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On October 28, 2008, Exodus released the album Let There Be Blood via Zaentz Records.
The album features re-recorded songs of Exodus' 1985 Bonded by Blood, featuring their lineup at the time. The only band members who play on both Bonded by Blood and Let There Be Blood are guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Tom Hunting. The track Hell's Breath originally appears on the 1983 Rehearsal with Kirk Hammett and never was recorded officially.
Background:
Gary Holt released the following statement about the band's decision to revisit their debut album; "After many years in the planning and discussion stage, we have finally completed the re-recording of Bonded By Blood. We have decided to call it Let There Be Blood and it is our way of paying homage to [late singer] Paul Baloff by showing how relevant these songs we had written together still are. We aren't trying to replace the original; that's impossible anyway. We are just giving these songs the benefit of modern production. It's something we talked about before Paul's death and it's always been important to us to do. We were super excited about entering the studio once again to record these classics, and now it's back to writing the next studio record!"
Critical Reception:
Let There Be Blood has met mixed reviews. The musical quality of the album has been praised, but reviewers have questioned the need for such a re-make, with Cosmo Lee of AllMusic going so far as to accuse it of being a potential "cash-in" on the original album's legacy. In its first week of release, Let There Be Blood sold 2,000 copies in the U.S.
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