Let There Be Blood is a re-recording of Exodus's 1985 album Bonded by Blood

Bonded by Blood

For other uses of the phrase, see Bonded by Blood Bonded by Blood is the debut album by the San Francisco thrash metal band Exodus. Although the album was completed in the summer of 1984, it was not released until 1985 due to issues with Exodus and its record label...

, featuring their modern lineup. The only band members who play on both Bonded by Blood and Let There Be Blood are guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Tom Hunting. The title of the album is a parody to Let There Be Rock

Let There Be Rock

Let There Be Rock is the fourth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in March 1977. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott.It was originally released in Australia on Albert Productions...

, the 1977 album by AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

 (who Exodus has cited as an influence and covered "Overdose", which appears on Let There Be Rock while Exodus' cover version appears on their 1988 album Fabulous Disaster

Fabulous Disaster

Fabulous Disaster is the third album by Exodus. UK label Music for Nations released the album in 1988, but in the USA, it was released in January 1989 by Combat/Relativity Records....

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Track listing

All songs by Gary Holt unless stated.

1. "Bonded by Blood" – 3:35
2. "Exodus" – 4:17
3. "And Then There Were None" – 5:14
4. "A Lesson in Violence" – 3:47
5. "Metal Command" – 4:12
6. "Piranha" – 3:54
7. "No Love" – 5:48
8. "Deliver Us to Evil" – 7:43
9. "Strike of the Beast" – 4:18
10. "Hell's Breath" (Holt, Kirk Hammett
    Kirk Hammett
    Kirk Lee Hammett is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stones list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...
    
    ) – 2:49

Reception

Let There Be Blood has met mixed reviews. The musical quality of the album has been praised, but reviewers have questioned the need for such a re-make, with Cosmo Lee of Allmusic going so far as to accuse it of being a potential "cash-in" on the original album's legacy.

Personnel

• Rob Dukes
  Rob Dukes
  Rob Dukes is the current vocalist for the American thrash metal band Exodus, and vocalist for his crossover thrash project Generation Kill-Early life:...
  
   - Vocals
• Gary Holt
  Gary Holt (musician)
  Gary Wayne Holt is an American guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the lead guitarist of Exodus.-Biography:...
  
   - Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Lee Altus
  Lee Altus
  Lee Altus is an American heavy metal guitarist. Altus first came to public attention in the mid-80s with his original band, Heathen, where Altus displayed his highly technical neoclassical guitar playing style...
  
   - Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Jack Gibson
  Jack Gibson
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   - Bass, Backing Vocals
• Tom Hunting
  Tom Hunting
  Tom Hunting is an American drummer, famous for his work with the band Exodus. He played on their first three albums, Bonded by Blood, Pleasures of the Flesh, and Fabulous Disaster...
  
  - Drums