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| Name = Tempo of the Damned |
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| artist = [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] |
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| released = February 2, 2004<ref name=nucblast>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/discography/details/75489.71001.tempo-of-the-damned.html|title=Tempo Of The Damned by EXODUS|work=[[Nuclear Blast]]|accessdate=December 17, 2016}}</ref> |
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| recorded = 2003 |
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| studio = Tsunami Recordings, Moss Beach, California, [[Prairie Sun Recording Studios|Prairie Sun Studio]], Cotati, California |
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| Genre = [[Thrash metal]] |
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| genre = [[Thrash metal]] |
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| length = 54:21 |
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| Label = [[Nuclear Blast]]<br>[[King Records (Japan)|King Records]] (Japan)<br >Dream On Music (Korea) |
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| label = [[Nuclear Blast]]<br />[[King Records (Japan)|King Records]] (Japan)<br />Dream On Music (Korea) |
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| Producer = [[Andy Sneap]] |
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| producer = [[Andy Sneap]] |
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| Last album = ''[[Another Lesson in Violence]]''<br>(1997) |
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| prev_title = [[Another Lesson in Violence]] |
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| This album = '''''Tempo of the Damned'''''<br>(2004) |
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| prev_year = 1997 |
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| Next album = ''[[Shovel Headed Kill Machine]]''<br>(2005) |
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| next_title = [[Shovel Headed Kill Machine]] |
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| next_year = 2005 |
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'''''Tempo of the Damned''''' is the sixth studio album by |
'''''Tempo of the Damned''''' is the sixth studio album by American [[thrash metal]] band [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]. Released on February 2, 2004 via [[Nuclear Blast]], ''Tempo of the Damned'' was Exodus' first studio release since 1992's ''[[Force of Habit]]''.<ref name=nucblast /> It was the last appearance of longtime vocalist [[Steve Souza|Steve "Zetro" Souza]] until his return for 2014's ''[[Blood In, Blood Out (Exodus album)|Blood In, Blood Out]]''<ref name=bloodinallmusic>{{cite web|first=James Christopher|last=Monger|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/blood-in-blood-out-mw0002718494|title=Blood In, Blood Out – Exodus|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=December 17, 2016}}</ref> as well as the last appearance of founding drummer [[Tom Hunting]] until 2007's ''[[The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A]]''.<ref name=atrocityallmusic>{{cite web|first=Eduardo|last=Rivadavia|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-atrocity-exhibition-mw0000580702|title=The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A – Exodus|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=December 17, 2016}}</ref> The album was also the last studio appearance of guitarist Rick Hunolt until the band's 2021 album ''[[Persona Non Grata (Exodus album)|Persona Non Grata]]'', where he made a guest appearance. |
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''Tempo of the Damned'' is the first Exodus studio album to accredit founding guitarist [[Kirk Hammett]] for a song |
''Tempo of the Damned'' is the first Exodus studio album to accredit founding guitarist [[Kirk Hammett]] for a song ("Impaler"). |
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This album was released two years to the day after the death of former member [[Paul Baloff]]. |
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Although he produced the band's 1997 live album ''[[Another Lesson in Violence]]'', this album was the first time [[Andy Sneap]] had produced, mixed, engineered or mastered an Exodus studio album; he would provide either role on the band's subsequent albums.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andy Sneap|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/andy-sneap-mn0000048068/credits|website=Allmusic|accessdate=6 September 2018}}</ref> |
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Although he produced the band's 1997 live album ''[[Another Lesson in Violence]]'', this album was the first time [[Andy Sneap]] had produced, mixed, engineered or mastered an Exodus studio album; he would provide either role on the band's subsequent albums.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andy Sneap|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/andy-sneap-mn0000048068/credits|website=Allmusic|accessdate=September 6, 2018}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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''Tempo of the Damned'' marked |
''Tempo of the Damned'' marked Exodus' first full-length album of new material since 1992's ''[[Force of Habit]]''. This is Exodus' first studio album to feature Jack Gibson on bass. This album is also the result of [[Steve Souza|Steve "Zetro" Souza]]'s return to the band, after Exodus reunited with ''[[Bonded by Blood]]''-era lead singer [[Paul Baloff]] for the release of their live album ''[[Another Lesson in Violence]]'' in 1997. Baloff died of a stroke in 2002 and Souza was invited back into the band, although this would prove to be the last album to feature him until 2014's ''[[Blood In, Blood Out (Exodus album)|Blood In, Blood Out]]'', for he abandoned the group during their tour in South America in support of the album, which resulted in a feud between him and guitarist [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/exodus-guitarist-fat-ass-zetro-souza-is-human-crap/ |title=Exodus Guitarist: 'Fat Ass' Zetro Souza Is 'Human Crap' |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=September 13, 2004 |accessdate=May 19, 2017}}</ref> ''Tempo of the Damned'' was also the last Exodus album to feature longtime guitarist Rick Hunolt. Despite never officially rejoining the band, Hunolt filled in for Holt for European tour in the summer of 2012 due to the latter's commitments with [[Slayer]], and made a guest appearance on their eleventh studio ''[[Persona Non Grata (Exodus album)|Persona Non Grata]]'' (2021). Although this album was also the last to feature drummer [[Tom Hunting]] before his second departure, he would later rejoin the band in 2007. Souza would rejoin Exodus as well after his replacement [[Rob Dukes]] was fired from the band in 2014. |
