Premiere\\ EXODUS: 'Blood In Blood Out' Video Released

"Blood In Blood Out", the video for the title track of the new album from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Shan Dan Horan of the Shadow Born Group (BUCKCHERRY, CARNIFEX, WINDS OF PLAGUE) and it features hundreds of dedicated Bay Area fans that came out in droves to perform as extras in the video after a wide casting call.

RUMOURS\\ Exodus no Brasil 2014: shows em São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro

De acordo com o jornalista José Noberto Flesch, do Jornal Destak, a banda norte-americana Exodus, um dos grupos mais importantes do thrash metal mundial, retorna ao Brasil em março de 2014 para apresentações em São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro.

O show na capital paulista será do dia 22 de março (sábado) na casa de shows Via Marques. No Rio de Janeiro, a banda toca no dia 23 com local ainda não definido.

Novas informações em breve.

Ttaduza\\ SLAYER: First Photo Of New Touring Lineup

The official Facebook page of SLAYER's current touring drummer, Paul Bostaph, has released the first photo of the lineup that has spent the past month on the road in Europe, featuring original members Kerry King (guitar) and Tom Araya (bass, vocals) alongside hired musicians Bostaph and Gary Holt (guitar). Check it out below.

It was announced on May 30 by Araya and King that Bostaph would be behind the drum kit for the first leg of the band's 2013 international tour. EXODUS' Gary Holt is continuing to fill in for fallen guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who died on May 2 from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver.

Bostaph was SLAYER's drummer from 1992 until 2001 and recorded four albums with the band — the gold-certified "Divine Intervention" (1994), the 1996 punk covers album "Undisputed Attitude", "Diabolus In Musica" (1998), "God Hates Us All" (2001) that received a Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance", as well as the DVD "War At The Warfield" (2001), also certified gold. In addition to SLAYER, Bostaph has been a member of FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, SYSTEMATIC and TESTAMENT.

SLAYER's 2013 itinerary has the band playing 35 dates that include headline shows as well as a number of major summer festivals in Europe, Eastern Europe and South America between June and October.

"Paul's a great drummer and a good friend, and we're very happy that he's decided to rejoin the band," said Araya. "We're still pretty numb from the loss of Jeff, but we don't want to disappoint our European and South American fans, and we need to begin moving forward... Having Paul back in the band makes that a whole lot easier."

Original SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo sat out the band's recent Australian tour due to a contract dispute with the other members of the group. Filling in for him was Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX).

Photo below courtesy of Paul Bostaph's Facebook page (left to right: Gary Holt, Tom Araya, Kerry King, Paul Bostaph)

Traduza\\ GARY HOLT Would Not Leave EXODUS For SLAYER

Peter Ruttan of MetalTitans.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco thrash metal veterans EXODUS during the "Metal Alliance Tour" with ANTHRAX, HIGH ON FIRE, MUNICIPAL WASTE and HOLY GRAIL. You can now watch the chat below.

Holt has spent the last two years filling in for SLAYER founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman who in January 2011 contracted necrotizing fasciitis, likely caused by a spider bite, and has been undergoing surgeries, skin grafts and intense rehab since.

Asked if he would consider becoming a permanent member of SLAYER if Hanneman was unable to return to the band, Holt said: "Not if it meant the end of what I've been doing my whole life. If I could manage both [EXODUS and SLAYER], you know… But I've been filling in for just over two years now and I'm booked all year with them. But I'm just keeping the work going with EXODUS and I've been doing a lot of riff writing on tour. And on the summer [run] with SLAYER, I'm taking a little portable, digital recording rig with me so I can continue working on [new EXODUS] stuff in hotel rooms and shit."

Speaking to MetalObsession.net during the recent Soundwave festival tour in Australia, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King stated about Holt's position in the band: "I think Gary is in for the long haul. I haven't really discussed it with him. But he keeps his schedule free when he knows we're on tour. And I'm pretty sure, if Jeff all of a sudden came back in June, we would probably pay Gary for freeing up his time. I don't wanna treat somebody that's bailed us out for two years badly. But if Gary played with us forever? I'm OK with that. But if Jeff got better and said, 'Hey, man, I'm ready to play,' and he came to rehearsal and showed us he was good enough, that's his show."

Rocknews\\ Anthrax: "Among The Living" na íntegra durante turnê em 2013

O Anthrax foi confirmado como headliner do festival itinerante Metal Alliance Tour 2013. A banda promete tocar o clássico CD Among The Living, que contém músicas como Caught In A Mosh, Indians e I Am The Law, em todos os shows. As bandas Exodus, Municipal Waste e Holy Grail também foram confirmadas na turnê.

A Metal Alliance Tour irá rodar os EUA durante os meses de março e abril.

