diff --git a/bin/ceedling b/bin/ceedling
index e118f87e..ad5ea9a6 100755
--- a/bin/ceedling
+++ b/bin/ceedling
@@ -32,14 +32,13 @@ def boom_handler(loginator, exception)
 
   if !loginator.nil?
     loginator.log( exception.message, Verbosity::ERRORS, LogLabels::EXCEPTION )
-    loginator.log( "Backtrace ==>", Verbosity::DEBUG )
-    # Output to console the exception backtrace, formatted like Ruby does it
-    loginator.log( "#{exception.backtrace.first}: #{exception.message} (#{exception.class})", Verbosity::DEBUG )
-    loginator.log( exception.backtrace.drop(1).map{|s| "\t#{s}"}.join("\n"), Verbosity::DEBUG )
 
+    # Debug backtrace (only if debug verbosity)
+    loginator.log_debug_backtrace( exception )
+    
   # Something went really wrong... logging isn't even up and running yet
   else
-    $stderr.puts( "#{exception.class} ==> #{exception.message}" )
+    $stderr.puts( exception.message )
     $stderr.puts( "Backtrace ==>" )
     $stderr.puts( exception.backtrace )
   end
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/exceptions.rb b/lib/ceedling/exceptions.rb
index 3c34f8a9..08f73232 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/exceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/exceptions.rb
@@ -13,28 +13,35 @@ class CeedlingException < RuntimeError
 end
 
 
-class ShellExecutionException < CeedlingException
+class ShellException < CeedlingException
 
   attr_reader :shell_result
 
   def initialize(shell_result:{}, name:, message:'')
     @shell_result = shell_result
+
+    _message = ''
     
-    # If shell results exist...
+    # Most shell exceptions will be from build compilation and linking.
+    # The formatting of these messages should place the tool output on its own
+    # lines without any other surrounding characters.
+    # This formatting maximizes the ability of IDEs to parse, highlight, and make 
+    # actionable the build errors that appear within their terminal windows.
+
+    # If shell results exist, report the exit code...
     if !shell_result.empty?
-      message = "Tool #{name} terminated with exit code [#{shell_result[:exit_code]}]"
+      _message = "#{name} terminated with exit code [#{shell_result[:exit_code]}]"
 
       if !shell_result[:output].empty?
-        message += " and output >> \"#{shell_result[:output].strip()}\""
+        _message += " and output >>\n#{shell_result[:output].strip()}"
       end
 
-      super( message )
-
-    # Otherwise, just report the provided message
+    # Otherwise, just report the exception message
     else
-      message = "Tool #{name} encountered an error:: #{message}"
-      super( message )
+      _message = "#{name} encountered an error with output >>\n#{message}"
     end
 
+    # Hand the message off to parent Exception
+    super( _message )
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/generator.rb b/lib/ceedling/generator.rb
index 89257ea7..9b327ef5 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/generator.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/generator.rb
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def generate_object_file_c(
 
     begin
       shell_result = @tool_executor.exec( command )
-    rescue ShellExecutionException => ex
+    rescue ShellException => ex
       shell_result = ex.shell_result
       raise ex
     ensure
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def generate_object_file_asm(
 
     begin
       shell_result = @tool_executor.exec( command )
-    rescue ShellExecutionException => ex
+    rescue ShellException => ex
       shell_result = ex.shell_result
       raise ex
     ensure
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def generate_executable_file(tool, context, objects, flags, executable, map='',
 
     begin
       shell_result = @tool_executor.exec( command )
-    rescue ShellExecutionException => ex
+    rescue ShellException => ex
       shell_result = ex.shell_result
       raise ex
     ensure
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/loginator.rb b/lib/ceedling/loginator.rb
index 8588160d..d949c7c7 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/loginator.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/loginator.rb
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ def log(message="\n", verbosity=Verbosity::NORMAL, label=LogLabels::AUTO, stream
   end
 
 
+  def log_debug_backtrace(exception)
+      log( "\nDebug Backtrace ==>", Verbosity::DEBUG )
+      
+      # Send backtrace to debug logging, formatted almost identically to how Ruby does it.
+      # Don't log the exception message itself in the first `log()` call as it will already be logged elsewhere
+      log( "#{exception.backtrace.first}: (#{exception.class})", Verbosity::DEBUG )
+      log( exception.backtrace.drop(1).map{|s| "\t#{s}"}.join("\n"),                  Verbosity::DEBUG )
+  end
+
+
   def decorate(str, label=LogLabels::NONE)
     return str if !@decorators
 
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/tasks_release.rake b/lib/ceedling/tasks_release.rake
index 01fe5741..db3de996 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/tasks_release.rake
+++ b/lib/ceedling/tasks_release.rake
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ require 'ceedling/file_path_utils'
 
 desc "Build release target."
 task RELEASE_SYM => [:prepare] do
-  header = "Release build '#{File.basename(PROJECT_RELEASE_BUILD_TARGET)}'"
-  @ceedling[:loginator].log("\n\n#{header}\n#{'-' * header.length}")  
+  header = "Release build '#{File.basename( PROJECT_RELEASE_BUILD_TARGET )}'"
+
+  banner = @ceedling[:reportinator].generate_banner( header )
+
+  @ceedling[:loginator].log( banner )
   
   begin
     @ceedling[:plugin_manager].pre_release
@@ -30,13 +33,10 @@ task RELEASE_SYM => [:prepare] do
   rescue StandardError => ex
     @ceedling[:application].register_build_failure
 
