Exhorder
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| Exhorder | |
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| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genre(s) | Thrash metal Groove metal |
| Years active | 1985–1992, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2008-present |
| Label(s) | Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | Pitts vs Preps Floodgate (band Alabama Thunderpussy Fall from Grace |
| Members | |
| Kyle Thomas Vinnie Labella Chris Nail Jay Ceravolo Franky Sparcello |
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| Former members | |
| David Main Andy Villafarra |
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Exhorder is an American thrash/groove metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana. They are often credited as the purveyors of the groove-oriented thrash sound later made famous by bands such as Pantera, White Zombie, and Machine Head.[citation needed] Initially active from 1985 to 1992, they have since reformed in 2008.
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[edit] Biography
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[edit] Early days (1985-1992)
Exhorder was formed in 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After releasing several demos in the vein of pure thrash metal, they started to adapt more of a groove metal-oriented sound with their debut studio album, Slaughter in the Vatican, released in 1990. This sound was further developed by their second (and to date last) album, The Law, released in 1992. The band dissolved later that year.
[edit] Reunion (1998-present)
Exhorder reunited for several reunion gigs in 1998,[citation needed] 2001,[citation needed] and 2003[citation needed] in New Orleans. On May 9, 2008, it was announced that the band had reunited and had begun writing new material.[1] As of that day, the band's official myspace page contains the reunited group's lineup as well as the headline "writing new material for the return of Exhorder"[2]
[edit] Controversy
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Several elements of Exhorder's debut could potentially explain its lack of commercial success in relation to Pantera. In disagreement with the opinion that Exhorder is "Pantera minus the good songs," AMG's review of Slaughter in the Vatican expresses that "perhaps a more accurate billing would be to call them Pantera without the major label backing." They also point to the fact that the title of Exhorder's debut, along with the unsubtle album cover, "certainly didn't help [its] cause any."[3] Exhorder lead vocalist Kyle Thomas has stated that he does not care about any of the criticism and is sick of seeing Exhorder's name tied to Pantera's. He also stated that he and some members of Pantera were friends, and that he mourns the loss of Dimebag Darrell.[4][5] Recently, Thomas suggested that while it is possible Pantera may have been influenced by his band, the members of Pantera "work[ed] a ... lot harder than [they] did."[6]
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current line up
- Kyle Thomas - vocals (Floodgate, Alabama Thunderpussy, Pitts vs Preps)
- Vinnie Labella - guitar
- Jay Ceravolo - Guitar (Fall from Grace)
- Andy Villafarra - bass guitar
- Chris Nail - drums
[edit] Former members
- David Main - guitar
- Franky Sparcello- bass guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Slaughter in the Vatican (1990, Roadrunner Records)
- The Law (1992, Roadrunner Records)
[edit] Live albums
- Live Death (1994, Roadrunner Records)
[edit] Demos
- Get Rude (1986, self-released)
- Slaughter in the Vatican (1988, self-released)
[edit] References
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Reunited EXHORDER Working On New Material
- ^ MySpace.com - Exhorder - Kenner/Metairie/New Orleans, Louisiana - Metal / Death Metal / Thrash - www.myspace.com/exhordernola
- ^ "Slaughter in the Vatican review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE5781FD34DA87120D0973E49CFBB61E61BDB50E98D12215946D5B6114F800C7FED12F68690FDFB7CB77EACFC62A55A10D1CBF154FCDC63713C8DE4A365323B4D166858&sql=10:7qmtk6ax9kr0. Retrieved on October 21 2005.
- ^ "Kyle Thomas Speaks Out on the Pantera/Exhorder 'Feud'". Blistering.com. http://www.blistering.com/news/newsdet.php3?ID=3846. Retrieved on November 5 2005.
- ^ "Former EXHORDER Frontman: We 'Lost An Innovator, A Warrior, And A Metal God'". Blabbermouth.net. 2004-12-12. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=30285. Retrieved on November 5 2005.
- ^ Dave Larmore. "Interview with Kyle Thomas". Midwest Metal Magazine. http://midwestmetalmagazine.com/interviewalabamathunder.html.
