EXODUS — The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A (review)

EXODUS — The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A album cover Album · 2007 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A" is the eighth full-length studio album by US, California based thrash metal act Exodus. The album was released through Nuclear Blast Records in October 2007. It´s the successor to "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" from 2005 and the album features one lineup change as drummer Paul Bostaph has been replaced by a returning Tom Hunting, who didn´t perform on "Shovel Headed Kill Machine".

The music on the album is in the trademark sharp, aggressive, and raw Exodus thrash metal style. Exodus were never known for being adventurous in terms of song structures or experimental musical ideas, and they´ve pretty much stuck to their concept since the release of their debut full-length studio album "Bonded By Blood" back in 1985, but as always they are full of fierce energy and raw thrashy attitude. It´s now the second album with lead vocalist Rob Dukes and while I don´t find him as distinct sounding or unique as Steve "Zetro" Souza, he does a great job on this album. The songs are all well composed albeit a bit formulaic and sometimes also a bit too long for their own good. Not all tracks needed the vers/chorus parts repeated three times. "Children Of A Worthless God" is one of the highlight of the album (Dukes even adds a bit of clean singing to this track), but tracks like "Riot Act" and "Funeral Hymn" are great tracks too. In fact "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A" is a strong album throughout, although the riffing style and the formulaic song structures make it a slightly one-dimensional listen.

The album is produced by Andy Sneap, and features a classic Sneap sound production. Meaty, powerful, heavy, and clear with all instruments and vocals audible in the mix. Upon Conclusion "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A" is another high quality thrash metal album from Exodus, but I do detect a bit of autopilot in the songwriting department. I know this is what the fans expect, but I could do with a bit more experimentation or at least a bit more variation. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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