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Release date:
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28 October 2008 |
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8.4 | 113 votes |
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01. Bonded By Blood
02. Exodus
03. And Then There Were None
04. A Lesson In Violence
05. Metal Command
06. Piranha
07. No Love
08. Deliver Us To Evil
09. Strike Of The Beast
10. Hell's Breath
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Additional info
This is a modernized re-recording of Exodus' debut 1980s album 'Bonded by Blood'. The only band members who play on both 'Bonded' and 'Let There Be Blood' are guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Tom Hunting
"Hell's Breath" is an old song that has now been released in studio format for the first time
The album was produced by Gary Holt who stated that this release is a tribute to Paul Baloff, singer on the original 'Bonded by Blood' who passed away 2 February, 2002
Mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap at BackStage Studios, Derbyshire, UK
All guitar and bass tracks engineered by Jonnie Zaentz at the JKZ Production Studio in San Rafael, California
All drum tracks engineered by Adam Myatt at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California
All vocal tracks engineered by Jon Ciorciari at J. Rod Production Studios in New York City, New York
Front cover design by Par Olofsson
CD packaging layout by Mark DeVito
Photos by Karyn Crisis
Backup vocals by Satan's Choir:
JR Maloney, Rob Bylett, Corey Scoolidge, Craig Cefola, Jason Cefola, Ron Roshong, Jim Demaria, Jake Demaria, Nick Demaria, Abigail Demaria, Jasper, Greg Pavarati, Dom Lombardi, BJ Allen, Matt Maloney, Jeff Arnold, Sicks Deep, Dante Scioscia, Rob Mochietti |
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I hate it when bands detune their old material when they play it live, (Kudos to Slayer for always playing their classics live in their original tuning!) so the idea of a band re-recording a whole album like that doesnt really thrill me! lol 
There are two good things about ''Let There Be Blood''. One, Tom Hunting's drumming. The guy has always been awesome, and he shows he may be a lot older than he was back in the day, but he's better now than he ever was!  And Rob Dukes gives a decent performance here. He actually tries to imitate Paul Baloff at times, which is a good thing, and his vocals are less hardcorish than on his 2 studio albums with Exodus. I still rate Paul and especially Zetro as better Exodus vocalists, but Rob does very well here, I have to say!
Musically, only ''Metal Command'' actually benefits from the detuning, sounding better and more powerful than it did on the original album. And ''Strike Of The Beast'' loses nothing in the update, and is still as vicious and destructive as it ever was! Most of the songs have lost something though, and sound like sterile, watered down versions of their original counterparts. This album highlights exactly why as a general rule, I hate band's detuning their old stuff. The sound quality is obviously a lot better, but even that has it's down side. Im sure newer Exodus fans may actually prefer this version, but for me, the original was perfect as it was. If its not broke, dont try and fix it!
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| Rating: 7 |
The song, Exodus, sounds better on this album. It just randomly came up on my Pandora station, so I'll probably change my mind and download this album when I get home.
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Written by Dangerboner on 13.04.2010 at 11:07
The song, Exodus, sounds better on this album. It just randomly came up on my Pandora station, so I'll probably change my mind and download this album when I get home.
Ah, its horses for courses I guess! For me, that was one of the songs that really suffered from being downtuned. But if you liked it, you should definitely give the album a go!  The band certainly turn in good performances. ''Metal Command'' was always the weakest song on the original for me, but I really like the remake of it. I much prefer the new version of that song! xD
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Written by Angelic Storm on 13.04.2010 at 16:15
Ah, its horses for courses I guess! For me, that was one of the songs that really suffered from being downtuned. But if you liked it, you should definitely give the album a go! The band certainly turn in good performances. ''Metal Command'' was always the weakest song on the original for me, but I really like the remake of it. I much prefer the new version of that song! xD
Haven't listened to it since it came out. So, I'd better put it on in a short while then.
Best thing about this release is that finally Hell's Breath has been released in a studio version all I am waiting for now is to be released in a studio version are Deathrw and the ORIGINAL version of Impaler. Btw all those threee songs are performed live at the Double Live Dynamo! DVD which features the only two complete concerts ever captured on film with Baloff on vocals. The one with the three old songs is the October 27th 1985 Dynamo Club Eindhoven, Holland one in front of abotu 300 people (and I was present happy happy joy joy at the age of 17) and the other is the May 17th 1997 Dynamo Open Air Festival Eindhoven, Holland in front of about 88,000 people (also present there but the tiny gig made an everlasting impression)
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Yep Hell's Breath is a great song, and another early Exodus song that was written by Kirk Hammett. So many people slag him off, yet his influence on thrash in its earliest stages is undeniable! I think a lot of those early songs where specifically left off early Exodus albums because they were written by Kirk. Its certainly not because they weren't good songs, because they definitely are.  Hmm...did they do a proper studio version of "Impaler" with Paul Baloff on vocals? I know the version of ''Impaler'' with Zetro on vocals was meant to just be a bonus track. But ended up on the album proper cos Century Media forced Exodus to remove a song called ''Crime Of The Century'' from the album. (Now, I wonder if that song will ever see the light of day??)
You saw Exodus in 1985?!  Woah, that must have been amazing, you're very lucky! xD I was still in primary school in 1985, and not into metal yet. haha
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| Rating: 8 |
What happened to this album, it totally disappeared from the band's profile...
