The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A

The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus, released on October 26, 2007.^[1] It is the second album to feature Rob Dukes on vocals and Lee Altus on guitars, and it also marks the second comeback of longtime original Exodus drummer Tom Hunting.^[1] Hunting's last appearance was on the 2004 album Tempo of the Damned.

The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A
Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
Studio album by Exodus
Released	October 26, 2007[1]
Studio	Sharkbite Studios
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	59:52 61:28 (w/o silence)
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Andy Sneap
Exodus chronology
Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005) The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A (2007) Let There Be Blood (2008)

Title

The album takes its name from an experimental novel of the same name by J. G. Ballard published in 1970.^{[citation needed]} The name of the album is the same as a planned album that was to be released by the Los Angeles thrash metal outfit Dark Angel in 1992.^[2] Guitarist Gary Holt has stated it is named "Exhibit A" because Exodus had planned to release a follow-up Exhibit B album soon afterward, although that album was not released until 2010.

Release and reception

On October 17, 2007, the entire album was uploaded on the band's MySpace page; however, many of the people that pre-ordered the album from CM Distro received it on October 19. The single released from the album was "Funeral Hymn". There was also a music video released for "Riot Act".^[3] The song "Riot Act" was released as DLC for the video game Rock Band 2 via the Rock Band Network on June 6, 2010.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[4]
AllMusic	[5]
Blabbermouth.net	[6]

The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A was well received by the metal press.^[6][7][8] In addition, it won the 2007 Metal Storm Award for Best Thrash Metal Album.^[9]

Exhibit A sold 3,600 copies in its first week of release in the U.S.,^[10] and as of November 2008 had sold 22,000 copies in the U.S.^[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Holt, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Call to Arms" (instrumental)		1:33
2.	"Riot Act"		3:37
3.	"Funeral Hymn"		8:38
4.	"Children of a Worthless God"	Lee Altus, Rob Dukes, Holt	8:25
5.	"As It Was, as It Soon Shall Be"		5:16
6.	"The Atrocity Exhibition"		10:33
7.	"Iconoclasm"		7:54
8.	"The Garden of Bleeding"		5:49
9.	"Bedlam 1-2-3" (includes hidden track[note 1])		19:51
10.	Untitled ([note 2])		0:06
Total length:			71:43

Notes

1. "Bedlam 1-2-3" ends at 7:58. A hidden track "Bonded by Banjo" starts at 18:08 after 10 minutes and 10 seconds of silence. On the digital version, the tracks are separated.
2. Unlisted on the tracklist and is removed on the digital version.

Personnel

• Rob Dukes – vocals
• Gary Holt – guitars
• Lee Altus – guitars
• Jack Gibson – bass
• Tom Hunting – drums

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	74