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EXCEL announce official store and preview tracks from their upcoming Southern Lord reissue of Split Image‏

September 26, 2014
Julia Kwong

Julia Kwong

 

CALIFORNIAN HARDCORE/THRASH CROSSOVER CREW, EXCEL ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL STORE AND PREVIEW TRACKS FOR THEIR SOUTHERN LORD REISSUE OF SPLIT IMAGE.
   Next week, Californian hardcore/thrash metal crossover band EXCEL shall reissue their debut album Split Image via Southern Lord, and to mark the occasion, they have launched an official store http://excel.southernlord.com
PREVIEW THREE TRACKS FROM SPLIT IMAGE HERE:
https://excelsl.bandcamp.com/releases
  Originally released through Suicidal and Caroline records and produced by Randy Burns (Death, Possessed, Megadeth, Kreator, Suicidal Tendencies), Split Image is widely regarded as a classic album.

 

   This Southern Lord reissue has been remastered by Brad Boatright (Bl’ast!, Sleep, Obituary, Black Breath) and comes with a massive amount of bonus material including the Welcome to Venice comp tracks, Personal Onslaught Demo & Refuse to Quit Demo). The LP Includes a 32 page 7”X7” booklet with tons of photos from the era and a 11” x 17” poster of the original Michael Seiff album cover artwork. The CD contains bonus demo material (Personal Onslaught & Refuse to Quit Demos). Also including a booklet with many rare/unseen photos. A crucial documentation of an essential crossover band.Having formed in 1984, EXCEL released three studio albums as well as a number of demos and singles.  Equally informed by punk rock’s attitude and heavy metal’s riffs, EXCEL‘s fast, grinding and heavy sounds, combined with their intelligent lyrics, set them apart as a genre defining band of the era.

The current line-up – which includes Dan Clements on vocals, Shaun Ross on bass, Mike Cosgrove on drums and Alex Barreto (Chain Of Strength) on guitar – shall play the Southern Lord Recordings showcase on October 15th in Los Angeles (with Goatsnake, Xibalba, Obliterations, Baptists, Torch Runner) and their first South American appearance on October 25th at the Clash Club in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Tracklisting CD:
1 – Your Life, My Life
2 – Insecurity
3 – Split Image
4 – Never Look Away
5 – Wreck Your World
6 – Social Security
7 – Set Yourself Apart
8 – The Joke’s On You
9 – Looking For You
10 – Spare The PainPersonal Onslaught Demo (1985)

11 – Split Image
12 – Insecurity
13 – Looking For You
14 – Spare The Pain

Refuse To Quit Demo  (1986)

15 – Never Look Away
16 – Gods Of Power
17 – Set Yourself Apart
18 – Blitz In Confinement

Maybe there is life in Venice, CA, that doesn’t involve the beach; iron pumpers and Suicidal Tendencies, since that’s all you seem to hear about. Yes? Of course, there is always EXCEL! Their demos were major impression sessions and now with the release of their first album “Split Image”, the direction of EXCEL is officially exposed. Combining a rabble-rousing attack of metal with deep hardcore roots, the outcome is thick and heavy with sudden excursions into the rapids. EXCEL is definitely brick material, hard and sturdy. Not suffering from snare core, they advance with sonic power and creep forth with an awesome fatness.” – Pushead – Thrasher Magazine 2/1988

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