Exhibit B: The Human Condition

EXODUS / / CD /

苛烈なスラッシュ・リフと長編の展開で、EXODUSの攻撃性を極限まで押し出した一作。

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Exhibit B: The Human Condition / EXODUS

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Track List

  1. The Ballad Of Leonard And Charles
  2. Beyond The Pale
  3. Hammer And Life
  4. Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)
  5. Downfall
  6. March Of The Sycophants
  7. Nanking
  8. Burn, Hollywood, Burn
  9. Democide
  10. The Sun Is My Destroyer
  11. A Perpetual State Of Indifference
  12. Good Riddance

Liner Notes

Japanese

『Exhibit B: The Human Condition』は、EXODUSが、容赦のないスラッシュ・リフ、鋭く正確なドラミング、そして社会的な緊張感を感じさせる、重い空気を詰め込んだ大作だ。ロブ・デュークスをヴォーカルに迎えた時期の、その集大成的な一枚である。前作『The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A』の、長尺で凝った作風を、さらに推し進めており、長い曲も多いが、リフの、巧みな切り替えと、圧倒的な速度感とで、最後まで、鋭い集中力を、決して切らすことがない。 冒頭“The Ballad of Leonard and Charles”の攻撃性、そして“Beyond the Pale”のドラマ性、さらに、教育制度を批判した“Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)”まで、収録曲は、いずれも聴き応えがある。南京事件を歌った“Nanking”、そして“Hammer and Life”のような曲も、作品の充実を伝えている。歌詞は、社会や人間の暗部を、鋭く抉り出しており、その主題性も色濃い。 情報量の、非常に多い演奏を、リフの複雑な構造と、曲のドラマティックな展開とを、じっくりと追いながら、深く聴き込みたい一枚だ。純粋な攻撃性だけでなく、その知的で、批判的なメッセージ性をも、高く評価されている。ロブ・デュークス時代の、その凶暴な充実を締めくくる、力強く聴き応えのある大作と言える。バンドの攻撃性が極まった一枚だ。

English

Exhibit B: The Human Condition is an epic on which Exodus packs merciless thrash riffs, sharp, precise drumming and a heavy air evoking social tension. A culminating record of the period welcoming Rob Dukes on vocals. Pushing the long, elaborate style of the previous The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A further, though there are many long songs, with deft switching of riffs and an overwhelming sense of speed, it never breaks its sharp concentration to the end. From the aggression of the opener “The Ballad of Leonard and Charles” and the drama of “Beyond the Pale” to “Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer),” criticizing the education system, every song is engaging, while “Nanking,” singing of the Nanjing Incident, and a cut like “Hammer and Life” convey the work’s fullness. The lyrics sharply gouge out the dark side of society and humanity, and their thematic weight is strong. A record you want to listen to deeply, carefully following the very information-rich playing, the complex structure of the riffs and the dramatic development of the songs. Not only pure aggression but its intelligent, critical message is highly praised. A powerful, engaging epic capping the ferocious fullness of the Rob Dukes era — a record where the band’s aggression peaked.

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