| Let There Be Blood | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Longtype: | of re-recorded songs |
| Artist: | Exodus |
| Cover: | Exodus - Let There Be Blood.jpg |
| Released: | October 28, 2008 |
| Recorded: | 2008 |
| Genre: | Thrash metal |
| Length: | 45:42 |
| Label: | Zaentz Records |
| Producer: | Gary Holt |
| Prev Title: | The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Let There Be Blood is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus. It is a re-record of their 1985 debut album Bonded by Blood. 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 track "Hell's Breath" originally appears on the "1983 Rehearsal" with Kirk Hammett and never was recorded officially.[1]
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,[2] [3] with Cosmo Lee of Allmusic going so far as to accuse it of being a potential "cash-in" on the original album's legacy. However, Gary Holt has said that the band was not trying to replace the original, but rather wanted to give the songs "the benefit of modern production." In its first week of release, Let There Be Blood sold 2,000 copies in the U.S.[4]