-    @ceedling[:loginator].log( "#{ex.class} ==> #{ex.message}", Verbosity::ERRORS, LogLabels::EXCEPTION )
+    @ceedling[:loginator].log( ex.message, Verbosity::ERRORS, LogLabels::EXCEPTION )
 
-    # Debug backtrace
-    @ceedling[:loginator].log( "Backtrace ==>", Verbosity::DEBUG )
-    # Output to console the exception backtrace, formatted like Ruby does it
-    @ceedling[:loginator].log( "#{ex.backtrace.first}: #{ex.message} (#{ex.class})", Verbosity::DEBUG )
-    @ceedling[:loginator].log( ex.backtrace.drop(1).map{|s| "\t#{s}"}.join("\n"), Verbosity::DEBUG )
+    # Debug backtrace (only if debug verbosity)
+    @ceedling[:loginator].log_debug_backtrace( ex )
   ensure
     @ceedling[:plugin_manager].post_release  
   end
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/test_invoker.rb b/lib/ceedling/test_invoker.rb
index 9119092c..665fa338 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/test_invoker.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/test_invoker.rb
@@ -407,16 +407,14 @@ def setup_and_invoke(tests:, context:TEST_SYM, options:{})
 
     # Handle application-level exceptions.
     # StandardError is the parent class of all application-level exceptions.
-    # Runtime errors (parent is Exception) continue on up to be caught by Ruby itself.
-    rescue StandardError => e
+    # Runtime errors (parent is Exception) continue on up to be handled by Ruby itself.
+    rescue StandardError => ex
       @application.register_build_failure
-      @loginator.log( "#{e.class} ==> #{e.message}", Verbosity::ERRORS, LogLabels::EXCEPTION )
 
-      # Debug backtrace
-      @loginator.log("Backtrace ==>", Verbosity::DEBUG)
-      if @verbosinator.should_output?(Verbosity::DEBUG)
-        @loginator.log(e.backtrace, Verbosity::DEBUG)
-      end
+      @loginator.log( ex.message, Verbosity::ERRORS, LogLabels::EXCEPTION )
+
+      # Debug backtrace (only if debug verbosity)
+      @loginator.log_debug_backtrace( ex )
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/test_invoker_helper.rb b/lib/ceedling/test_invoker_helper.rb
index fd2711ee..c7835886 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/test_invoker_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/test_invoker_helper.rb
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def generate_executable_now(context:, build_path:, executable:, objects:, flags:
         @file_path_utils.form_test_build_map_filepath( build_path, executable ),
         lib_args,
         lib_paths )
-    rescue ShellExecutionException => ex
+    rescue ShellException => ex
       if ex.shell_result[:output] =~ /symbol/i
         notice =    "If the linker reports missing symbols, the following may be to blame:\n" +
                     "  1. This test lacks #include statements corresponding to needed source files (see note below).\n" +
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/tool_executor.rb b/lib/ceedling/tool_executor.rb
index aee674c5..54df2022 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/tool_executor.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/tool_executor.rb
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ def exec(command, args=[])
       end
       shell_result[:time] = time
 
-    # Ultimately, re-raise the exception as ShellExecutionException populated with the exception message
+    # Ultimately, re-raise the exception as ShellException populated with the exception message
     rescue => error
-      raise ShellExecutionException.new( name:pretty_tool_name( command ), message: error.message )
+      raise ShellException.new( name:pretty_tool_name( command ), message: error.message )
 
     # Be sure to log what we can
     ensure
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def exec(command, args=[])
     # Go boom if exit code is not 0 and that code means a fatal error
     # (Sometimes we don't want a non-0 exit code to cause an exception as the exit code may not mean a build-ending failure)
     if ((shell_result[:exit_code] != 0) and options[:boom])
-      raise ShellExecutionException.new( shell_result:shell_result, name:pretty_tool_name( command ) )
+      raise ShellException.new( shell_result:shell_result, name:pretty_tool_name( command ) )
     end
 
     return shell_result
diff --git a/plugins/gcov/lib/gcovr_reportinator.rb b/plugins/gcov/lib/gcovr_reportinator.rb
index dc1884b3..fbcfc8ac 100644
--- a/plugins/gcov/lib/gcovr_reportinator.rb
+++ b/plugins/gcov/lib/gcovr_reportinator.rb
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def run(opts, args, boom)
 
     begin
       shell_result = @tool_executor.exec( command )
-    rescue ShellExecutionException => ex
+    rescue ShellException => ex
       result = ex.shell_result
       @reportinator_helper.print_shell_result( result )
       raise(ex) if gcovr_exec_exception?( opts, result[:exit_code], boom )
diff --git a/plugins/gcov/lib/reportgenerator_reportinator.rb b/plugins/gcov/lib/reportgenerator_reportinator.rb
index c4fe358b..c98e36e2 100644
--- a/plugins/gcov/lib/reportgenerator_reportinator.rb
+++ b/plugins/gcov/lib/reportgenerator_reportinator.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def generate_reports(opts)
         # Generate the report(s).
         begin
           shell_result = run(args)
-        rescue ShellExecutionException => ex
+        rescue ShellException => ex
           shell_result = ex.shell_result
           # Re-raise
           raise ex