The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A
| The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A | ||||
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| Studio album by Exodus | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Sharkbite Studios | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 71:44 61:28 (w/o silence) |
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| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Andy Sneap | |||
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The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A is the eighth studio album by thrash metal band Exodus, released on October 23, 2007. This is the second album featuring Rob Dukes on vocals, but it also marks the second comeback of longtime original Exodus drummer Tom Hunting. Hunting's last appearance was on Exodus's 2004 album Tempo of the Damned. This also is the second Exodus album to feature Lee Altus on guitars.
The album takes its name from an experimental novel of the same name by J.G. Ballard published in 1970. The name of the album is the same as a planned album that was to be released by the Los Angeles thrash metal outfit Dark Angel in 1992.
Guitarist Gary Holt has stated it is named "Exhibit A" because Exodus had planned to release "Exhibit B" soon afterward, although that album was not released until 2010.
On October 17 the entire album was uploaded on the band's MySpace page, however, many of the people that pre-ordered the album from CM Distro received it on October 19.
The single released from the album was "Funeral Hymn". There was also a music video released for "Riot Act".[1]
The song "Riot Act" was released as DLC for the video game Rock Band 2 via the Rock Band Network on June 6, 2010.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Holt unless stated.
- "Call to Arms" – 1:33
- "Riot Act" – 3:37
- "Funeral Hymn" – 8:38
- "Children of a Worthless God" (Holt, Dukes, Altus) – 8:25
- "As It Was, as It Soon Shall Be" – 5:16
- "The Atrocity Exhibition" – 10:33
- "Iconoclasm" – 7:54
- "The Garden of Bleeding" – 5:49
- "Bedlam 1-2-3" – 19:51
- "Secret Track" – 0:06
[edit] Notes
The song Bedlam 1-2-3 fades slowly and ends at 7:57 followed by 10 mins. 10 secs. of total silence. At 18:08 (with 1:43 left to go) an extremely country-influenced song begins which is a country style version of the title song from their 1985 debut album Bonded by Blood. For the extremely country sound of the song it was nicknamed "Bonded By Banjo" or sometimes "Banjoed By Blood."
The song ends with a "Yeehaw!" heard in the background followed by an untitled 6 second hidden track where you can hear ever so slightly in the background someone screaming "That was some heavy shit!" in a barely audible gibberish sounding voice. The exact breakdown of the 19:51 song Bedlam 1-2-3 is as follows:
- Bedlam 1-2-3: 0:00 - 7:57
- Silence: 7:58 - 18:07
- "Bonded By Banjo": 18:08 - 19:51
[edit] Critical response
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| About.com |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net |   [4] |
The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A was well received by the Metal press.[5][6][7]
[edit] Line-up
- Rob Dukes - Vocals
- Gary Holt - Guitars
- Lee Altus - Guitars
- Jack Gibson - Bass
- Tom Hunting - Drums
[edit] References
- ^ "Exodus - Tour 2011". Exodusattack.com. 2011-08-05. http://exodusattack.com/. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "About.com review". Heavymetal.about.com. 2010-06-14. http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/exodusatrocity.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Blabbermouth.net review". Roadrunnerrecords.com. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1265. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Blabbermouth.Net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1265. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "CoC : Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A : Review". Chroniclesofchaos.com. http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-4978_exodus_the_atrocity_exhibition_exhibit_a.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
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