It’s been few years since the last album, the world needed another great record from Exodus. Persona Non Grata is exactly what everyone was waiting for. The album highlights everything that is great about the Bay Area thrash sound. The record sounds as classic as it is possible in 2021.
This is technical thrash mixed with virtuosity of the players. The songs rage, and the band comes across in a very uncompromising mood. The excellent mix by Andy Sneap highlights every aspect of the Exodus sound. The recording sounds clean, powerful, and full of attitude.
Vocalist, Steve “Zetro” Sousa sounds like a man possessed. He is all over the place here, and his vocals are full of fire and charisma. The album displays an incredible guitar dialog between Gary Holt, and Lee Altus. Both of them can riff like crazy, and have excellent lead abilities. Holt and Altus both let it rip here, and the guitars are simply out of control here. It’s the most organized chaos you can imagine. Every sound is in the right place.
As a unit, Exodus is flawless. The incredible rhythm section consisting of Tom Hunting and Jack Gibson provides a solid backbone for the Exodus to shine. Each song is like a punch in the stomach, only some punch more intensely than others. It’s a great record all the way through. There are variety of moods that go through the songs, and make each listen a rewarding one.
Persona Non Grata is an hour-long album, and within that hour Exodus proves why they are still the best Bay Area thrash band! Even if the album was shorter, they would still get that point across. The energy and the enthusiasm of the old days is still here, alive and well!
Mark Kadzielawa
No comments:
Post a Comment