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EXODUS Re-Recording 'Bonded By Blood', Paying Tribute To PAUL BALOFF
- June 19, 2008
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Guitarist Gary Holt of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS has issued the following update: "While anxiously awaiting our return to Europe for the festival run, we have been quietly working on the 'Bonded By Blood' [ EXODUS's classic 1985 debut album] re-recording in our time off. Rob [ Dukes, vocals] is currently doing vocals in New York, Lee [ Altus, guitar] is doing his solos and I have some touch-ups to do on July 4th. Everything sounds crushing! Guitars are brutal, Tom's [ Hunting] drumming is sick, Rob sounds heavier than ever. I am totally stoked. While working on this, I have been securing the talent for the 25th anniversary version of it, the Paul Baloff trubute. Nine different singers. Can't name names right now, but people have been more than willing to participate. "Next up is Tidal Wave [festival in San Francisco], then beer and sun in Europe. This sitting-at-home shit sucks; I need to be on the road!" EXODUS recently extended its recording agreement with Nuclear Blast Records, whom Holt called "the greatest label in metal." The band's brand new album, "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit B", is due out later this year. EXODUS' video for the song "Riot Act" was directed by Jon Schnepp of "Metalocalypse" (on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim) for Schneppzone Inc. The clip, which made its TV debut in December on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball", can be viewed below. "Riot Act" comes off "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A", which sold 3,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release back in October 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD was recorded at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with producer Andy Sneap ( MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY).
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COMMENT | i'll definitely buy ii
posted by : Demonio
6/19/2008 8:24:30 PM
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especially if rob dukes isn't singing every song
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COMMENT | bonded by blood
posted by : Chaos VS Order
6/19/2008 8:25:03 PM
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would be cool if Kirk Hammett had some kind of participation in this,i mean he helped form this band
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COMMENT | Classic album
posted by : RiotAct666
6/19/2008 8:27:56 PM
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I have it on vinyl and the original Combat CD from 1985. So no need for the re - release version.
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COMMENT | R.I.P. Paul Baloff
posted by : RiotAct666
6/19/2008 8:29:19 PM
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He was a great thrash singer and is missed by all.
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COMMENT | I hope...
posted by : vultures
6/19/2008 8:29:27 PM
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...that they at least give some cash to Paul's family for doing this ridiculous re-recording. But hey it's their legacy, piss on it all you want.
Personally I never want to hear anyone else sing those classics (no matter who it is), so count me right the fuck out.
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COMMENT | Nostalgia can be a horrible thing
posted by :
6/19/2008 8:30:48 PM
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These days it seems like we are getting way more REunions and RErecordings (no offense Testament).
I could really go for some cREativity.
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COMMENT |
posted by : 5142
6/19/2008 8:41:32 PM
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This is a very bad idea...
they should of re-thought about this...
this type of stuff NEVER works...
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COMMENT | NO WAY
posted by : DREL
6/19/2008 8:55:11 PM
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You've got to be kidding, Bonded By Blood is the ONLY Exodus release worth a fuck. LEAVE IT ALONE. Go get a job if you need money...
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COMMENT | umm...
posted by : pest666
6/19/2008 9:00:27 PM
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I thought they were going to release a remixed/remastered version along with an unreleased version w/ different Baloff vokills and the tribute was going to be a bunch of bands like The Haunted (who really were interested back when rEVOLVER came out) contributing their favorite songs from BBB.....
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COMMENT |
posted by : Fani Dilth
6/19/2008 9:14:14 PM
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Don't touch it !!!!!
Bad moved. End of story !
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COMMENT |
posted by : Fani Dilth
6/19/2008 9:14:36 PM
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ooops...
My bad... Bad Move !
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COMMENT |
posted by : Firefly
6/19/2008 9:24:18 PM
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God, I hope they're joking. If it ain't broken don't fix it. There is absolutely no need to re-record a thrash metal classic. Personally it's the only album of theirs worth owning. I felt after Bonded By Blood they became some kind of a joke they way Anthrax did after Spreading the Disease. Just my opinion people. Btw, the new Judas Priest album kicks ass.