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''Tempo of the Damned'' also marks Exodus' only studio album to contain a song credited to founding member [[Kirk Hammett]], who found greater recognition as a member of [[Metallica]]. The others are their ''[[Exodus discography#Demo albums|1982 Demo]]'' cassette and the [[Another Lesson in Violence|1997 live release]], ''Another Lesson in Violence''; the latter featured the song "Impaler". Hammett brought one of "Impaler"'s riffs to the Metallica song "Trapped Under Ice", which was released on their 1984 album ''[[Ride the Lightning]]''. Music videos were filmed for the songs "War is my Shepherd" and "Throwing Down," which largely consists of a jam performance. |
''Tempo of the Damned'' also marks Exodus' only studio album to contain a song credited to founding member [[Kirk Hammett]], who found greater recognition as a member of [[Metallica]]. The others are their ''[[Exodus discography#Demo albums|1982 Demo]]'' cassette and the [[Another Lesson in Violence|1997 live release]], ''Another Lesson in Violence''; the latter featured the song "Impaler". Hammett brought one of "Impaler"'s riffs to the Metallica song "Trapped Under Ice", which was released on their 1984 album ''[[Ride the Lightning]]''. Music videos were filmed for the songs "War is my Shepherd" and "Throwing Down," which largely consists of a jam performance. |
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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|first=Eduardo|last=Rivadavia|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tempo-of-the-damned-mw0000327418|title=Tempo of the Damned – Exodus|work=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=December 17, 2016}}</ref> |
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|rev2Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|first=Borivoj|last=Krgin|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/tempo-of-the-damned/|title=CD Reviews – Tempo Of The Damned Exodus|work=blabbermouth.net|date=December 27, 2003|accessdate=December 17, 2016}}</ref> |
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''Tempo of the Damned'' received a positive review from |
''Tempo of the Damned'' received a positive review from [[AllMusic]]'s Eduardo Rivadavia, who awarded the album three stars out of five, saying "all of the much loved Exodus hallmarks are here: lyrics filled with biting, sarcastic social commentary: no-fuss, jagged thrash metal; and unparalleled technical precision." He then finished his review by saying that the album "successfully resurrects Exodus as the potent and formidable thrash machine of old."<ref name=allmusic/> |
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''Tempo of the Damned'' sold almost 2,600 copies in its first week of release in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 31, 2004|url=http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=20914|title=SOUNDSCAN Report: GUNS N' ROSES, SOIL, EXODUS First-Week Numbers Revealed|work=blabbermouth.net|accessdate= |
''Tempo of the Damned'' sold almost 2,600 copies in its first week of release in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 31, 2004|url=http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=20914|title=SOUNDSCAN Report: GUNS N' ROSES, SOIL, EXODUS First-Week Numbers Revealed|work=blabbermouth.net|accessdate=December 17, 2016}}</ref> and over 14,300 copies by September 13, 2004 in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 13, 2004|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=26831|title=EXODUS To Recruit Former WARDANCE Singer For South American Tour|work=blabbermouth.net|accessdate=December 17, 2016}}</ref> |
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== Track listing == |
== Track listing == |
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All songs written by [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]] except where noted. |
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| total_length = 54:21 |
| total_length = 54:21 |
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| title1 |
| title1 = Scar Spangled Banner |
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| length1 = 6:41 |
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| writer1 = [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]] |
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| title2 = War Is My Shepherd |
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| writer2 = Holt, [[Steve Souza|Steve "Zetro" Souza]] |
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| title2 = War Is My Shepherd |
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| length2 = 4:27 |
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| writer2 = Holt, [[Steve Souza|Steve "Zetro" Souza]] |
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| title3 = Blacklist |
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| length2 = 4:27 |
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| length3 = 6:17 |
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| title3 = Blacklist |
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| title4 = Shroud of Urine |
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| length4 = 4:52 |
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| title5 = Forward March |
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| title4 = Shroud of Urine |
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| writer5 = Holt, Souza |
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| length5 = 7:39 |
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| title6 = Culling the Herd |
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| title5 = Forward March |
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| length6 = 6:07 |
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| writer5 = Holt, Souza |
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| title7 = Sealed with a Fist |
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| length7 = 3:36 |
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| title6 = Culling the Herd |
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| title8 = Throwing Down |
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| writer6 = Holt |
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| writer8 = Holt, John Miller |
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| length6 = 6:07 |
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| length8 = 5:01 |
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| title7 = Sealed with a Fist |
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| title9 = Impaler |
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| writer9 = [[Paul Baloff]], [[Kirk Hammett]], Holt, [[Tom Hunting]] |
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| length7 = 3:36 |
