Exhorder

It has been claimed that Exhorder more or less invented the sort of angry, 90's post-thrash metal often attributed to Pantera. It's not really clear who was first (and ultimately it may not matter much), but the resemblance between The Law and Pantera's Cowboys From Hell is clear, with stripped-down rhythm guitars, heavy double-bass drumming, and angry vocals complimenting the basic American thrash style of the late 80's. But while Pantera soared, Exhorder stalled, breaking up after two early-nineties albums. Vocalist Kyle Thomas either formed or joined a number of bands in the succeeding years, and periodically the band would attempt a reformation, only to eventually break apart. Finally, in 2017, Thomas and guitarist Vinnie LaBella put together a version of the band ultimately produced the long-awaited third album, Mourn The Southern Skies, in 2019, and five years later another incarnation of the band (still featuring Thomas, but without LaBella) emerged with Defectum Omnium.

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