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COMMENT | wha wha WHAT?!?!?
posted by :
6/19/2008 9:37:56 PM
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Why are they fucking with perfection? BBB has GREAT production. GREAT performances. And Paul Baloff.
It's not like Slayer's "Hell Awaits" which could really benefit from a re-recording and better production.
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COMMENT | geez...
posted by : pest666
6/19/2008 9:40:36 PM
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obviously enemy of god is about 5 and completely deaf.....
tell your mommy to turn the puter off there little guy!
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COMMENT |
posted by : pigchop
6/19/2008 9:44:23 PM
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I can dig a re-recording of the music, but the vocal tracks - leave 'em be.
Rob Dukes is all wrong for this record...and for that matter, Exodus in general.
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COMMENT | nothing against these guys...
posted by :
6/19/2008 9:44:27 PM
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...new exodus kills, and holt has unquestionable cred, but re-recording songs oughtta be illegal.
generally.
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COMMENT | ps.
posted by :
6/19/2008 9:45:42 PM
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howzabout they compromise, and re-record it, but don't compress the bejeezus out of it?
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COMMENT | DAMN!!!
posted by : fergrhtght6789
6/19/2008 9:49:34 PM
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They're gonna ruin it !!!
FUCKING RUIN IT !!!
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COMMENT | What a bunch of Drama queens.
posted by :
6/19/2008 10:07:39 PM
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Anthrax re-recorded their shit with Bush years back and it was great. If you dont want it, dont buy it. And of course bailoff's family will get some $$ because he wrote the lyrics to those tracks i believe. They will get a good kickback from royalties. So its not a bad idea for a commemorative thing. .
If the band wants to do it, go for it. Todays technology can give it a swift kick in the ass.. But if you dont want it, just dont buy the fucking thing.
Really though, its just a CD.... get over it. The band has the right.
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COMMENT | Looking forward to this...!
posted by : NORDIC VISION AND NORDIC METAL
6/19/2008 10:10:19 PM
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Myself I am just going to listen to the NEW version of this as just something to do for FUN. Like those Metallica Garage Days on Music For Nations and later Elektra Records.
I liked the Testament " First strike is still deadly " on Spitfire Rccords, so I will add this to the wantlist.
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COMMENT | SONY RECORDS
posted by : NORDIC VISION AND NORDIC METAL
6/19/2008 10:13:01 PM
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Has the masters from Combat/ Relativity. I hope Sony will release the original recording of " Bonded by Blood " with the shelved artwork and the Original Title " A Lesson in Violence "
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COMMENT | NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by :
6/19/2008 10:16:05 PM
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PPLEASE ABORT THIS IDEA. DON'T MESS WITH THIS CLASSIC. WRITE A NEW CD BUT DONT RERECORD THIS CLASSSIC
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COMMENT |
posted by : En_Gris
6/19/2008 10:49:54 PM
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Stupid, stupid, stupid.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Steve Guttenberg
6/19/2008 11:10:33 PM
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i like this idea better than REMASTERING AND REMIXING
redoing the tunes w new technology for the sake of fun is cool
I LIKED THE FIRST STRIKE SILL DEADLY that testament did
.....as where the REMIXING AND MASTERING of all the first megadeth albums changed the ALBUMS for the WORSE!!!!
I think of this as a fun tribute
BUT OF COURSE THAT OLDSCHOOL sound of the ORIG. bonded can never be touched!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | I think it's a cool idea
posted by : METALLICAC/DC
6/19/2008 11:13:02 PM
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Testament - First Strike Still Deadly
Anthrax - Greater Of Two Evils
Destruction - Thrash Anthems
Tankard - Best Case Scenario
Jag Panzer - Decade Of The Nail-Spiked Bat......
All fun records to just rock the fuck out to. I'm looking forward to this. Especially excited to see who the guest vocalists are (not a big Rob Dukes fan). Nothing can replace the original, but they're not looking to. Just listen and enjoy. They're doing it in tribute to Paul, so where's the problem? Some people just like to bitch......
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COMMENT | EXODUS is one of my favorite bands ever
posted by : THRASHMONGER
6/19/2008 11:33:50 PM
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and I agree, this is a HUGE MISTAKE.
Gary, Tom, your best bet for paying tribute is by continuing to make total fucking destructive THRASH with the old-school blood brother attitude.
