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°°3X0DVS°° 2004 "Tempo Of The Damned", возле жерла домны

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Posted: 08-04-2004, 11:46 (post 1, #247561)

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Артист:	Exodus
Альбом:	Tempo Of The Damned, 2004
Жанр:	trash metal
Формат файла:	EAC/APE/rar
Ссылка:	CD 0 clicks
Нахождение:	eDonkey
Примечание:	You will be forewarned, this album has enough energy to wear you out, you wake up in the morning feeling energetic, then you put this album on, you will feel tired, your jaw will drop, so accept no substitutes, there aren’t many contemporary thrash bands that can really stand up to this record.

tracklist:
1- Scar Spangled Banner
2- War is my Shepherd
3- Blacklist
4- Shroud of Urine
5- Forward March
6- Culling the Heard
7- Sealed with a Fist
8- Throwing Down
9- Impaler
10- Tempo of the Damned

Released: March 9, 2004
Label: Nuclear Blast

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review:

I often view metal -- specifically good thrash -- like a heavyweight boxer. They cuss you out in very creative ways, get you cornered in the ring, beat the shit out of your whimpering ass, and for the final blow to your broken body, a bite that takes your ear off. The TKO on this CD is the first three songs, which leave you thinking it can’t better. It does -- easily renewing the faith that thrash is not dead. It’s alive, and with Exodus’s history of unfortunate set backs, have come back with confident intensity. This is truly one of the finest moments for Exodus.

Notes on the songs:

1. “Scar Spangled Banner” -- Psycho riffing and bashing drums open this nasty beast off. Bass lines make a welcome bridge. Evil vocals, with lyrics you can only imagine. Potty mouthed, ferocious metal -- just the way I like it. “I’m no patriot, just a hatriot.”

2. “War Is My Shepherd” -- This song is rapid machine gun fire, with the near-death style accentuation on the lines “war is my shepherd.” I had no idea that Souza could strip his vocals like that. Speed metal style solo, extremely fast paced.

3. “Blacklist” -- Utter perfection. Double solo’s, hate filled lyrics, near dynamic shifts, intense break downs, and some fine whammy bar work that really hurts. In a good way. Damn, this song is more me than I am. Superb, anthem lyrics.

4. “Shroud Of Urine” -- Ah, the infamous Shroud of Urine. It’s filled with excellent dual guitar work, that may surprise you with it’s occasional classical influence. Highly quotable, and highly venomous. If this doesn’t do something for you, nothing will. And yes, this is where the new word “crucifucked” comes from.

5. “Forward March” -- Mesmerizing song to me. Slow, fast, near spoken hissing, and heavily accentuated deep vocals with the chorus. Guitar work is seductive, before the doom tones, and blazing solo’s. Exodus style call to arms.

6. “Culling The Herd” -- Heavy song. Deeper vocals, with guitar tones that bend and twist into a stoner vibe... ‘til you hit another fiery solo that slaps you upside the head, forcing you to remember this thrash. Again, highly quotable lyrics.

7. “Sealed With A Fist” – Aww, the joys of wedded “bliss.” Uh huh. An excellent reworked Exodus song. Added venom, punch, power, ferocity. Catchy, heavy, and more memorable now.

8. “Throwing Down” -- I swear this has a stoner metal vibe to it. Slower paced, and I’ve never heard this band sound like this before. Searing solo, deep vocals, while the drums loosely control/propel this song. Appreciated on it’s own merits. Similar vibe to this one is “Culling the Herd.” Reworked song from Gary Holt’s ‘Wardance’ project.

9. “Impaler” -- Reworked classic. Better than the original? Yes -- I said they were rejuvenated. Must be all the Geritol. Just kidding, I use Geritol, too. At the two minute mark this is just a beast, beautiful solo’s, excellent crazed rendition.

10. “Tempo Of The Damned” -- The guitar work is all over (goose bump raising), bass lines popping out everywhere, Souza is spitting and screaming. Excellent finale for an outstanding disc.
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Exodus are taking a trip back to ye olde days of thrash – Tempo of the Damned is retro, its Bonded in Blood - its early Metallica, its Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth, and is often better than anything the aforementioned ‘big 4’ of thrash ever produced. It’s unashamedly thrash metaaaaalllll baby, the way it was meant to be - (At this point, you’re obliged to throw the devil horns at your monitor and make the James-Hetfield-giving-birth face™). This is the album that should have followed ‘Fabulous Disaster’.