Now that I've heard it a few more times, I have to say it's the best Thrash Album I've heard in a long, long time, Exodus at top form, totally solid from beginning to end.....The best Vocals Steve "Zetro" Souza has ever put on a full album......The best production(thanks to Andy Sneap) of any Exodus album to date......This album will do for them what The Gathering did for Testament, in fact Exodus has risen to the same level as Testament with this new release....The H-Team has really put some fabulous Chunky, groove orientated guitars rythums, in grand Exodus style......It's up to Exo-date, it's a cross between Fabulous & Impact, with great production, and for me, goes beyond those 2 albums, where Fabulous sounds alittle commerical, Tempo does not, where Impact is not as solid on awhole, this one exceeds.......The leads are just as good if not better than pleasures, better than anything since Bonded.....Hunting's drums are not as good as Bonded or Pleasures(but those are classics), but his beats & fills, are very solid and set the pace of every song, there's even an intro(Shroud Of Urine) he does that reminds me(but different) of Til Death Do Us Part........And Jack's Bass performance is the best of any Exodus album including Bonded By Blood, you can hear the bass guitar finally, this was always a weak point of the band, but now it's a strong point......This album is strong from start to finish, and unlike prior releases since Pleasures, you can listen to the whole album, over and over, and enjoy the whole thing, thats what really makes a great album.......And this is it, it's simply the best effort anyone could want or expect, it is for me at least......
The return of The Slay Team.....it raises there status above Anthrax, by leaps & bounds, & seats them on an equal level with Testament(IMO).......As Zetro says in "Forward March"....A New Reign Of Terror......Tempo Of The Damned is a Groove orientated Master Riffing album.....This is exactly what Exodus needed, and the fans get!
Zetro called me tonight, I spent 20 minutes talking to him, First thing he said was "well........Walt, what do you think?".......and I told him the truth(I always do), exactly what I already wrote.......He said ....."If this does'nt give Exodus fans what they really want, then nothing will ever satisfy them."........He knows this is his best work to date(vocally).......he agrees the production is the best Exodus has ever achieved.......he likes the whole effort, and looks forward to regaining ground & satus, that the band had lost, and the years of waiting is finally over, The new Exodus has arrived........We are living in the future 2004, ......not 1987......and this does the trick......he wants to tour & looks forward to this Summer with Festivals in Europe, and touring the states fully.......He knows the bands not getting any younger, and wants to seize the moment....He and the rest of the band are very proud of this effort & wants it to be released upon the World!......We talked about all the great reviews that are coming in, and he is just really happy, right now......He deserves it and so does the rest of the band......He said the last studio album, Force Of Habit, was in a time when there was no internet or downloading, he's not afraid of it leaking out(and knows it has already), he thinks it will make people buy the album, by sharing it in a way that the other albums never had.....He said..."they(fans) are going to hear it(On the internet), and then wanna buy it"......"the kids want the whole package, art work, lyric's, & the photo's"....."I'm not worried, friends of mine have called me and asked if they could download the album, and I'm like sure, do it"....."I know they will buy the product when it becomes avaiable"....."and I want people to hear my music, any way they can, thats what its really all about"...."this is the future and thats a fact of life now"..."The more people that have a chance to hear it, the more people are going to buy it".......Last thing he said was..."I glad you like it, that means alot to me, thanks".........And I told him looks like Testament & Exodus might be playing some the same festivals this Summer, he said that will be real fun, and he can't wait to hit the stage!.........."I'm looking forward to this year, its gonna be big for Exodus"..........
01. Scar Spangled Banner(this could of been right off Fabulous, great groove)
02. War Is My Shepherd(strong song, & there EP title track)
03. Blacklist(totally new & very Exodus, slower pace, mid tempo, great guitar groove, Gary Holt Whammy Bar Master)
04. Shroud Of Urine(Tom drum intro, like the lyric's, evil sounding vocals, totally Gary Holt, most Melodic Duo leads, but twisted & heavy)
05. Forward March(The Epic song (7 & a half minutes of guitar heaven, classic Exo)
06. Culling The Herd(another heavy fast track)
07. Sealed With A Fist(The best reworked Exo-song, & I like it alot)
08. Throwing Down(The weakest song on the album(but still solid), vintage Wardance, not Exodus, but it is still it belongs, just a different slower pace)
09. Impaler(A classic redone, better than the original, one of my favorites)
10. Tempo Of The Damned (the fastest song last, and a lasting Impression)
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The return of The Slay Team.....it raises there status above Anthrax, by leaps & bounds, & seats them on an equal level with Testament(IMO).......As Zetro says in "Forward March"....A New Reign Of Terror......Tempo Of The Damned is a Groove orientated Master Riffing album.....This is exactly what Exodus needed, and the fans get!
Zetro called me tonight, I spent 20 minutes talking to him, First thing he said was "well........Walt, what do you think?".......and I told him the truth(I always do), exactly what I already wrote.......He said ....."If this does'nt give Exodus fans what they really want, then nothing will ever satisfy them."........He knows this is his best work to date(vocally).......he agrees the production is the best Exodus has ever achieved.......he likes the whole effort, and looks forward to regaining ground & satus, that the band had lost, and the years of waiting is finally over, The new Exodus has arrived........We are living in the future 2004, ......not 1987......and this does the trick......he wants to tour & looks forward to this Summer with Festivals in Europe, and touring the states fully.......He knows the bands not getting any younger, and wants to seize the moment....He and the rest of the band are very proud of this effort & wants it to be released upon the World!......We talked about all the great reviews that are coming in, and he is just really happy, right now......He deserves it and so does the rest of the band......He said the last studio album, Force Of Habit, was in a time when there was no internet or downloading, he's not afraid of it leaking out(and knows it has already), he thinks it will make people buy the album, by sharing it in a way that the other albums never had.....He said..."they(fans) are going to hear it(On the internet), and then wanna buy it"......"the kids want the whole package, art work, lyric's, & the photo's"....."I'm not worried, friends of mine have called me and asked if they could download the album, and I'm like sure, do it"....."I know they will buy the product when it becomes avaiable"....."and I want people to hear my music, any way they can, thats what its really all about"...."this is the future and thats a fact of life now"..."The more people that have a chance to hear it, the more people are going to buy it".......Last thing he said was..."I glad you like it, that means alot to me, thanks".........And I told him looks like Testament & Exodus might be playing some the same festivals this Summer, he said that will be real fun, and he can't wait to hit the stage!.........."I'm looking forward to this year, its gonna be big for Exodus"..........
01. Scar Spangled Banner(this could of been right off Fabulous, great groove)
02. War Is My Shepherd(strong song, & there EP title track)
03. Blacklist(totally new & very Exodus, slower pace, mid tempo, great guitar groove, Gary Holt Whammy Bar Master)
04. Shroud Of Urine(Tom drum intro, like the lyric's, evil sounding vocals, totally Gary Holt, most Melodic Duo leads, but twisted & heavy)
05. Forward March(The Epic song (7 & a half minutes of guitar heaven, classic Exo)
06. Culling The Herd(another heavy fast track)
07. Sealed With A Fist(The best reworked Exo-song, & I like it alot)
08. Throwing Down(The weakest song on the album(but still solid), vintage Wardance, not Exodus, but it is still it belongs, just a different slower pace)
09. Impaler(A classic redone, better than the original, one of my favorites)
10. Tempo Of The Damned (the fastest song last, and a lasting Impression)
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I can't wait. Great writing too! Will this be part of the "book"? I'm still wondering if you are going to do it.
