Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:34 am
Just got it the other day. There is some killer guitar solos and the production is good.
Planchaaaa Metal novice
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:43 pm
I'm surprised how little mention this release has recieved on the forum. Is nobody else lovin' it?
After initially finding it underwhelming and a bit 'samey'; i now believe it could be my album of the year (thus far). It's just an relentlessly aggressive monstrosity, with just enough groove to be memorable. It's easily their best release since Tempo of the Damned. Infact, it's the only thing they've released since that album that i've liked.
"..all he ever wanted was a little affection"
Yeah!
Grimmo Metal graduate
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:42 am
I got it from my local music store. The best thrash in ages.
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:55 am
First spin, I'm thinking it's a bit samey sounding. I'll need to give it more spins.
Very digital sounding production.
Holt sure is an angry fellow, isn't he? He seems to hate everything and everyone, especially if it's an opinion that disagrees with his. It's unfortunate his lyrics are so bitter.
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mc666 Master Sailboat
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:21 pm
i think it's a great album. probably the best Dukes album thus far.
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Planchaaaa Metal novice
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:22 pm
Best song on the album:
imo, of course!
Temple of Blood Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:26 pm
ultmetal wrote:
First spin, I'm thinking it's a bit samey sounding. I'll need to give it more spins.
Very digital sounding production.
Holt sure is an angry fellow, isn't he? He seems to hate everything and everyone, especially if it's an opinion that disagrees with his. It's unfortunate his lyrics are so bitter.
I always liked Souza's lyrics more ... in TESTAMENT and in EXODUS.
Joe Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:27 pm
mc666 wrote:
i think it's a great album. probably the best Dukes album thus far.
I agree, and Dukes sounds great on it, too. I think he's settled in quite nicely. As for the production, typical Andy Sneap.
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:18 pm
The samples of this so far sound great. I'm surprised by how much I liked this. Dukes does like he fits into the band much better now. Some great guitar work on here. I may have to pick this up.
adrian Metal master
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:23 pm
I liked Exhibit B quite a bit but it's not my favorite release this year. Some great songs and a few that drag. Better than Atrocity Exhibition for sure.
Whenever I listen to a Dukes album though I usually end up listening to Tenet pretty soon after. Souza's the man!
FlyingV Metal graduate
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:34 pm
I think it's a great album. The lyrics are a little more tolerable than Exhibit A and the music to me is spot on. I highly recommend this one!
Gilbert Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:50 am
Great, great album!
I just got my copy!
Class dismissed can get you killed on the highway
So far, i own three EXODUS studio albums: bonded by blood, fabulous disaster and Exhibit B.
I guess i still need to pick up Tempo of the damned and would be done with the EXODUS Catalogue. Well, for the time being at least.
Any other recommendations?
adrian Metal master
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:17 am
I'd actually recommend Pleasures of the Flesh and Impact is Imminent before Tempo of the Damned.
And if you liked Exhibit B, Shovel Headed Kill Machine is good too.
mc666 Master Sailboat
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:29 am
Gilbert wrote:
Great, great album!
I just got my copy!
Class dismissed can get you killed on the highway
So far, i own three EXODUS studio albums: bonded by blood, fabulous disaster and Exhibit B.
I guess i still need to pick up Tempo of the damned and would be done with the EXODUS Catalogue. Well, for the time being at least.
Any other recommendations?
definitely snag Shovel Headed Kill Machine if you like Dukes work with the band. Bostaph kills on that one too.
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:09 am
I have a different view of Exhibit B. I think it's the weakest album since Exodus' resurrection in the early 00s, and certainly the weakest with Dukes.
What I mean by weakest: simply put the songs, and the delivery is not quite as vicious as on either Shovel Headed Kill Machine or Atrocity Exhibition. I felt those albums were both very aggressive sounding and both propelled Exodus to a new level - they were heavier than anything the band had done up to that point and both seemed like a natural progression from Tempo of the Damned. Both albums made Exodus relevant to today's scene, rather than just being a mere nostalgia act for a few old school metalheads, and I find that's an achievement in of itself considering the band's inconsequential (i.e. haphazard) past, especially during the 90s.
I had different expectations of Exhibit B - I was hoping for more of the same, maybe slightly heavier, catchier but nevertheless as aggressive as what I had become accustomed to hearing on the last several releases. However, that is not what Exhibit B seems to be about. Rather, instead of vicious, venom spitting songs we seem to get somewhat less pissed off aggressive material, slightly slower and less intense material. Normally I would not frown upon a band trying to expand their sound, and I'm not suggesting that I am utterly disappointed, but I simply had different expectations of this album.
For me, this isn't quite the album I was hoping Exodus would deliver. However, in time, I will probably grow to like it a bit more than I do now. At the moment, nothing quite stands out on there. Still I do appreciate that no band is able to consistently follow through with one stellar album after another. Exodus has achieved more than any of its 80s counterparts over the last decade - being able to regain the spotlight and appeal to a fresh new audience that was too young to experience the band in their so-called prime is no easy feat. If anything I would say the band is closer now to being in their prime than when they were younger in the 80s.
On that note, until Exodus reformed and released Tempo of the Damned they almost never featured on my radar. I knew of them but they were my least favorite thrash metal band. The only album I liked at the time was Fabulous Disaster and that was primarily because of Toxic Waltz. However, I didn't care enough about their other releases. When Tempo came out, I was totally blown away by what I heard. I couldn't believe I was listening to Exodus, a band that I hardly cared about in the past. The totally revamped sound impressed me so much that I bought Tempo probably in the first week of its release. I've loved them ever since then, however I still don't really care so much for their earlier, 80s releases.
It's one of those rare, anomalies in metal for me. Usually it's the other way around - I'll like a band's older/earlier releases better than any of their newer/recent albums. Not so with Exodus, the complete opposite: older stuff is merely okay but very unimpressive to my ears whilst newer stuff simply kicks serious ass!
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Subject: Re: New Exodus artwork (Exhibit B) Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:16 pm