{"id":570,"date":"1985-01-01T00:00:31","date_gmt":"1985-01-01T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=570"},"modified":"2020-04-19T16:04:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T16:04:36","slug":"album-review-exodus-bonded-by-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-exodus-bonded-by-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"EXODUS – Bonded By Blood (1985) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

EXODUS
Bonded By Blood<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMusic For Nations (1985)<\/span>
Rating: 10\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, the debut album that has probably been even more eagerly awaited by the hardcore thrashers than Kill \u2019Em All<\/em><\/a>, is finally about to see the light of day. Exodus have already accumulated a vast underground following through a now nearly four-year-old demo and numerous live tapes that have circulated around the scene, and this release will no doubt enhance their position as the new \u201cUnderground Kings Of Thrash\u201d now that Metallica have progressed into the big league.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not going to waste time and space comparing Exodus with Metallica, because I honestly don\u2019t think that\u2019s important. The San Francisco Bay Area band have been around long enough to have developed their own identity with their particular form of technically controlled thrash. And comments that are sure to arise, pronouncing Exodus as a \u201cMetallica rip-off\u201d, will be totally unjustified.<\/p>\n

Anyway, onto the contents which are nothing short of brilliant. Every track is just what your hardcore maniac metal doctor ordered – total thrash. There\u2019s no let up from the word go, as \u2018Bonded By Blood\u2019 comes crashing through the speakers. The energy that Exodus produce is so intense it must be frightening to your average heavy metal fan. Devastating power riffs are complimented by excellent soloing from Gary Holt and Rick Hunolt. Listen in particular to \u2018Exodus\u2019 and \u2018A Lesson In Violence\u2019 as the two axe thrashers trade-off solos with lightning precision.<\/p>\n

Paul Baloff\u2019s vocals are probably more in common with a punk band than one of metal, and I guess this is one of the main reasons why Exodus appeal so much to punters on both sides of the fence; a thin line between punk and hardcore metal that is sure to vanish soon.<\/p>\n

My personal favourite tracks are the aforementioned \u2018A Lesson In Violence\u2019, \u2018Exodus\u2019, \u2018Piranha\u2019, \u2018Deliver Us To Evil\u2019 and the lethal \u2018Strike Of The Beast\u2019. The rest of the numbers – \u2018Bonded By Blood\u2019, \u2018And Then There Were None\u2019, \u2018Metal Command\u2019 and \u2018No Love\u2019 – are just as intense, with excellent production to boot.<\/p>\n

So there you have it, a classic album in the thrash metal sense which is sure to be sneered at by the unconverted and mainstream media. But who gives a fuck? I\u2019m sure Exodus won\u2019t!<\/p>\n

Bernard Doe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 9 (1985)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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