Slaughter in the Vatican

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Slaughter in the Vatican
Studio album by
Exhorder
ReleasedOctober 23, 1990[1]
RecordedDecember 1989 – August 1990 at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida[2]
Genre
Length41:27
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerScott Burns, Exhorder
Exhorder chronology
Get Rude
(1986) 		Slaughter in the Vatican
(1990) 		The Law
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard9/10[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 band's follow-up album 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] On May 25, 2018, Slaughter in the Vatican was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Death in Vain"Kyle Thomas, Vinnie LaBella, Chris Nail5:30
2."Homicide"LaBella, Nail, Jay Ceravolo3:12
3."Desecrator"Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail6:08
4."Exhorder"Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail5:10
5."The Tragic Period"Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail7:05
6."Legions of Death"Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail4:30
7."Anal Lust"LaBella, Nail2:34
8."Slaughter in the Vatican"Thomas, LaBella, Nail7:19
Total length:41:27

Personnel

  • Kyle Thomas – vocals
  • Vinnie LaBella – lead guitar, bass
  • Jay Ceravolo – rhythm guitar, bass
  • Chris Nail – drums

Production

  • Arranged by Exhorder
  • Produced by Exhorder and Scott Burns
  • Recorded and mixed by Scott Burns at Morrisound Recording (Tampa, Florida)
  • Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound (Miami, Florida)
  • All songs published by Roadrunner Music Publishing
  • Photography by Kurt Coste; artwork and illustrations by Kent Mathieu

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Exhorder - Slaughter in the Vatican". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Slaughter in the Vatican (CD booklet). Exhorder. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. 1990. RCD 9363.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Albrecht, Frank. "Exhorder - Slaughter in the Vatican". issue 44. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (May 25, 2018). "Exhorder - "Slaughter in the Vatican"". Decibel. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
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