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Release Date: 10/04/2005
Exodus have been on the
thrash metal scene since their beginning, but for reasons unknown are often skipped over when discussions arise about the genre's originators (with
Metallica,
Slayer,
Megadeth, and
Anthrax usually getting the lion's share of the credit). Despite never truly receiving the props they deserved (even after issuing
Bonded by Blood -- an album that is considered to be right up there with
Kill 'Em All and
Hell Awaits),
Exodus continue to steamroll merrily along on their seventh studio set overall, 2005's
Shovel Headed Kill Machine. The only familiar name from
Exodus' glory days of yore is longtime guitarist
Gary Holt (who also serves as the album's producer), but
Shovel Headed Kill Machine signals the arrival of former
Slayer drummer
Paul Bostaph -- undoubtedly one of
metal's most highly adept timekeepers. It's rare in the early 21st century to come across a straight-ahead, honest to goodness
thrash metal album, but
Shovel Headed Kill Machine certainly fits the bill, as evidenced by such tracks as
"Deathamphetamine" and the album-closing title track. And you've got to love the cover artwork, which has '80s-era
metal written all over it (and would surely have been airbrushed on the backs of many metalheads' denim jackets if released during
thrash metal's heyday).
~Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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