Like Overkill, Exodus have stepped out of the '80s time warp to batter their fans with a new level of thrash. This is 80-minutes of jaw-dropping heavy metal. Metallica may have reached for the mega dollars of stardom, but the respectability must be aimed towards those bands who stuck to their thrash guns, especially as now they've emerged head and shoulders above Metallica and their U2 status and silly hair cuts and drama. 'Exhibit A...' is a colossus thrash record, hell-bent on pummelling the listener into submission with its myriad of riffs, violent structures and ravenous vocals courtesy of Dukes. Brutal, punishing and epic in its formula, 'The Ballad Of...' is a labyrinth of chaos and destruction and as vicious as modern Slayer in its pace and insanity. 'Hammer...' is slightly more melodic but personal fave is 'Class Dismissed' with its machine gun drums and fearsome guitars. Holt and Altus blaze through the tracks like no tomorrow, and as the ten-minute 'The Sun...' grinds to a halt, you'll be left clearing up the debris for a long, long time to come.
8/10
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