''Exit Elvis'' is the first and only album by

Tribe of Judah According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe of Judah (, ''Shevet Yehudah'') was one of the twelve Tribes of Israel, named after Judah (son of Jacob), Judah, the son of Jacob. Judah was one of the tribes to take its place in Canaan, occupying it ...

. It was the first full-length album by

Gary Cherone Gary Francis Caine Cherone ( ; born July 26, 1961) is an American rock singer and songwriter. Cherone is known for his work as the lead vocalist of the Boston rock group Extreme (band), Extreme and Van Halen. Early life Cherone grew up in Ma ...

after leaving

Van Halen Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973. Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances and the virtuosity of their guit ...

. The sound of the album is described as a mix between

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...

, industrial and

electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that came to prominence in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mos ...

with a major use of keyboards and synthesizers. The album also features former Extreme members

Pat Badger Patrick John Badger (born July 22, 1967) is a musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist in the band Extreme. He has also performed in groups such as Tribe of Judah and Dark Desert Eagles. Early life Badger was born in ...

(bass) and

Mike Mangini Michael Anthony Mangini (born April 18, 1963) is an American musician, best known for his tenure with the progressive metal band Dream Theater, with whom he performed from 2010 to 2023. He has also played with artists and bands including Annihi ...

(drums). At least one track, "Left for Dead", was written by Cherone while in Van Halen, to be used in VH's next album with him (which never happened due to Cherone's departure).

Track listing

# "Left for Dead" – 4:01 # "No One" – 3:20 # "East of Paradise" – 4:06 # "Thanks for Nothing" – 3:58 # "Celibate" – 3:49 # "Ambiguous Headdress" – 5:10 # "In My Dreams" – 3:34 # "2+2" – 0:42 # "Suspension of Disbelief" – 3:16 # "My Utopia (Anthropolemic)" – 3:15 # "Exit Elvis" – 6:35

Personnel

– lead vocals *

– bass (1, 2, 4, 9, 11) *

– drums (1-4, 9, 11) *Leo Mellace – guitar (1-4, 6, 9, 11) *Tim Bissonnette – guitar (1, 5, 7, 9, 10) *Markus Cherone – guitar (5, 7, 10) *Mangone – acoustic guitar (3) * Steve Ferlazzo – keyboards (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10) and programming (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10) *Steve Catizone – keyboards, programming & production (2, 3, 6, 11) *Perry Geyer – programming (3, 7, 10) *Kum Kum – backing vocal (6) *Kayla Codi – she devil (8) *Lenny Bradford – acoustic bass (11) *Bree Greig – backing vocal (11) *Kay Ishibashi – violin (11)

References

{{Authority control 2002 debut albums Tribe of Judah (band) albums Spitfire Records albums