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| length9 = 5:25 |
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| title8 = Throwing Down |
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| title10 = Tempo of the Damned |
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| writer8 = Holt, John Miller |
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| length10 = 4:22 |
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| title9 = Impaler |
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| writer9 = Holt, [[Kirk Hammett]], [[Paul Baloff]], [[Tom Hunting]] |
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| length9 = 5:25 |
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| title10 = Tempo of the Damned |
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| writer10 = Holt |
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| length10 = 4:22 |
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| headline |
| headline = Digipak bonus track |
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| title11 = [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song)|Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]] |
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| note11 = [[AC/DC]] cover |
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| title11 = [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song)|Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]] |
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| length11 = 3:52 |
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| note11 = [[AC/DC]] cover |
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| length11 = 3:52 |
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| headline |
| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks |
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| title11 = Shroud of Urine |
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| note11 = demo |
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| title11 = Shroud of Urine |
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| length11 = 4:47 |
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| note11 = demo |
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| title12 = Tempo of the Damned |
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| length11 = 4:47 |
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| title12 = Tempo of the Damned |
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| length12 = 4:23 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = Korean edition bonus tracks |
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| title11 = [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song)|Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]] |
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| note11 = [[AC/DC]] cover |
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| title11 = [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song)|Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]] |
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| length11 = 3:48 |
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| note11 = [[AC/DC]] cover |
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| title12 = Shroud of Urine |
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| length11 = 3:48 |
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| note12 = demo |
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| title12 = Shroud of Urine |
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| length12 = 4:47 |
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== Personnel == |
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* [[Steve Souza|Steve "Zetro" Souza]] – |
* [[Steve Souza|Steve "Zetro" Souza]] – vocals |
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* [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]] – |
* [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]] – guitars |
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* Rick Hunolt – guitars |
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* Jack Gibson – |
* Jack Gibson – bass |
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* [[Tom Hunting]] – |
* [[Tom Hunting]] – drums |
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'''Production''' |
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== Credits == |
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* Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by [[Andy Sneap]] |
* Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by [[Andy Sneap]] |
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* Mixed at Backstage Studio Derby UK |
* Mixed at Backstage Studio Derby UK |
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* Recorded at Tsunami Recordings, Moss Beach, |
* Recorded at Tsunami Recordings, Moss Beach, California (except Drums Recorded at [[Prairie Sun Recording Studios|Prairie Sun Studio]], Cotati, California) |
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* Cover Artwork by Jowita Kaminska |
* Cover Artwork by Jowita Kaminska |
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==Charts== |
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!scope="col"|Chart (2004) |
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!scope="col"|Peak<br>position |
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{{album chart|Germany4|67|id=25056|artist=Exodus|album=Tempo Of The Damned|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2021}} |
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== References == |
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 2, 2004[1] | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Studio | Tsunami Recordings, Moss Beach, California, Prairie Sun Studio, Cotati, California | |||
Genre | Thrash metal | |||
Length | 54:21 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast King Records (Japan) Dream On Music (Korea) | |||
Producer | Andy Sneap | |||
Exodus chronology | ||||
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Tempo of the Damned is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus. Released on February 2, 2004 via Nuclear Blast, Tempo of the Damned was Exodus' first studio release since 1992's Force of Habit.[1] It was the last appearance of longtime vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza until his return for 2014's Blood In, Blood Out[2] as well as the last appearance of founding drummer Tom Hunting until 2007's The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A.[3] The album was also the last studio appearance of guitarist Rick Hunolt until the band's 2021 album Persona Non Grata, where he made a guest appearance.
Tempo of the Damned is the first Exodus studio album to accredit founding guitarist Kirk Hammett for a song ("Impaler").
This album was released two years to the day after the death of former member Paul Baloff.
