| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rock Hard | 9/10[4] |
Slaughter in the Vatican is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Exhorder, released on October 23, 1990 through Roadrunner Records.[1] It was reissued by Roadrunner in 2003 in a double disc package with The Law and reissued again in 2008.
The album saw the band compared with Pantera, with AllMusic commenting on the album's "death metal-style double kick drums, chugging guitar riffs played at both slow and blistering tempos, and, to top it all off, the gruff but very expressive lead vocals of frontman Kyle Thomas".[1] On May 25, 2018, Slaughter in the Vatican was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Death in Vain" | Kyle Thomas, Vinnie LaBella, Chris Nail | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Homicide" | LaBella, Nail, Jay Ceravolo | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Desecrator" | Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail | 6:08 |
| 4. | "Exhorder" | Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail | 5:10 |
| 5. | "The Tragic Period" | Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail | 7:05 |
| 6. | "Legions of Death" | Thomas, Ceravolo, LaBella, Nail | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Anal Lust" | LaBella, Nail | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Slaughter in the Vatican" | Thomas, LaBella, Nail | 7:19 |
| Total length: | 41:27 | ||
Personnel
- Kyle Thomas – vocals
- Vinnie LaBella – guitars, bass
- Jay Ceravolo – guitars, bass
- Chris Nail – drums
Production
- Arranged by Exhorder
- Produced by Exhorder and Scott Burns
- Recorded and mixed by Scott Burns at Morrisound Recording (Tampa, Florida)
- Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound (Miami, Florida)
- All songs published by Roadrunner Music Publishing
- Photography by Kurt Coste; artwork and illustrations by Kent Mathieu
References
- ^ a b c d Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Slaughter in the Vatican - Exhorder". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ Slaughter in the Vatican (CD booklet). Exhorder. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. 1990. RCD 9363.
- ^ "Exhorder – "Slaughter in the Vatican". Decibel Magazine.
- ^ Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 44. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin. "Exhorder - "Slaughter in the Vatican"". Decibel. Retrieved 2018-05-29.