Slaughter in the Vatican
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rock Hard (de) | 9/10[3] |
Slaughter in the Vatican is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Exhorder, released on October 23, 1990 through Roadrunner Records.[1] It was reissued by Roadrunner in 2003 in a double disc package with The Law, and reissued again in 2008.
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".[1]
Track listing
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| 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
- Kyle Thomas - Vocals
- Jay Ceravolo - Guitars, bass
- Vinnie LaBella - Guitars, bass
- Chris Nail - Drums
Production
- Arranged By Exhorder
- Produced By Exhorder & Scott Burns
- Recorded & Mixed By Scott Burns (at Morrisound Recording, Tampa)
- Mastered By Mike Fuller at Fullersound (Miami)
- All Songs Published By Roadrunner Music Publishing
- Photography By Kurt Coste; Artwork & Illustrations By Kent Mathieu
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