History YMMV / ExodusBand

* FaceOfTheBand: Gary Holt. Paul Baloff was this when he was alive.

* DeadArtistsAreBetter: Mileage may vary, but Exodus' most iconic album, ''Bonded by Blood'' doesn't actually have Zetro Souza on vocals like a lot of newcomers would think. Instead the album features Paul Baloff on vocals who was later fired for personal and musical differences. His death in 2002 ended the chances of him being in another album.
* DorkAge: Most fans will agree that ''Impact Is Imminent'' and ''Force of Habit'' just weren't very good albums; given that nothing from them (with the exception of Only Death Decides) has appeared on setlists in over a decade, it's pretty safe to say that Holt feels the same way. The Dukes era is also viewed as this in the eyes of many, but he has his fair share of fans as well; that being said, ''Exhibit A'' was generally unpopular even among Dukes fans, while ''Let There Be Blood'' was almost universally despised.

* SophomoreSlump: ''Pleasures of the Flesh'', while not necessarily bad, is seen as vastly inferior to ''Bonded By Blood'', and further sandwiched between it and the excellent third album ''Fabulous Disaster''.

* SophmoreSlump: ''Pleasures of the Flesh'', while not necessarily bad, is seen as vastly inferior to ''Bonded By Blood'', and further sandwiched between it and the excellent third album ''Fabulous Disaster''.

** After Rob Dukes' tenure with the band ended, 2014 saw Exodus releasing ''Blood In, Blood Out''. Fans were very happy with Zetro Souza's return and the album also contained one of Exodus' newer iconic songs, "Salt the Wound", which notably had a guitar solo provided by [[Music/{{Metallica}} Kirk Hammett]].

* CompleteMonster:
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SXXtAIZfA8 The Ballad of Leonard and Charles]]": [[SerialKiller Leonard Lake and Charles Ng]] are a pair of murderers who enjoy kidnapping, torturing, and [[SerialRapist raping]] women in their small remote cabin. Not above [[WouldHurtAChild killing children]], the pair also love [[MindRape breaking their victims' minds and souls]] as they [[SnuffFilm film their murders]]. When finally caught and put on trial, Leonard commits suicide to escape prison, while Charles laughs at all the suffering he's caused.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kufTGPDQf2w BTK]]": [[SerialKiller Dennis Rader, aka the BTK ("Bind, Torture, Kill") Killer]], is a sadistic murderer [[VillainWithGoodPublicity posing]] as a family man, church leader, and boy scout volunteer. A narcissistic sociopath who views himself as above all else, he sent several letters to the authorities gloating about his murders, including of an entire family and the [[WouldHurtAChild children ages 9 and 11]], respectively.

* CompleteMonster: In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kufTGPDQf2w BTK]]", [[SerialKiller Dennis Rader, aka the BTK ("Bind, Torture, Kill") Killer]], is a sadistic murderer [[VillainWithGoodPublicity posing]] as a family man, church leader, and boy scout volunteer. A narcissistic sociopath who views himself as above all else, he sent several letters to the authorities gloating about his murders, including of an entire family and the [[WouldHurtAChild children ages 9 and 11]], respectively.

* DorkAge: Most fans will agree that ''Impact Is Imminent'' and ''Force of Habit'' just weren't very good albums; given that nothing from them has appeared on setlists in over a decade, it's pretty safe to say that Holt feels the same way. The Dukes era is also viewed as this in the eyes of many, but he has his fair share of fans as well; that being said, ''Exhibit A'' was generally unpopular even among Dukes fans, while ''Let There Be Blood'' was almost universally despised.

** The band's shift to a longer songwriting approach in later albums leaves some dry.

* MagnumOpus: Not only do most people consider ''Bonded By Blood'' to be Exodus' best album, but it frequently ranks high on lists of the best thrash metal albums of all time.

* DorkAge: Most fans will agree that ''Impact Is Imminent'' and ''Force of Habit'' just weren't very good albums; given that nothing from them has appeared on setlists in over a decade, it's pretty safe to say that Holt feels the same way. The Dukes era is also viewed as this in the eyes of many, but he has his fair share of fans as well; that being said, ''Exhibit A'' was generally unpopular even among Dukes fans, while ''Let There Be Blood'' was universally despised.

* SignatureSong: "Bonded By Blood"
** Don't forget "The Toxic Waltz", which was probably the band's biggest commercial "hit".
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This is the best way to describe ''Let There be Blood'', a re-recording of ''Bonded By Blood''.

* ReplacementScrappy: '''Rob Dukes'''. He's gradually become more respected, though.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The departure of Dukes and re-induction of Souza was met with near-unanimous fanfare; even the people who had grown to like Dukes didn't take any issue with it.

* MagnumOpus: ''Bonded By Blood''

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Best way to describe ''Let There be Blood''

* ReplacementScrappy: '''Rob Dukes'''

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