Shovel Headed Kill Machine
2005 studio album by Exodus
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Shovel Headed Kill Machine is the seventh studio album by the American thrash metal band Exodus, released on October 4, 2005 through Nuclear Blast. It's the first album to feature new vocalist Rob Dukes, after the departure of Steve "Zetro" Souza during the band's South American tour in support of the band's previous album Tempo of the Damned. It is also the band's first studio album not to feature Rick Hunolt on guitars, with Lee Altus as his replacement, and the only Exodus album to feature Paul Bostaph on drums after Tom Hunting's second departure as a result of the reoccurrence of the illness that prompted him to depart in 1989. Shovel Headed Kill Machine sold over 3,000 copies in its first week of release in the U.S.[6]
| Shovel Headed Kill Machine | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Trident Studio in Pacheco, California | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 52:53 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Gary Holt | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10[2] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[3] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[4] |
| Terrorizer | 8.5/10[5] |
Reception
In a review in Terrorizer, the album was praised as "a tremendous effort in its own right and an air guitarist's wet dream".[5]
Track listing
All songs written by Gary Holt except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Raze" | Holt, Rob Dukes | Holt | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Deathamphetamine" | 8:31 | ||
| 3. | "Karma's Messenger" | Dukes | Holt | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Shudder to Think" | 4:48 | ||
| 5. | "I Am Abomination" | 3:25 | ||
| 6. | "Altered Boy" | 7:37 | ||
| 7. | "Going Going Gone" | 4:59 | ||
| 8. | "Now Thy Death Day Come" | 5:11 | ||
| 9. | ".44 Magnum Opus" | 6:56 | ||
| 10. | "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" | 2:57 | ||
| Total length: | 52:53 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Purge the World" | 4:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Problems" (Sex Pistols cover) | 4:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Purge the World" | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Problems" (Sex Pistols cover) | 4:25 |
Personnel
Exodus
- Rob Dukes – vocals
- Gary Holt – guitars
- Lee Altus – guitars
- Jack Gibson – bass
- Paul Bostaph – drums
Production
- Produced by Gary Holt
- Engineered by Juan Urteaga
- Recorded at Trident Studio
- Mixed and Mastered by Andy Sneap at Backstage Studios in Derby, UK