Tempo of the Damned
Tempo of the Damned is the sixth studio album by the American thrash metal band Exodus, released on 2 February 2004. It was their first full studio record since Force of Habit in 1992, ending a long gap in their catalogue. It was also the first Exodus studio album to credit founding guitarist Kirk Hammett for a song, "Impaler". The release came two years to the day after the death of former member Paul Baloff.
It marks a turning point in the band's story. Steve "Zetro" Souza sang on it for the last time until Blood In, Blood Out in 2014, and founding drummer Tom Hunting did not return until The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A in 2007. Guitarist Rick Hunolt also made his final studio appearance of that era. Andy Sneap worked on an Exodus studio album for the first time here, and he stayed on for the albums that followed until Persona Non Grata.
Tempo of the Damned: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 54:26Tracklist
- 1Scar Spangled BannerGary Holt6:41
- 2War Is My ShepherdGary Holt and Steve Souza4:27
- 3BlacklistGary Holt6:17
- 4Shroud of UrineGary Holt4:52
- 5Forward MarchGary Holt and Steve Souza7:39
- 6Culling the HerdGary Holt6:07
- 7Sealed With a FistGary Holt3:36
- 8Throwing DownGary Holt and John Miller5:01
- 9ImpalerHammett, Holt, Hunting, Baloff5:25
- 10Tempo of the DamnedGary Holt4:22
- Produced by
- Andy Sneap
- Recorded at
- Tsunami Recordings, Moss Beach, California, Prairie Sun Studio, Cotati, California
- Recorded
- 2003
- Mixed by
- Andy Sneap
- Engineered by
- Goober, Andy Sneap
- Mastered by
- Andy Sneap
- Artwork
- Jowita Kaminska
- Photography
- Friso Gentsch
- Labels
- Dream On Records, Nuclear Blast, King Records (Japan), Dream On Music (Korea)
- Length
- 54:26
Line-up
- Jack Gibson · bass guitar · guest
- Gary Holt · guitar family · guest
- Rick Hunolt · guitar family · guest
- Tom Hunting · membranophone · guest
- Steve Souza · lead vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 2004 | 67 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2 February 2004 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2 February 2004 | |
| Wikidata | 2004 | |
| US release | 9 March 2004 | earliest US date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KR | Dream On Records | 8809053138584 | other |
| 2 February 2004 | JP | METAL FRONTIER | 4988003296438 | original |
| 2 February 2004 | DE | Nuclear Blast | 727361121808 | original |
| 2 February 2004 | DE | Nuclear Blast | 727361121822 | original |
| 9 March 2004 | US | Nuclear Blast | 727361121822 | other |
| 28 December 2004 | XW | Nuclear Blast | 727361121860 | other |
| 2005 | DE | Nuclear Blast | 727361158422 | other |
| 2008 | GB | Back on Black | 803341230118 | other |
| 2016 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361121846 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · cropped: cropped from 2777x2799 to 2777x2777
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2777×2799 | cropped: cropped from 2777x2799 to 2777x2777 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |