Bonded by Blood

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For other uses of the phrase, see Bonded by Blood (disambiguation)

Bonded by Blood is the debut album by the California band Exodus. Although the album was completed in the summer of 1984, it was not released until 1985 due to issues with Exodus and its record label. It is considered one of the most influential thrash metal albums of all time., utilizing the solo trade-off method which will later become a staple of many thrash and death metal songs. It is also the only full length studio album of Exodus to feature Paul Baloff on vocals, though he was also on their 1982 Demo.

The original album cover art was an illustration of good and evil co-joined twin infants. For the 1989 reissue this cover was replaced with the band logo on a red-and-black image of a crowd. The album was remastered and re-issued by Century Media in 1999 in Europe only, with two live tracks from its Combat re-release in 1989, featuring Steve Souza on vocals. This reissue from Century Media restored the original twin cover artwork.

In 2008, the album was re-recorded with the band's modern line-up as Let there be Blood. Guitarist Paul Baloff and drummer Tom Hunting are the only band members to play on both the original and the re-make.

Track listing

1. "Bonded by Blood" – 3:48
2. "Exodus" – 4:09
3. "And Then There Were None" – 4:44
4. "A Lesson in Violence" – 3:49
5. "Metal Command" – 4:16
6. "Piranha" – 3:50
7. "No Love" – 5:11
8. "Deliver Us to Evil" – 7:11
9. "Strike of the Beast" – 3:56

Re-issue bonus tracks

Both the 1989 Combat Records release and 1999 Century Media release feature the following bonus tracks with Steve Souza on vocals. They were recorded live in London, on March 8, 1989.

10. "And Then There Were None (Live)" - 4:51
11. "A Lesson in Violence (Live)" - 3:26

Band Line-Up

• Paul Baloff - vocals
• Gary Holt - guitars
• Rick Hunolt - guitars
• Rob McKillop - bass
• Tom Hunting - drums