Force of Habit

Force of Habit is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus, released on August 17, 1992 by Capitol Records in the USA, and Toshiba-EMI in Japan. The songs are a departure from the thrash metal style for Exodus, slower and more experimental. Many of the song titles are figures of speech.

Force of Habit is Exodus's last release until their 1997 live album Another Lesson in Violence and is also their last studio album until 2004's Tempo of the Damned, since the band went on two extended hiatuses. This is Exodus's last album to feature John Tempesta on drums and is also their only album to feature Mike Butler on bass as well as the band's only release without the jagged edged "Exodus" logo that had appeared on all of the band's previous and subsequent releases. It was later re-released in 2008 in a limited edition mini-album packaging to resemble the original vinyl release, including the inner sleeve. This version was remastered and includes the bonus tracks from the Japanese release.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Force of Habit received a mixed review from Allmusic's Roch Parisien, who awarded the album three stars out of five, and stated that "Exodus slows the pace a notch, drops the guitars a register, and gives the thrash a little room to breathe."^[2] However, Gary Holt stated on Metal Evolution that Force of Habit is his least favorite Exodus album.^[3]

Force of Habit was the first Exodus album not to chart on the Billboard 200 since 1985's Bonded by Blood.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Thorn in My Side"	Holt, Souza	4:06
2.	"Me, Myself & I"	Holt, Hunolt	5:03
3.	"Force of Habit"	Holt, Souza	4:19
4.	"Bitch" (The Rolling Stones cover)	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	2:48
5.	"Fuel for the Fire"	Holt, Souza	6:04
6.	"One Foot in the Grave"	Holt	5:19
7.	"Count Your Blessings"	Holt, Hunolt	7:31
8.	"Climb Before the Fall"	Holt, Hunolt, Souza	5:38
9.	"Architect of Pain"	Holt	11:02
10.	"When It Rains It Pours"	Holt	4:20
11.	"Good Day to Die"	Holt, Hunolt, Souza	4:48
12.	"Pump It Up" (Elvis Costello cover)	Elvis Costello	3:10
13.	"Feeding Time at the Zoo"	Butler, Holt, Hunolt, Souza, Tempesta	4:33
Total length:			68:41

2008 Re-issue Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Crawl Before You Walk"	Butler, Holt, Hunolt, Souza, Tempesta	3:59
15.	"Telepathetic"	Butler, Holt, Hunolt, Souza, Tempesta	4:48
Total length:			77:28

Band line-up

Credits

Recorded at Battery Studios, London, UK
Produced and engineered by Chris Tsangarides
Assistant engineered by Chris Marshall and Sarah Bedingham
Mixed by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero at Riversound, New York, USA
Additional recording and remixing by Marc Senesac at The Plant, Sausalito, California, USA
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York, USA
Artwork by Ralph Steadman

References

Exodus

Steve Souza Gary Holt Lee Altus Jack Gibson Tom Hunting Paul Baloff Rob Dukes Rick Hunolt Rob McKillop Michael Butler John Tempesta Paul Bostaph Kirk Hammett

Studio albums	Bonded by Blood Pleasures of the Flesh Fabulous Disaster Impact Is Imminent Force of Habit Tempo of the Damned Shovel Headed Kill Machine The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A Exhibit B: The Human Condition Blood In, Blood Out

Live albums	A Lesson in Violence Good Friendly Violent Fun Another Lesson in Violence Live at the DNA Double Live Dynamo! Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities

Compilation albums	Lessons in Violence Let There Be Blood

Demo albums	1982 Demo A Lesson in Violence Turk Street Demo Pleasures of the Flesh Die by His Hand

Songs	"The Toxic Waltz"

Related articles	Discography Primus Metallica Slayer Headbangers Ball Tour Exodus photo gallery

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