This is Exodus' first studio album to feature Jack Gibson on bass. Tempo of the Damned marked Exodus' first full-length album of new material since 1992's Force of Habit. This album was released two years to the day after the death of former member Paul Baloff.Īlthough he produced the band's 1997 live album Another Lesson in Violence, this album was the first time Andy Sneap had produced, mixed, engineered or mastered an Exodus studio album he would provide either role on the band's subsequent albums. Tempo of the Damned is the first Exodus studio album to accredit founding guitarist Kirk Hammett for a song ('Impaler'). The album was also the last studio appearance of guitarist Rick Hunolt until the band's 2021 album Persona Non Grata, where he made a guest appearance. It was the last appearance of longtime vocalist Steve 'Zetro' Souza until his return for 2014's Blood In, Blood Out as well as the last appearance of founding drummer Tom Hunting until 2007's The Atrocity Exhibition.

Released on Februvia Nuclear Blast, Tempo of the Damned was Exodus' first studio release since 1992's Force of Habit. Tempo of the Damned is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus. Tsunami Recordings, Moss Beach, California, Prairie Sun Studio, Cotati, California

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