Exodus discography
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This article presents the discography
of Exodus
, an American
thrash metal
band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California
. The band rose to prominence in the US during the thrash metal
era with their first four albums between 1985 and 1990. Over the years, they have released 10 studio album
s (one of which is a re-recording
of their debut album
), 3 live album
s, 1 compilation album
, 3 live DVD
s and 6 demos
.
Discography
Discography is the study and listing of the details concerning sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified musical genres...
of Exodus
Exodus (band)
Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in Richmond, California. Spanning a career of over 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Guitarist Gary Holt remains the only constant member of the band,...
, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The band rose to prominence in the US during the thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
era with their first four albums between 1985 and 1990. Over the years, they have released 10 studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s (one of which is a re-recording
Let There Be Blood
Let There Be Blood is a re-recording of Exodus's 1985 album Bonded by Blood, featuring their modern lineup. The only band members who play on both Bonded by Blood and Let There Be Blood are guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Tom Hunting...
of their debut album
Bonded by Blood
For other uses of the phrase, see Bonded by Blood Bonded by Blood is the debut album by the San Francisco thrash metal band Exodus. Although the album was completed in the summer of 1984, it was not released until 1985 due to issues with Exodus and its record label...
), 3 live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
s, 1 compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, 3 live DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s and 6 demos
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
.
Studio albums
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Ind. Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
CHE Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
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GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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NLD MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1985 | Bonded by Blood Bonded by Blood For other uses of the phrase, see Bonded by Blood Bonded by Blood is the debut album by the San Francisco thrash metal band Exodus. Although the album was completed in the summer of 1984, it was not released until 1985 due to issues with Exodus and its record label...
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| 1987 | Pleasures of the Flesh Pleasures of the Flesh -Band Line-Up:*Steve "Zetro" Souza -Vocals*Gary Holt - Guitars*Rick Hunolt - Guitars*Rob McKillop - Bass*Tom Hunting - Drums-Charts:Album - Billboard -Credits:... |
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| 1988 | Fabulous Disaster Fabulous Disaster Fabulous Disaster is the third album by Exodus. UK label Music for Nations released the album in 1988, but in the USA, it was released in January 1989 by Combat/Relativity Records.... February 15, 1989 (United States) |
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| 1990 | Impact Is Imminent Impact is Imminent Impact Is Imminent is the fourth album by thrash metal band Exodus and their first with Capitol Records. This is the first album to feature John Tempesta on drums and is the last studio album to feature Rob McKillop on bass, though he would appear on their next live album, "Good Friendly Violent... Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
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| 1992 | Force of Habit Force of Habit -Band line-up:*Steve "Zetro" Souza - Vocals*Gary Holt - Guitars*Rick Hunolt - Guitars*Michael Butler - Bass*John Tempesta - Drums-Credits:* Recorded at Battery Studios, London, UK* Produced and engineered by Chris Tsangarides... |
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| 2004 | Tempo of the Damned Tempo of the Damned Tempo of the Damned is the sixth album by thrash metal band Exodus. It marked their first full-length album of new material in over 11 years, the last being Force of Habit released in 1992.... |
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| 2005 | Shovel Headed Kill Machine Shovel Headed Kill Machine Shovel Headed Kill Machine is the seventh studio album by the American thrash metal band Exodus, released on October 4, 2005 through Nuclear Blast. This album contains a huge shift in the lineup for Exodus... |
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| 2007 | The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A is the eighth studio album by thrash metal band Exodus, released on October 23, 2007. This is the second album featuring Rob Dukes on vocals, but it also marks the second comeback of longtime original Exodus drummer Tom Hunting. Hunting's last appearance was on... |
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| 2010 | Exhibit B: The Human Condition Exhibit B: The Human Condition -Charts & Certifications:-Personnel:*Rob Dukes – Vocals*Gary Holt – Lead and rhythm guitars*Lee Altus – Lead and rhythm guitars*Jack Gibson – Bass*Tom Hunting – Drums, Percussion*Brendon Small - Guitar solo on "Devil's Teeth"... |
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Live albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 1991 | Good Friendly Violent Fun Good Friendly Violent Fun Good Friendly Violent Fun is a live album by thrash metal band Exodus.-Track listing:# Fabulous Disaster - 5:46# Chemi-Kill - 6:09# 'Til Death Do Us Part - 5:07# The Toxic Waltz - 4:39# Cajun Hell - 5:55# Corruption - 5:37# Brain Dead - 4:31...
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| 1997 | Another Lesson in Violence Another Lesson in Violence Another Lesson in Violence is a live album by the thrash metal band Exodus.This album features a huge line-up change for Exodus. Paul Baloff returns on vocals who originally left after Bonded by Blood. Tom Hunting returns after taking ill just before the Fabulous Disaster tour in 1989. This is also... Century Media Records Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :... |
| 2005 | Live at the DNA 2004
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Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | US Ind. |
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| 1992 | Lessons in Violence Lessons in Violence Lessons In Violence is a compilation album by thrash metal band Exodus. This is the last Exodus album to feature Rob McKillop on bass.-Track listing:#Bonded By Blood - 3:48#Exodus - 4:09#Chemi-Kill - 5:46#The Toxic Waltz - 4:51...
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| 2008 | Let There Be Blood Let There Be Blood Let There Be Blood is a re-recording of Exodus's 1985 album Bonded by Blood, featuring their modern lineup. The only band members who play on both Bonded by Blood and Let There Be Blood are guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Tom Hunting... |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Objection Overruled" | Impact Is Imminent |
| 2004 | "War Is My Shepherd" | Tempo of the Damned |
| 2007 | "Funeral Hymn" | The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A |
| 2010 | "Downfall" | Exhibit B: The Human Condition |
| 2011 | "Hammer and Life" | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "The Toxic Waltz" | |
| 1992 | "A Good Day to Die" | |
| 2004 | "War Is My Shepherd" | Maurice Swinkels |
| "Throwing Down" | ||
| 2007 | "Riot Act" | |
| 2010 | "Downfall" | |
Video albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 2005 | Live at the DNA
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| 2007 | Double Live Dynamo!
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| 2010 | Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities is a live DVD album by American thrash metal band Exodus. It was recorded at Exodus's July 2008 performance at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany... |
Demo albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 1982 | 1982 Demo
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| 1983 | Die By His Hand
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| 1983 rehearsal semi-official demo
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| 1984 | A Lesson in Violence
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| Turk Street
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| 1986 | Pleasures of the Flesh
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