''The Best of Exodus: Lessons in Violence'' is a compilation album by

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Exodus Exodus or the Exodus may refer to: Religion * Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible * The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan Historical events * Exo ...

. Even though this compilation album was released after '' Impact Is Imminent'', it contains no tracks from that album as Exodus had switched record labels by that time. Therefore, the band had no involvement with this album. In addition to tracks from the first three Exodus studio albums, this collection includes the AC/DC cover " Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", which was recorded live on July 14, 1989 at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California, and can be found on their 1991 live album '' Good Friendly Violent Fun''. "And Then There Were None" was recorded live at the Astoria in London, England on March 8, 1989; this version can be found on the CD reissue of '' Bonded by Blood'' from 1989.

Track listing

#"Bonded by Blood" - 3:48 #"Exodus" - 4:09 #"Chemi-Kill" - 5:46 #" The Toxic Waltz" - 4:51 #"A Lesson in Violence" - 3:49 #"Piranha" - 3:50 #"Brain Dead" - 4:18 #"Fabulous Disaster" - 4:54 #" Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (live) - 4:43 ( AC/DC cover) #"And Then There Were None" (live) - 4:44

Band Line-Up

Paul Baloff Paul Baloff (April 25, 1960 – February 2, 2002) was an American singer, best known as the original lead vocalist of the thrash metal band Exodus. He was shortly fired from Exodus after the release of the band's 1985 debut album ''Bonded by B ...

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- tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 * Steve "Zetro" Souza - vocals - tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 * Gary Holt -

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s *Rick Hunolt - guitars * Rob McKillop -

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* Tom Hunting -

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- tracks 1-8, 10 *

John Tempesta John Tempesta (born September 26, 1964) is an American drummer known for his work in hard rock and heavy metal. He has been a member of the Cult since 2006. Biography Previously, Tempesta played with several bands including Exodus, Testament ...

- drums - track 9

References

Exodus (American band) albums 1992 compilation albums Thrash metal compilation albums Relativity Records compilation albums Music for Nations compilation albums {{1990s-thrash-metal-album-stub