Slaughter in the Vatican is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Exhorder.[4] It was released in 1990 through Roadrunner Records.[2] It was reissued by Roadrunner in 2003 in a double-disc package with the band's follow-up album The Law and reissued again in 2008.
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | December 1989 – August 1990 at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida[1] | |||
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| Length | 41:27 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Scott Burns, Exhorder | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rock Hard | 9/10[3] |
The album saw the band compared with Pantera, with AllMusic commenting on the album's "death metal-style double kick drums, chugging guitar riffs played at both slow and blistering tempos, and, to top it all off, the gruff but very expressive lead vocals of frontman Kyle Thomas".[2] On May 25, 2018, Slaughter in the Vatican was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Death in Vain" | Kyle Thomas, Vinnie LaBella, Chris Nail | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Homicide" | LaBella, Nail, Jay Ceravolo | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Desecrator" | Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail | 6:08 |
| 4. | "Exhorder" | Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail | 5:10 |
| 5. | "The Tragic Period" | Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail | 7:05 |
| 6. | "Legions of Death" | Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Anal Lust" | LaBella, Nail | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Slaughter in the Vatican" | Thomas, LaBella, Nail | 7:19 |
| Total length: | 41:27 | ||
Personnel
edit- Kyle Thomas – vocals
- Vinnie LaBella – lead guitar, bass
- Jay Ceravolo – rhythm guitar, bass
- Chris Nail – drums
Production
- Arranged by Exhorder
- Produced by Exhorder and Scott Burns
- Recorded and mixed by Scott Burns at Morrisound Recording (Tampa, Florida)
- Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound (Miami, Florida)
- All songs published by Roadrunner Music Publishing
- Photography by Kurt Coste; artwork and illustrations by Kent Mathieu
References
edit- ^ Slaughter in the Vatican (CD booklet). Exhorder. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. 1990. RCD 9363.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Exhorder - Slaughter in the Vatican". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ Albrecht, Frank. "Exhorder - Slaughter in the Vatican". issue 44. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ Daniels, Neil (2013). Reinventing Metal: The True Story of Pantera and the Tragically Short Life of Dimebag Darrell. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (May 25, 2018). "Exhorder - "Slaughter in the Vatican"". Decibel. Retrieved May 29, 2018.