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Rare 2010 perss on blue vinyl

Exhorder, a band who had a massive impact on all of future thrash metal. The origins of Exhorder reach all the way back to 1985, Exhorder released their second and final album entitled The Law in 1992. Instead of delivering a typical thrash metal record, the band ventured more into groove metal regions, making the compositions slower and more technical, but not in any way less aggressive. The Law borrowed a lot from other genres as well, such as jazz or funk (just listen to the bass slap in Un-born Again!). Kyles vocals became more melodic and emotional, but in the same time angrier than ever. With songs like Soul Search Me, Unforgiven and I Am The Cross Exhorder took a new step in their music, focusing on more complex songwriting rather than straight-forward aggression. But that didnt make the follow-up any less heavier The Law is still a thrash album first and foremost, even with the amazingly performed cover version of Black Sabbaths Into the Void that is included on the LP. Apart from the music, also the lyrical content showcased a slightly different perspective, concentrating more on politics. As Ceravolo explained: We hate politics. This world is fucked, especially America. It’s totally fucked. Just read the newspaper to figure that out. And we’re just out to fuck it up even more; to play on the fact that things are fucked up. Instead of trying to make things better, and talk about the good things we feel more comfortable talking about the way things are… Although strongly differing from the debut, The Law became a highly acclaimed release among the fans and was often compared (and by many considered superior) to Panteras Vulgar Display of Power.

Track listing:
1. Soul Serch Me
2. Unforgiven
3. I Am The Cross
4. Un-Born Again
5. Into The Void
6. The Truth
7. The Law
8. Incontinence
9. (Cadence Of) The Dirge