PLEASE don't re-record the untouchable classics!
I saw EXODUS 3x on that reunion tour w Paul, it was un-fucking-believable, and I'm grateful I got to see the man out to fucking kill one last time.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Magical_Rainbows_From_Hell_666=Most_Banned_Name_Eva!
6/19/2008 11:46:03 PM
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What's the point? If you wanna pay tribute to Paul Baloff just have a couple beers and thrash the fuck out. No need to bore the world with this horse-shit.
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COMMENT | Horrible idea!!
posted by :
6/19/2008 11:46:45 PM
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Paul Baloff was the best vocalist Exodus ever had. In my eyes, they already re-recorded this album when they did the Another Lesson in Violence cd. Bonded by Blood is a historical landmark in the history of Metal and I see no reason for them to do another. That's like the great state of Texas building another Alamo next to the real one and saying it's a tribute to those who died. The best tribute is preserving the history as it already is and ensuring it's heard by future generations they way it was intended to be heard...with Baloff! It's a shame Paul died when he did because I would have loved to hear what they would have done with him now. At least I could tolerate Zetro, but Dukes! The worst mistake Exodus ever made was hiring this guy. His vocals are more screaming, in the vein of some of these newer aggro-type bands. A mistake indeed.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/19/2008 11:58:18 PM
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Another mistake..but the list is already endless in EXODUS' case....
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/19/2008 11:59:11 PM
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No no no no no, another band trying to cash in on past glories, realizing that they're not really as good and innovative as they were before. Haven't you guys leanrt anything from Destruction and Sodom? Re-recording your classics will only tarnish your legacy...
Kill that project now or suffer the consequences forever....
What an idea....damn!
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COMMENT | think it's a bad idea
posted by :
6/20/2008 12:11:17 AM
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have the original and then the rerelease when they added a couple of live songs with steve souza singing when he replaced Baloff... Don't mess with a classic album... I'd rather have them release the video from the another lesson in violence live cd....Was suppose to be a video, but I could never find it and don't know if that was ever released...
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/20/2008 12:15:50 AM
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Fuck No!
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COMMENT | i love Exodus and
posted by : And Then There Were None
6/20/2008 12:18:49 AM
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hear hear the people who say you don't fuck with classic greatness but i point to The Greater Of Two Evils as proof that you can "update" classic songs, and do it right.
Greater wasn't necessarily better, and i will never prefer Dukes to Baloff myself, but when you add a new spin to old, classic tunes they can be great in their own right.
i loved John Bush's voice on the classic tunes. i won't look forward to Dukes outdoing Baloff but the band as a whole and the new recording technologies make me think this could be an interesting corollorary (sp? i'm drunk) to the original classic.
it will never outdo the original but it could live with it.
and Gary > all of you dirty fucks.
cheers.
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COMMENT | Leave it alone!!!
posted by :
6/20/2008 12:48:27 AM
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Along with Paul Baloff being one of the best thrash vocalists ever, Bonded By Blood was by far the best thrash album of 85 (Hell Awaits, Spreading The Disease be damned), bridging the gap between 84's Ride The Lightning and 86's Reign In Blood, Peace Sells and Master Of Puppets. So in NO WAY should it be fucked around with!!!
Tom, Gary, give Paul the respect he deserves and abandon this project NOW. And focus on what the current Exodus is best at doing.
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COMMENT | Ruthie says,
posted by : WormdrivE
6/20/2008 1:27:46 AM
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Long live Dill and the Does.
If you dont get it, you were not there. haha
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COMMENT |
posted by : Your Mom's Best Friend
6/20/2008 3:23:07 AM
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Personally, I can always dig a tribute/cover album as it's always interesting to hear other old favorite singers/musicians of yours applying their personal artistic twist on an already classic tune.
(And if you were ever a fan of (old) Metallica, don't tell me the ol' thrasher in you didn't enjoy it when Lombardo filled in for Lars on 'Battery' a few years ago)
Anyway, if this is a way for the almighty Exodus to make a living and a bit of money in order to stay alfloat and keep churning out more good, old-fashioned thrash metal THE WAY IT WAS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO BE - then shit yeah, I'm all for it.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Xanduril
6/20/2008 3:31:20 AM
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The re-recording of the album will probably sounds like Bonded By Blood - just without the magic...