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Written by Angelic Storm on 14.04.2010 at 00:08
Yep Hell's Breath is a great song, and another early Exodus song that was written by Kirk Hammett. So many people slag him off, yet his influence on thrash in its earliest stages is undeniable! I think a lot of those early songs where specifically left off early Exodus albums because they were written by Kirk. Its certainly not because they weren't good songs, because they definitely are.
You give Kirk too much credit. He only co-wrote those songs and then primarily a couple of riffs. And imo, yes, Kirk is an immensely overrated guitar player. Can't keep his foot off his wah-wah. Read what Reb Beach (I think that's what his name is) has to say on Kirk's guitar abilities The link cane be found in a Metallica thread I think.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 14.04.2010 at 10:23
You give Kirk too much credit. He only co-wrote those songs and then primarily a couple of riffs. And imo, yes, Kirk is an immensely overrated guitar player. Can't keep his foot off his wah-wah. Read what Reb Beach (I think that's what his name is) has to say on Kirk's guitar abilities The link cane be found in a Metallica thread I think.
I dont think I am. I know he only co-wrote those songs, but who knows how much, or how little input he had in them? After all, who's to say he took all the riffs he wrote for Exodus with him to Metallica? Take ''Hell's Breath'', there's not a single riff in there which ended up on a Metallica song, so who's to say how much or how little of that music is his? Besides, I know how ridiculous certain people can be when it comes to slagging off Kirk to remain ''tr00/kvlt''. I've seen people saying "Impaler" is a crap song, ONLY because Kirk had a hand in writing it! To me, that is just being ridiculous. How any lover of Exodus and old school thrash can say ''Impaler'' is a crap Exodus song, is beyond me! Kirk is overrated, sure. But there are a lot who refuse to give Metallica or him any credit for the initiation of thrash metal. If you believe that Exodus were one of the originators, then you must also give Kirk credit, as he helped write a lot of stuff with them before he left. But some people refuse to acknowledge that, just because he is in Metallica.
I read what Reb Beach said, but come on, he had to ask what band Kirk was in! Does anyone really believe he didnt actually know that? Its the ''cool'' thing these days to slag off Metallica, and Kirk, and I think he's merely jumping onto that bandwagon. He also mentioned an incident were Metallica were throwing darts at a picture of Winger, I guess he must still harbour bad feelings because of that. Anyways, for anyone to call Kirk ''a bad guitarist'' is in serious need of a hearing aid! Yep, I can see why some wouldnt like his style, but that doesnt make him a bad player. I play guitar, and believe me, a lot of Kirk's stuff is very hard to play! People go on about him using the wah so much, but other players like Michael Ammot also use the wah heavily in their solos, yet they aren't criticised in the same way that Kirk is. I think some people are overly critical of him purely because of who he is, and because he's in such a big band like Metallica. Its impossible for some people to look at Kirk, or Metallica objectively. Overrated by some people? Yep, he probably is. But a bad guitar player? Nope, no way. A crap guitar player could not play his solos, so that's just nonsense!
I guess I should post that in that thread...:P
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| Rating: 7 |
So I downloaded the album and listened to it today. Definitely not as good as the original, but if somehow BBB never existed and Let There Be Blood was an original album, it would still be one of their best.
I've read tons of sites online, and all I see is people bitching about it and it pisses me off. A re-recording does not negate the original. The original still exists. If you do not like the re-recording, then don't fucking buy it. People rate this album poorly because they compare it to the original, and that's fucking retarded.
They should also re-record Pleasures of the Flesh, and even rewrite the drum parts, because they fucking suck.
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Written by Dangerboner on 14.04.2010 at 11:38
So I downloaded the album and listened to it today. Definitely not as good as the original, but if somehow BBB never existed and Let There Be Blood was an original album, it would still be one of their best.
I've read tons of sites online, and all I see is people bitching about it and it pisses me off. A re-recording does not negate the original. The original still exists. If you do not like the re-recording, then don't fucking buy it. People rate this album poorly because they compare it to the original, and that's fucking retarded.
They should also re-record Pleasures of the Flesh, and even rewrite the drum parts, because they fucking suck.
Well, I think if you re-record one of your old albums, you're going to have to expect people to compare it to the original. I think what is retarded, is people slating it purely for what it is. I know some people who hate it, and havent even heard it! I mean, what?! And of course, most of the complaints Ive seen about it, are about Rob Dukes. Again, I think its this stupid kvlt/tr00 image that some people feel they have to live up to. The main thing I dont like about LTBB is the fact the songs are detuned. But that's just a personal preference, I guess. The performances on it are really great, including by Rob Dukes.
Woah, I dunno about re-recording ''Pleasures Of The Flesh''! Then again, that is my fave Exodus album, and I think its perfect as it is!
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---Top 10 ''Exodus''---
1-.A Lesson In Violence
2-.Hammer And Life
3-.Bonded By Blood
4-.The Toxic Waltz
5-.Piranha
6-.Deathamphetamine
7-.Brain Dead
8-.Fabulous Disaster
9-.Corruption
10-.Deliver Us to Evil
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Why in the hell would they possibly rerecord what's often considered a flawless masterpiece? Rerecord demos or unused songs or something, god.
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I'm surprised at the praise this album got on this website. Everywhere else I was at, this album was getting panned by everyone.
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