On the sequel to "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A", Gary Holt and the boys get back to doing what they have always done best: bringing forth severe whiplash. "Exhibit B: The Human Condition" drops the soggy stuff in favor of leaner and meaner material, making the disc one fabulous cervical destroyer.

With the opening acoustic section of "The Ballad Of Leonard And Charles", it appears EXODUS is still meandering about trying to keep the not-so-successful nature of the previous disc. But after a minute or so the song opens up into a tremendous burner. Vocalist Rob Dukes belts out some of the best roars of his career while Holt and Lee Altus deliver riff after riveting riff. "Beyond The Pale" continues the conflagration with another batch of ferociously fast Thrash. "Hammer And Life" slows it down in a more groove oriented track, but the bulk of the song features some spectacular shredding from Holt and Altus.

"Class Dismissed" roars with that legendary EXODUS marching tempo while Dukes snarls out some great vocal hooks and Holt and Altus attack again with dueling six-strings. Melody is a big part of the grinding "Downfall"; here Holt and Altus churn out more complex riffs and even allow for some dense chugging in the song's middle. "March Of The Sycophants" loses a bit of the bite when it isn't delivering rapid-fire riffs, and both "Democide" and "Nanking" are unfortunately stuck slower-paced ruts. But the best track of the disc, "Burn, Hollywood, Burn" gets things back on track with a toxic assault that makes it akin with previous EXODUS classics. "The Sun Is My Destroyer" makes up for its length with the endless barrage of rip-roaring riffs and blistering leads while album closer, "Good Riddance" is a sinister surgical strike of sickening speed.

"Exhibit B: The Human Condition" is a marked improvement and the best of the Rob Dukes era. EXODUS still has difficulty with songs that exceed the 6-minute mark and, honestly, that isn't what they built their empire upon. But here these longer songs are more honed and focused and trimmed of the fat that gummed up "Exhibit A". Andy Sneap's thick production is spot on and the shredding from Holt and Altus is not only some of the band's finest, but shows these two now make a lethal pair.

While not free of flaws, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition" is packed full of startling inhuman, hulking Thrash. Some of the band's best riffs and tempos are found within. Well worth the price of admission, "Exhibit B" The Human Condition" is one of the best Thrash discs of 2010.