Let There Be Blood
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Let There Be Blood is a re-recording of Exodus's 1985 album Bonded by Blood, featuring their lineup at the time. The only band members who play on both Bonded by Blood and Let There Be Blood are guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Tom Hunting. The track "Hell's Breath" originally appears on the "1983 Rehearsal" with Kirk Hammett and never was recorded officially.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
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| About.com | [3] |
Let There Be Blood has met mixed reviews. The musical quality of the album has been praised, but reviewers have questioned the need for such a re-make,[4][5] with Cosmo Lee of Allmusic going so far as to accuse it of being a potential "cash-in" on the original album's legacy.[6] However, Gary Holt has said that the band was not trying to replace the original, but rather wanted to give the songs "the benefit of modern production."[citation needed] In its first week of release, Let There Be Blood sold 2,000 copies in the U.S.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bonded by Blood" | Baloff, Holt | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Exodus" | Baloff, Holt | 4:17 |
| 3. | "And Then There Were None" | Holt, Hunting | 5:14 |
| 4. | "A Lesson in Violence" | Holt, Hunolt | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Metal Command" | Baloff, Holt, Whitaker | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Piranha" | Baloff, Holt | 3:54 |
| 7. | "No Love" | Baloff, Holt | 5:48 |
| 8. | "Deliver Us to Evil" | Holt, Hunolt, Whitaker | 7:43 |
| 9. | "Strike of the Beast" | Baloff, Holt | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Hell's Breath" | Hammett, Holt | 2:49 |
Personnel
- Rob Dukes - lead vocals
- Gary Holt - guitars, backing vocals
- Lee Altus - guitars, backing vocals
- Jack Gibson - bass, backing vocals
- Tom Hunting - drums
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ About.com review
- ^ [2] "I'm not sure Bonded By Blood needed to be remade."
- ^ [3] "The songs are lovingly re-crafted and stick to the originals but there just echoes a mantra-like sentiment of 'why bother' that cannot be shaken."
- ^ [4] "This remake smells like a cash-in."
- ^ "Exodus: 'Let There Be Blood' Released On Limited-Edition Red Vinyl". Blabbermouth. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2014-06-19.