Although he produced the band's 1997 live album Another Lesson in Violence, this album was the first time Andy Sneap had produced, mixed, engineered or mastered an Exodus studio album; he would provide either role on the band's subsequent albums.[4]
Background
[edit]Tempo of the Damned marked Exodus' first full-length album of new material since 1992's Force of Habit. This is Exodus' first studio album to feature Jack Gibson on bass. This album is also the result of Steve "Zetro" Souza's return to the band, after Exodus reunited with Bonded by Blood-era lead singer Paul Baloff for the release of their live album Another Lesson in Violence in 1997. Baloff died of a stroke in 2002 and Souza was invited back into the band, although this would prove to be the last album to feature him until 2014's Blood In, Blood Out, for he abandoned the group during their tour in South America in support of the album, which resulted in a feud between him and guitarist Gary Holt.[5] Tempo of the Damned was also the last Exodus album to feature longtime guitarist Rick Hunolt. Despite never officially rejoining the band, Hunolt filled in for Holt for European tour in the summer of 2012 due to the latter's commitments with Slayer, and made a guest appearance on their eleventh studio Persona Non Grata (2021). Although this album was also the last to feature drummer Tom Hunting before his second departure, he would later rejoin the band in 2007. Souza would rejoin Exodus as well after his replacement Rob Dukes was fired from the band in 2014.
Tempo of the Damned also marks Exodus' only studio album to contain a song credited to founding member Kirk Hammett, who found greater recognition as a member of Metallica. The others are their 1982 Demo cassette and the 1997 live release, Another Lesson in Violence; the latter featured the song "Impaler". Hammett brought one of "Impaler"'s riffs to the Metallica song "Trapped Under Ice", which was released on their 1984 album Ride the Lightning. Music videos were filmed for the songs "War is my Shepherd" and "Throwing Down," which largely consists of a jam performance.
Reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[7] |
Tempo of the Damned received a positive review from AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia, who awarded the album three stars out of five, saying "all of the much loved Exodus hallmarks are here: lyrics filled with biting, sarcastic social commentary: no-fuss, jagged thrash metal; and unparalleled technical precision." He then finished his review by saying that the album "successfully resurrects Exodus as the potent and formidable thrash machine of old."[6]
Tempo of the Damned sold almost 2,600 copies in its first week of release in the U.S.[8] and over 14,300 copies by September 13, 2004 in the U.S.[9]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Gary Holt except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Scar Spangled Banner" | 6:41 | |
2. | "War Is My Shepherd" | Holt, Steve "Zetro" Souza | 4:27 |
3. | "Blacklist" | 6:17 | |
4. | "Shroud of Urine" | 4:52 | |
5. | "Forward March" | Holt, Souza | 7:39 |
6. | "Culling the Herd" | 6:07 | |
7. | "Sealed with a Fist" | 3:36 | |
8. | "Throwing Down" | Holt, John Miller | 5:01 |
9. | "Impaler" | Paul Baloff, Kirk Hammett, Holt, Tom Hunting | 5:25 |
10. | "Tempo of the Damned" | 4:22 | |
Total length: | 54:21 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (AC/DC cover) | 3:52 |
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11. | "Shroud of Urine" (demo) | 4:47 |
12. | "Tempo of the Damned" (demo) | 4:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (AC/DC cover) | 3:48 |
12. | "Shroud of Urine" (demo) | 4:47 |
Personnel
[edit]- Steve "Zetro" Souza – vocals
- Gary Holt – guitars
- Rick Hunolt – guitars
- Jack Gibson – bass
- Tom Hunting – drums
Production
- Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap
- Mixed at Backstage Studio Derby UK
- Recorded at Tsunami Recordings, Moss Beach, California (except Drums Recorded at Prairie Sun Studio, Cotati, California)
- Cover Artwork by Jowita Kaminska
Charts
[edit]Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 67 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tempo Of The Damned by EXODUS". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Blood In, Blood Out – Exodus". Allmusic. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A – Exodus". Allmusic. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Andy Sneap". Allmusic. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ "Exodus Guitarist: 'Fat Ass' Zetro Souza Is 'Human Crap'". Blabbermouth.net. September 13, 2004. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Tempo of the Damned – Exodus". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Krgin, Borivoj (December 27, 2003). "CD Reviews – Tempo Of The Damned Exodus". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "SOUNDSCAN Report: GUNS N' ROSES, SOIL, EXODUS First-Week Numbers Revealed". blabbermouth.net. March 31, 2004. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "EXODUS To Recruit Former WARDANCE Singer For South American Tour". blabbermouth.net. September 13, 2004. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Exodus – Tempo Of The Damned" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2021.