{"title":"Exhorder","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"defectum-omnium-2","title":"Defectum Omnium","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in 1986, Exhorder’s journey has proven exciting, yet tumultuous. After a twenty-seven-year absence following their final Roadrunner Records release in 1992, Exhorder re-entered the game with an album considered by many to be a contender for the \"Best Comeback Album\" category. The band released \u003ci\u003eMourn the Southern Skies\u003c\/i\u003e in October of 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records. Fraught with euphoric peaks and crippling valleys throughout its existence, lineup changes, and the 2020-2021 pandemic, Exhorder has since clawed back through the muck to prepare yet another album to add to the discography. In the spring of 2024, Exhorder presents yet again via Nuclear Blast their fourth full-length recording, \u003ci\u003eDefectum Omnium\u003c\/i\u003e,  the Latin phrase for \"The Failure of All\". Singer Kyle Thomas wryly explains that the album title is representative of the current state of affairs that the world is in. \"\u003ci\u003eThe world is a dumpster fire, and we are all complicit\u003c\/i\u003e.\", he explains. \"\u003ci\u003ePeople have been talking about, ‘...viruses killing us off, blah-blah, blah...', when in actuality WE are the virus to the Earth. Mother Nature is simply trying to shake off the fleas, and her ‘viruses’ are the antibodies combating US. Earth will survive, and we will join the dinosaurs, wooly mammoths, and saber-toothed tigers soon enough in her history.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced by Exhorder and mixed by Jens Bogren, \u003ci\u003eDefectum Omnium\u003c\/i\u003e puts a foot back into the roots of the band's inception. The scales have tipped favorably towards the presence of punk and thrash more so than on \u003ci\u003eMourn the Southern Skies\u003c\/i\u003e. Tracks like ‘Wrath of Prophecies’, ‘Forever and Beyond Despair’, and ‘Sedition’ are what Exhorder comes by most honestly when referring to their beginnings. There is also a strong presence of doom influence, as always. ‘The Tale of Unsound Minds’ and the haunting ‘Defectum Omnium\/Stolen Hope’ will raise utter despair from the depths of your soul. The thick New Orleans grooves Exhorder has been known for beating out since day one are still undeniable, and they stand out in tracks like ‘Year of the Goat’, ‘Under the Gaslight’, and ‘Three Stages of Truth\/Lacing the Well’. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne trait about \u003ci\u003eDefectum Omnium\u003c\/i\u003e that deserves to be pointed out is that it is more of a journey and experience than just a regurgitated selection of songs on autopilot. With peaks and valleys much like a roller coaster ride, one listener described the album as having \"...a little something for everyone.\". As Exhorder has always been hard to classify by one genre, the album is loaded with heaviness, aggression, speed, and venom. It also has an equal presence of mystery, melody, and harmony, and vacillates between darkness and light. Themes that dart back and forth between surviving oppression, despair, revolution, and brittle hope take you through the band's madness by way of the musical path that they have forged. With touring plans underway in support of \u003ci\u003eDefectum Omnium\u003c\/i\u003e, Exhorder finds itself poised to finally achieve the brass ring potential that has always seemed to be just out of their reach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nuclear Blast","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50400575095115,"sku":"2181607","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey LPx2","offer_id":50400578863435,"sku":"2181608","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Defectum_Omnium_274a510b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726514097"},{"product_id":"slaughter-in-the-vatican","title":"Slaughter in the Vatican","description":"\u003cp\u003eSlaughter in the Vatican is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Exhorder. It was released on October 23, 1990. Exhorder was founded in 1985 in New Orleans, and were initially regarded as part of the Thrash Metal boom before adopting a more groove-led approach that was a noted influence on Pantera, whose singer Phil Anselmo was briefly a member of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2CD - A 17 track double CD package from US groove thrashers Exhorder featuring their first two classic full-length albums. CD 1 features the cult classic debut full length \u003ci\u003eSlaughter In The Vatican\u003c\/i\u003e originally released in 1990, CD 2 features the follow up \u003ci\u003eThe Law\u003c\/i\u003e originally released in 1992\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Silver | LP","offer_id":50402034221387,"sku":"1116041","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Clear","offer_id":50402034417995,"sku":"2198851","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50402033959243,"sku":"1126481","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a644f98b-9070-4b07-9800-09f74d4d6c54_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726529414"},{"product_id":"the-law","title":"The Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eExhorder is considered pioneers of the groove-oriented thrash metal sound. 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