Exodus "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A"

The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A is the eighth studio album by thrash metal band Exodus, released on October 26, 2007. This is the second album to feature Rob Dukes on vocals and Lee Altus on guitars, but it also marks the second comeback of longtime original Exodus drummer Tom Hunting. Hunting's last appearance was on Exodus's 2004 album Tempo of the Damned.

The album takes its name from an experimental novel of the same name by J.G. Ballard published in 1970. The name of the album is the same as a planned album that was to be released by the Los Angeles thrash metal outfit Dark Angel in 1992. Guitarist Gary Holt has stated it is named "Exhibit A" because Exodus had planned to release a follow up Exhibit B album soon afterward, although that album was not released until 2010.

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Holt except where noted

1. "Call to Arms" 1:33
2. "Riot Act" 3:37
3. "Funeral Hymn" 8:38
4. "Children of a Worthless God" Altus, Dukes, Holt 8:25
5. "As It Was, As It Soon Shall Be" 5:16
6. "The Atrocity Exhibition" 10:33
7. "Iconoclasm" 7:54
8. "The Garden of Bleeding" 5:49
9. "Bedlam 1-2-3" 19:51

Total length: 71:44

The song "Bedlam 1-2-3" ends at 7:57, from minute 7:02 to 7:57 there is an outro which is also used as the intro of the following album's lead-off track "The Ballad of Leonard and Charles"; followed by 10 mins. 10 secs. of total silence. At 18:08, an extremely country-influenced version of the band's classic song "Bonded by Blood" begins. Due to the extremely country sound of the song, it was nicknamed "Bonded by Banjo" and is also sometimes referred to as "Banjoed by Blood." The country-influenced version of "Bonded by Blood" also plays during the credits of the band's Wacken 2008 performance on the Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live at Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities live DVD.

The song ends with a "Yeehaw!" heard in the background followed by an untitled 6 second hidden track in which the listener can hear someone screaming "That was some heavy shit!". The exact breakdown of the 19:51 track is as follows:

• "Bedlam 1-2-3": 0:00 – 7:57
• Silence: 7:58 – 18:07
• "Bonded By Banjo": 18:08 – 19:51

Recording information:

Mixed and mastered at BackStage Studios, Derbyshire, UK.