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COMMENT | This is
posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
6/20/2008 3:51:11 AM
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BLASPHEMY!!!!!!
'Bonded By Blood' is fine just the way it is. I don't care who you get to sing on this.....I am boycotting it!!!!!
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COMMENT | Terrible idea
posted by :
6/20/2008 4:31:35 AM
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This is a big mistake. Get a new fucking singer you wankers!!!!!
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COMMENT | What's the point?
posted by :
6/20/2008 5:13:26 AM
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It's not like their adding stuff like Sodom did with The Final Sign of Evil. Big mistake, unless they get I dunno Tom Angelripper, Mille and er the guy from Slipknot to do vocals.
p.s. last Exo-dunce album sucked, ditch the fucking groove gary.
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COMMENT | Leave it alone
posted by :
6/20/2008 8:39:30 AM
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Don't mess with it, it's a classic as is!
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COMMENT | All is fine with me...
posted by :
6/20/2008 9:28:30 AM
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... although I agree with the ones saying that the re-recording should not be taken too serious but only as a tribute (another one, that is) to Paul.
Have fun!
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COMMENT | Perfect 10 album as it is...
posted by :
6/20/2008 12:42:03 PM
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...I agree with those who say don't touch it!
This is on my top 10 all time list and I would hate for anyone to screw with it.
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COMMENT | This might be interesting
posted by : shotput
6/20/2008 1:10:29 PM
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I think it's cool that they want to pay tribute to Baloff.
Quote:
"These days it seems like we are getting way more REunions and RErecordings (no offense Testament).
I could really go for some cREativity. "
The Testament deal came about when they wanted to remix/remaster the first two albums and Atlantic Records (who owns the master tapes) told them they weren't interested. So they decided to say "Fuck You" to Atlantic and record new versions instead.
Something similar could have happened with Exodus.
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COMMENT | fuck all you retarded shit-for-brains posers
posted by : spaztekmofo
6/20/2008 4:47:56 PM
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I know that barely any of you retards even listened to BBB in 1985, or even until Atrocity came out last year and Exodus became "cool" again.
The fucking idiots who are talking shit about this should shut the fuck up, and realize that it is their band, and they'll do whatever the fuck they want.
Fucking poser losers who want to try and be 'oldschool' - youre not fooling anyone. Stick to Trivium and Soilwork you skinny geeks.
I look forward to hearing it.
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COMMENT | ^ ^ hahaha ^ ^
posted by : vultures
6/20/2008 5:03:56 PM
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Dude you're going to give yourself a stroke.
If you get this worked up over a record, I'd hate to see how you handle your own life.
PS, - I listened to Bonded By Blood in 1985. And 'Pleasures' in 87. Yep, you know everything about everyone. Genius.
So, to paraphrase you own words, fuck you, you poser loser fuck shitbag. Hahahaha!
This record is going to be a very sad event.
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COMMENT | You never know...
posted by :
6/20/2008 5:15:09 PM
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It's gotta be better then the Anthrax classics with Bush singing.
I think Anthrax was a way better band with him (Bush) singing, but doing the Joey stuff, I thought it really sucked.
Rob has a great voice for Exodus new material. It's better then 80% of the so-called metal bands out there now.
This will be interesting.
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COMMENT | What is this?
posted by :
6/20/2008 8:00:24 PM
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Why piss on a classic?
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COMMENT | NO!!!!!!!
posted by :
6/21/2008 10:34:03 AM
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DON'T DO IT!!!! BAD MOVE!!!!
One of the finest metal albums EVER! What the fuck would someone do this for?
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COMMENT | Bad Move!!!
posted by :
6/21/2008 11:28:17 AM
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This sucks. Rob Dukes is going to fuck up an awesome record with his shitty vocals.
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COMMENT | hmmm
posted by : YOURDADDYDEVILANDLORD
6/22/2008 5:46:17 AM
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At least it isn't a Megadeth style remastering where he butchered Take No Prisoners. Fuckin' rerecordings can be cool, and to give old songs a new sound is always interesting. It isn't going to ruin the original dude, that is just stupid.
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