Fabulous Disaster is the third album by Exodus

Exodus (band)

Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in Richmond, California. Spanning a career of over 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Guitarist Gary Holt remains the only constant member of the band,...

. UK

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 label Music for Nations

Music For Nations

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 released the album in 1988, but in the USA

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, it was released in January 1989 by Combat

Combat Records

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/Relativity Records

Relativity Records

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In 1999, Century Media

Century Media Records

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 remastered and reissued the band's first three albums in Europe only. A video was made for the song "The Toxic Waltz" which received a good amount of air-play on MTV

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's Headbanger's Ball.

This was Tom Hunting's last album with Exodus until the 1997 live release Another Lesson in Violence

Another Lesson in Violence

Another Lesson in Violence is a live album by the thrash metal band Exodus.This album features a huge line-up change for Exodus. Paul Baloff returns on vocals who originally left after Bonded by Blood. Tom Hunting returns after taking ill just before the Fabulous Disaster tour in 1989. This is also...

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Track listing

• All songs written by Souza and Holt (Copyright
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   Feeding Frenzy Music), unless stated

1. "The Last Act of Defiance" – 4:44
2. "Fabulous Disaster" – 4:54
3. "The Toxic Waltz" – 4:51
4. "Low Rider" – 2:48 (War
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    cover; written by Morris Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Gerlad Goldstein, Lee Leviton, Leroy Jordan & Thomas Allen; Copyright Far Out Music)
5. "Cajun Hell" – 6:05
6. "Like Father, Like Son" – 8:11
7. "Corruption" – 5:46
8. "Verbal Razors" – 4:07
9. "Open Season" – 3:54
10. "Overdose" – 5:31 (AC/DC
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     cover)
    • Track 10 was omitted on some versions due to licensing issues

Exodus

• Steve "Zetro" Souza
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   - Vocals
• Gary Holt
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  Gary Wayne Holt is an American guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the lead guitarist of Exodus.-Biography:...
  
   - Guitars, Backing vocals
• Rick Hunolt - Guitars, backing vocals
• Rob McKillop - 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, percussion

Additional personnel

• Dov Christopher - Intro Vocals on track 1, Harmonica
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   on track 5
• Brian Mantilla - Additional Percussion on track 4

Production

• Arranged By Exodus
• Produced & Mixed By Gary Holt, Rick Hunolt & Marc Senesac; mix assistant: Chad Munsey
• Recorded & Engineered By Marc Senesac & David Plank
• Mastered By Bernie Grundman

Charts

Album - Billboard

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(North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	82

External links

• "Fabulous Disaster" at discogs