The album is most notable for featuring a massive 3/5ths change in the band’s lineup following their 2004 comeback, Tempo of the Damned : EXODUS – Shovel Headed Kill Machine
, released on October 4, 2005, through Nuclear Blast Records , is the seventh studio album by the Bay Area thrash metal pioneers Exodus . Often described as a "runaway freight train" of an album, it marked a significant stylistic shift toward a more aggressive, modern thrash sound while maintaining the band's legendary "lessons in violence". A New Era: The Lineup Overhaul Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine