The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A

The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A
Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
Studio album by Exodus
Released	October 26, 2007 [1]
Studio	Sharkbite Studios
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	59:52 61:28 (w/o silence)
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Andy Sneap
Exodus chronology
Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005) The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A (2007) Let There Be Blood (2008)

The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus, released on October 26, 2007. ^[1] It is the second album to feature Rob Dukes on vocals and Lee Altus on guitars, and it also marks the second comeback of longtime original Exodus drummer Tom Hunting. ^[1] Hunting's last appearance was on the 2004 album Tempo of the Damned .

Title

The album takes its name from an experimental novel of the same name by J. G. Ballard published in 1970.^{[ citation needed ]} 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. ^[2] 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.

Release and reception

On October 17, 2007, the entire album was uploaded on the band's MySpace page; however, many of the people that pre-ordered the album from CM Distro received it on October 19. The single released from the album was "Funeral Hymn". There was also a music video released for "Riot Act". ^[3] The song "Riot Act" was released as DLC for the video game Rock Band 2 via the Rock Band Network on June 6, 2010.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[4]
AllMusic	[5]
Blabbermouth.net	[6]

The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A was well received by the metal press. ^{[6] [7] [8]} In addition, it won the 2007 Metal Storm Award for Best Thrash Metal Album. ^[9]

Exhibit A sold 3,600 copies in its first week of release in the U.S., ^[10] and as of November 2008 had sold 22,000 copies in the U.S. ^[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Holt, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Call to Arms" (instrumental)		1:33
2.	"Riot Act"		3:37
3.	"Funeral Hymn"		8:38
4.	"Children of a Worthless God"	Lee Altus, Rob 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" (includes hidden track [note 1] )		19:51
10.	Untitled ( [note 2] )		0:06
Total length:			71:43

Notes

1. "Bedlam 1-2-3" ends at 7:58. A hidden track "Bonded by Banjo" starts at 18:08 after 10 minutes and 10 seconds of silence. On the digital version, the tracks are separated.
2. Unlisted on the tracklist and is removed on the digital version.

Personnel

• Rob Dukes – vocals
• Gary Holt – guitars
• Lee Altus – guitars
• Jack Gibson – bass
• Tom Hunting – drums

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12]	74

References

1. "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A". Nuclear Blast . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
2. "DARK ANGEL To Begin Recording New Material". Blabbermouth.net. December 11, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
3. "Exodus – Tour 2011". Exodusattack.com. August 5, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
4. "Exodus – The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A Review". heavymetal.about.com. June 14, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
5. AllMusic review
6. Bergman, Keith (October 22, 2007). "CD Reviews – The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A Exodus". Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
7. "CoC : Exodus – The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A : Review". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
8. Yiannis D (November 26, 2007). "Exodus – The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A (Review)". metal-temple.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
9. "Metal Storm Awards 2007".
10. "Exodus: 'The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A' Lands On German Chart". Blabbermouth. November 8, 2007. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
11. "Exodus: 'Let There Be Blood' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth. November 5, 2008. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Exodus – The Atrocity Exhibition" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2021.