrocity Exhibition...Exhibit A" is the eighth full-length album after they released "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" in 2005 with new vocalist "Rob Dukes" and this is the second time of Rub Dukes to prove himself again. Particularly, Tom Hunting, the killer drummer from the prototype era & co-founder backed in stead of Paul Bostaph (ex-Slayer(US), Systematic, ex-Forbidden(US), Testament). That's a great news for me, if you guys really crazy in drum line of "Bonded by Blood" (1985), you will know whatta hell I'm talking about!. Definitely, Gary Holt still here and he met with old friend like Tom Hunting, you guys have to listen carefully in the line Drum and Guitar. It's gonna be awesome!

First of all, I have to say after the "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" with the new sounds of album and new vocalist, Exodus changed and improved themselves to the modern thrash metal plus with some metalcores and I think one part because of Rob Dukes's voice that maybe he got influence from punk and hardcore. This point is not good or bad, I think many metalheads in this era will really like it . If you guys are the really hardcore fans since "Bonded by Blood", maybe, will not.

The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A is the concept album (as I knew, the Exhibit B, maybe released in 2008), some songs are being over 10 minutes long, oh man,.that's long thrash metal songs and maybe you guys will be bored shit to hear the repeat riffage again and again. The tracks like Riot Act, Funeral Hymn, Children of A Worthless and The Atrocity Exhibition, that's the distinct sample for new era of Exodus. Two things that I really like in this album are the part of drum, killing fast, furiously bang with hatred and part of guitar, thrash riff from Gary Holt still have characteristic with his own signature.

Okay guys, if you 're the fans of thrash metal. Try this! Visit thier website to hear it frist at myspace.com/exodus and you guys can check the new video at the official site. For the metalheads in Thailand, you guys can buy this cd from the store (Distribution by Platibum).

-- line-up --
Rob Dukes: Vocals
Gary Holt: Guitar
Lee Altus: Guitar
Jack Gibson: Bass
Tom Hunting: Drums

For fans of Thrash metal.
Tracklist:
1. A Call To Arms
2. Riot Act
3. Funeral Hymn
4. Children Of A Worthless God
5. As It Was, As It Soon Shall Be
6. The Atrocity Exhibition
7. Iconoclasm
8. The Garden Of Bleeding
9. Bedlam 123

by Sorn metalthai (January 13, 2008)
Rating: 4.00 / 6.66