180 Gram Vinyl. Catalog Number: MOVLP2823 Color: Black Format: LP UPC: 8719262020665 Slaughter in the Vatican is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Exhorder. It was released on October 23, 1990. Exhorder was founded in 1985 in New Orleans, and were initially regarded as part of the Thrash Metal boom before adopting a more groove-led approach that was a noted influence on Pantera, whose singer Phil Anselmo was briefly a member of the band. 2CD - A 17 track double CD package from US groove thrashers Exhorder featuring their first two classic full-length albums. CD 1 features the cult classic debut full length Slaughter In The Vatican originally released in 1990, CD 2 features the follow up The Law originally released in 1992