EXODUS — Pleasures of the Flesh (review)

EXODUS — Pleasures of the Flesh album cover Album · 1987 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2/5 ·
Time Signature
Deranged drums...

Genre: thrash metal

Musically, there are some really good things on this album. There are plenty of Exodus-style thrashing mad speedy riffs in the mid- to up-tempo tracks. And the Exodus humor also shows its face here, although more prominent on the two following albums. Steve Souza also does a good job with his more rock 'n' roll oriented voice.

So why two stars?

The big problem here is the production which, to put it mildly, sucks big time. Firstly, everything is drowned in reverb, which ruins the listening experience, because it is hard ti hear what is going on when everything sounds like it was recorded in the Death Star reactor room. The drum sound is horrible, and the snare is awful. It is way too prominent and, if the snare drum sound on "St. Anger" was annoying, then this is way beyond annoying (this also goes for the hi-hat and the ride cymbals) - it is genuinely difficult to concentrate on the guitars because the snare takes all of one's attention (and then, it also sounds like the drumming is sloppy).

This is really an example of bad production ruining the whole experience of listening to the album.

I would recommend this to fans of thrash metal who are collectors or who are interested in early thrash metal. I would not recommend this album to "noobies" who have never heard Exodus before - check out "Fabulous Disaster", "Impact is Imminent" or "Bonded by Blood" in stead, or perhaps some of their newer stuff.
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