Tribe of Judah

Item: Exit Elvis
Author: Chaz Murphy

Exit Elvis

(2002)

Reviewed by Chaz Murphy

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Label Spitfire RecordsDecapolisNovember 2002

alternative metal hard rock industrial metal industrial rock

Did you ever wonder what ever happened to Gary Cherone? You know, the guy who took over for Sammy Hagar in Van Halen a few years back? I think he sang for Van Halen for one album or maybe two. I don't really know, I wasn't really paying attention to it all. Well now that you know who he is, did you ever wonder what happened to him? Yeah, well me neither. Oh yeah, he used to be in the band Extreme (they were 49th out of the VH1's 50 greatest hair bands of all time).

So Cherone is back with a new band, and new album, and a new sound...kindof. The sound is new to him but not to the rest of the world. His new band is Tribe of Judah and they are signed to Spitfire Records. Yes spitfire records...they also have bands like Danzig, Alice Cooper, Cradle of Filth, Dio, Twisted Sister, Napalm Death and PRO-PAIN!!!!! yes!

So, I guess I have to talk about the album now. Well, I will start off with the only positive things I can find about the album. First off the production is good. Second Cherone's voice can be kindof cool in some parts. I am a sucker for that metal voice sometimes.

Ok, for the bad points of the album. If Nine Inch Nails was going to release an album with unreleased tracks that were too horrible to go on any of their albums, its name would be "Exit Elvis" but they were beat to the idea by Tribe of Judah. Now not all the songs are as industrial as NIN but most of them come close. This is not a good album. This is not a good band. I can not say anything else.