Exodus - Fabulous Disaster

Good album but a terrible terrible lowrider cover...

Pretty awesome album

Written by Egigantea on 22.10.2012 at 05:43

Pretty awesome album

Too be honest, I wish they'd play more tracks from this album live.

I like this album a lot, although it's definitely a step down from the thrash masterclasses which were it's two predecessors. Songs like the title track and "Corruption" though, are Exodus at their very best!

This was one of my favorite in the 90's, I find that it is not that great anymore due to the tempo is a bit slow compare with a lot of new bands' works.
Ironically Impact is imminent sounds better nowadays compare with the time I listened in the 90's.

For me a little better and more diverse than the band's last album, even if the "Low Rider" cover seems so out of place. The only problem I see here is how the album's two longest songs are right next to each other, and the second is definitely more effective than the first. Nonetheless, there's plenty of classic cuts to take from here (namely "Toxic Waltz" and "The last Act of Defiance"), but it's generally a very solid, very precise thrash album.

I think that this album is a bit underrated compared to Bonded By Blood. A very solid thrash metal record, and I actually really like the Low Rider cover.
Favourite tracks: Fabulous Disaster, Toxic Waltz, Low Rider, Like Father, Like Son.

A fun and good album but still the weakest of their first three due to the fillers on it.

They actually threw just a dash of diversity into the mix with this album, so that's cool, and the fun factor is probably the highest for any Exodus album, but it's got too many filler/just decent songs. The production is also kinda boring. It's not as wimpy as Death Angel's Act III, but I imagine they were definitely going for some mainstream recognition. But the songs that are truly good are some of Exodus' best ("Toxic Waltz", "Lowrider" [come on, it's fun as fuck], "Cajun Hell", and "Verbal Razors"). "The Last Act of Defiance" and "Fabulous Disaster" are pretty cool too, especially the latter, but I can't even remember what the rest of them sound like. And "Like Father, Like Son" goes beyond filler to be the most fucking boring Exodus song I can think of.

Pretty kick-ass album. The song Fabulous Disaster has an amazing vocal performance by Zetro, probably the best I've heard from him. All around really fun to listen; Toxic Waltz, Verbal Razors, Tittle Track, Cajun Hell. It has some boring parts though, like Corruption, or the ENTIRE first 2minutes of Open Season, Like Father like Son is a bit overlong as well.

Goodness gracious. Who produced this? Anemic songwriting that is done ZERO favours from the bland, center mixed production. Were these guys not listening to any other thrash albums coming out at this time? No bass, muddy sloppy guitars, a vocalist falling asleep…

I’m trying to give Exodus the benefit of the doubt, after really not enjoying their debut as much as the average metalhead, but this is just really boring with terrible production.

Also, they should have been sent to Folsom for that War cover.