Description

Exodus released their debut album, Bonded By Blood, in April of 1985 and the following months were amazing for the band. It put them out on their first US tour with Venom and Slayer on the Ultimate Revenge tour then the band embarked in early August 1985 on a U.S. / Canadian tour supporting Exciter but after three dates, Exciter left the tour following fights inside the band and Exodus continued their one month trip as headliners, hitting the major cities of both countries one after another, being supported by local acts such as Sacred Blade, Slaughter, Sacrifice, Blessed Death etc etc. which included an appearance at the Banzai festival which was held in Montreal on August 17th alongside Metal Church, Hallows Eve, Agent Steel and Slayer. By mid September the band was back at home and were getting ready to invade Europe for the first time supporting Venom once again. The tour started in the U.K. and went in many countries such as Denmark, France, Switzerland, Italy, Holland and of course Germany! Biggest highlight of the tour was certainly the Eindhoven gig in Holland on October 27th where Exodus headlined (where this album is recorded) and the crowd was totally annihilated. During those two last tours, the band started to incorporate either new numbers such as ‘Pleasures Of The Flesh’ or old timers such as ‘Hell’s Breath’ or ‘Death Row’. While this tour was again a big success for Exodus allowing them to play relatively big places and win some new fans, it still wasn’t exactly the right tour for them as some dates were cancelled due to poor ticket sales as Venom were definitely on the downside.

Track list:
1. Bonded By Blood
2. And Then There Were None
3. Hells Breath
4. Deliver Us To Evil (Inc. Solo Rick Hunolt)
5. Deathrow
6. Pleasures Of The Flesh
7. Piranha
8. Strike Of The Beast
9. Metal Command
10. Impaler