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{{Infobox album
| name         = Lessons in Violence
| type         = compilation
| artist       = [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]
| cover        = ExodusLessonsinviolence.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = June 9, 1992
| recorded     = 1985–1989
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = [[Thrash metal]]
| length       = 43:08
| label        = [[Relativity Records|Relativity]]<br/>[[Music for Nations]] (UK)
| producer     = 
| prev_title   = [[Good Friendly Violent Fun]]
| prev_year    = 1991
| next_title   = [[Force of Habit]]
| next_year    = 1992
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-exodus-lessons-in-violence-mw0000085156 |title=Exodus - The Best of Exodus: Lessons in Violence review |last=Jeffries |first=Vincent |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=2021-06-11 }}</ref>
}}

'''''The Best of Exodus: Lessons in Violence''''' is a compilation album by [[thrash metal]] band [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]. Even though this compilation album was released after ''[[Impact Is Imminent]]'', it contains no tracks from that album as Exodus had switched record labels by that time. Therefore, the band had no involvement with this album.

In addition to tracks from the first three Exodus studio albums, this collection includes the [[AC/DC]] cover "[[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song)|Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]]", which was recorded live on July 14, 1989 at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California, and can be found on their 1991 live album ''[[Good Friendly Violent Fun]]''. "And Then There Were None" was recorded live at the Astoria in London, England on March 8, 1989; this version can be found on the CD reissue of ''[[Bonded by Blood]]'' from 1989.

==Track listing==
#"Bonded by Blood" - 3:48
#"Exodus" - 4:09
#"Chemi-Kill" - 5:46
#"[[The Toxic Waltz (song)|The Toxic Waltz]]" - 4:51
#"A Lesson in Violence" - 3:49
#"Piranha" - 3:50
#"Brain Dead" - 4:18
#"Fabulous Disaster" - 4:54
#"[[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song)|Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]]" (live) - 4:43 <small>([[AC/DC]] cover)</small>
#"And Then There Were None" (live) - 4:44

==Band line-up==
*[[Paul Baloff]] - [[Singing|vocals]] - tracks 1, 2, 5, 6
*[[Steve Souza|Steve "Zetro" Souza]] - vocals - tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10
*[[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]] - [[Electric guitar|guitar]]s
*Rick Hunolt - guitars
*[[Rob McKillop]] - [[Bass guitar|bass]]
*[[Tom Hunting]] - [[Drum kit|drums]] - tracks 1–8, 10
*[[John Tempesta]] - drums - track 9

==References==
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[[Category:Exodus (American band) albums]]
[[Category:1992 compilation albums]]
[[Category:Thrash metal compilation albums]]
[[Category:Relativity Records compilation albums]]
[[Category:Music for Nations compilation albums]]


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