It is in the old pots ... 2

It is in the old pots ... 2

Blood in Blood Out (CD)

Customer Review

Four years after his last album, Exodus is back!
We will not repeat to you the entire history of the US Thrash but just know (if you do not know it) that Exodus is one of the pioneers of the style. It would have also been part of the "big four" (which would become a "big five" of things) but fate decided otherwise.
With the departure of vocalist Rob Dukes (in the group for nine years) and the integration of Gary Holt in Slayer to replace, at least live, the late Jeff Hanneman, one would think that that was the end of Exodus . Nay! Gary Holt has never wanted to mortgage the future of her baby for the benefit of its place in Slayer. He also takes his band opening for Slayer for future tour history to remove any ambiguity on the issue (and we salute the way he fact that his performance will therefore ensure both on concerts).
As for the singer, the problem did not take long to adjust. Gary has just appealed to Steve Souza to take the microphone. And for those who lignorent (probably the same people who did not know quExodus was one of the pioneers of Thrash, see above) Steve "Zetro" Souza was the singer of the group in 1986 and 1992 on the album of the reformation in 2004. That is, for me, the choice of Steve flowed naturally: it IS the voice of Exodus (the late Paul Baloff, original singer, having recorded one album).
Steve and look behind the microphone, I must say it brings back memories. Excellent memories even if it evokes the superb "Fabulous Disaster" released in 1988. And so, even though the last dExodus albums were not bad at all (both parts of "Exhibit" in particular), it is undeniable that this Souza back smelling the past and the heyday of the group. Let us now return if it keeps its promises.

The intro a bit destabilizing "Black 13", very electro, is just there to fool the enemy. Because once past the twenty-five minutes of questions it raises, if one does ask more of the masses, questions: Exodus is back in the 80's! Riff saw in the great tradition, fast rhythmic millimeter (Tom Hunting, historic third member of the group in this version 2014, still kills a lot of work on drums) and of course, singing de Souza, unmistakable and it's been great pleasure to hear again as it has lost none of his aggressive tone and his banter. It is simply transported twenty-five years back.
The title track pushes the nail squarely. Much faster pace again, words flow at great speed and refrain repeated by the whole group (the famous "gang vocals" which is also end up on "Collateral Damage", "Body Harvest" and "Honor Killings") . If you still do not like seeing you at the end of the 80 tuned piece of this is that you have not experienced this time! Note also the passage in this way the small wink to the first album, "Bonded By Blood". Wink becomes evident from reading the lyrics because the ends with these words: "Tonight Were gonna rage and make Paul Baloff proud". Anyway, it smells the future live classic, this title.
Note also that the group returns to shorter titles, although punchy, it does not exceed four minutes and two pieces of the album remain below the five minutes. We remember that the "Exhibit" we had to piece the extension. Exodus still keep its taste for fairly long pieces (however all less than seven minutes) that allow it to develop the instrumental parts at will ("Numb", "Body Harvest", "My Last Nerve", "BTK", " Food For The Worms ").
You wash understood, everything is done so that lon feels back in the heyday of Thrash. The next two songs, "Collateral Damage" and "Salt The Wound", do not change the situation. Breaking activity of necks in order! We find the legendary group solos and rhythmic exchange level, we revel in this knitting two guitars, Gary Holt and Lee Altus complementing perfectly. Note that this is a third guitarist who is the honor of the first solo Salt The Wound, it being played by Kirk Hammett (the first application of which group it is ...). Again, we note the nod to the past since Kirk began as guitarist in Exodus before being recruited to go replace Dave Mustaine in Metallica.
Yet if Exodus revives the past with this album, it did not fall either in self-plagiarism or easy nostalgia. Each piece skilfully marries past and present (the wild cries on the end of "BTK", "My Last Nerve" with its melodic guitar on the chorus, "Numb" and hypnotic rhythm) and brings his stone to the edifice. One could also mention "Body Harvest" which sounds a little less old-Exodus musically, probably because he was composed by Lee Altus and not by Gary Holt. However, as soon as Souza raises his voice above it completely into the mold.
One slogan to summarize the album: THRASH!
Finally, sound either does not outdated at all, the bass Jack Gibson eg being clearly audible (which was not really the case on the group's productions in the 80s).

"Blood In Blood Out" is a very good album. I do not say that equal the best albums of the group (let him time to mature for that) but for Thrash, on annual production, I put largely above the fray .
It's time to get to Exodus what belongs to him: his place of great Thrash. Because, let's be honest five minutes: that's how long the groups "star" of the Big Four have not released an album of this quality?
17/20

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