The Kids Are Alright \\ Exodus: crianças reproduzem capa de Bonded By Blood

Traduza\\ DUBLIN DEATH PATROL: 'Death Sentence' Cover Artwork Unveiled

DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) — the band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS and LEGACY (pre-TESTAMENT) vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza — will release two albums on the Mascot Records label, 2005's "DDP 4 Life" and 2011's follow-up effort, "Death Sentence", on August 14.

The "Death Sentence" cover artwork was created by Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, ATHEIST, SODOM, SIGH, ANACRUSIS, GWAR) and can be seen below.

Billy originally teamed up with fellow Dublin, California ragers Willy Lange (RAMPAGE, LAAZ ROCKIT), Souza and three of the Billy brothers as well as some other local Dublin boys.

The seeds were planted in or about 1980 with a Bay Area thrash band called RAMPAGE, featuring neighborhood kids from Dublin, California — Chuck Billy, along with his brother Andy Billy, Greg Bustamante, Ernie Boehm and Willy Lange. The guys were about 18 years old and had all known each other since they were about five. They grew up listening to a variety of bands — from LED ZEPPELIN, KISS, AEROSMITH to THE DEAD KENNEDYS and THE SEX PISTOLS — and were influenced by the sounds of the late '70s and early '80s.

Souza recalled how the idea to reactivate the ultimate DUBLIN DEATH PATROL came to him: "Originally it was Willy's and Chuck Billy's idea. The first I heard of getting this project together was at a Raider pre-season game in 2005. Willy was telling me his idea of DDP and getting the old RAMPAGE guys together. But this version would have Chuck and I singing on every song and include different musicians that grew up in Dublin to play on this record. Well, I was right in."

After six months of writing, arranging and restructuring songs new and old. the guys went in to record the first DDP album through strains and pains with Vinnie Wojno. Souza boldly claimed, "This is what we have to give to the metal world, a kick-ass, straight-up aggressive and in-your-fucking-face album of music by guys just from Dublin, California. Represented by members of TESTAMENT, LEGACY, EXODUS, VIO-LENCE, LAAZ ROCKIT, TESLA, HEIST and a group of headbanging Dubliners that deserved status. For fans of the Bay Area thrash whom I love and will always, I hope they dig what Chuck and I have done vocally on the DDP project."

In 2011, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL went back into the studio with the same team to record their crushing second album, "Death Sentence". That same year, DDP played the famous Belgian metal festival Graspop Metal Meeting. Needless to say, the crowd went completely nuts.

DUBLIN DEATH PATROL is:

Chuck Billy - Lead Vocals
Steve Souza - Lead Vocals
Willy Lange - Bass
Andy Billy - Rhythm/lead guitar
Steve Robello - Lead/ Rhythm Guitar
Greg Bustamante - Rhythm Guitar
Danny Cunningham -Drums
Troy Luccketta - Drums
John Hartsinck - Lead Guitar
John Souza - Bass
Eddie Billy – Bass

KajibrinoTV \\ Exodus - Sweden Rock 2012

Exodus - Sweden Rock 2012
Solversborg - 07/06/2012 - Suécia

Rocknews\\ Exodus: assista ao "Wall of Death" no show em SP

Assista ao "Wall of Death" do Exodus em Strike Of The Beast/Good Riddance (mais precisamente aos 2:54min), em performance dia 22/04 no Carioca Club, em Sao Paulo.

Traduza\\ METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Joins EXODUS On Stage At 'Bonded By Baloff' Concert; Video Available

METALLICA/ex-EXODUS guitarist Kirk Hammett, former EXODUS axeman Rick Hunolt and original EXODUS bassist Jeff Andrews all joined the current lineup of EXODUS on stage last night (Saturday, February 4) at a special concert to mark the 10-year anniversary of former EXODUS singer Paul Baloff's passing. Dubbed "Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance", the event took place at the Oakland Metro Operahouse and featured additional performances by POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN and HEATHEN, among others.

Fan-filmed video footage of EXODUS performing their early demo classics "Whipping Queen" and "Impaler" during last night's concert — with guest appearances by Hammett, Hunolt and Andrews — can be seen below.

It was a decade ago — on January 31, 2002 — that Paul Baloff suffered a major stroke and was brought to Highland General Hospital in Northern California, where he remained in a coma until he was declared brain dead. On February 2, 2002, his doctors shut off his life support, leaving him to die in his sleep. He had no previous known health problems, and the stroke was a complete surprise to everyone around him.

Regarding EXODUS' decision to stage this concert, the band's guitarist Gary Holt said, "With February 2nd being the 10-year anniversary of Paul's passing, the band knew it was high time we do something special to remember the legend of Paul Baloff, so we decided to put together a show the Bay Area will not soon forget. We've pulled some of the Bay's finest for this, bands who knew and shared many a stage and drink with Pavel. There are some nice surprises in store as well! It will be ten years and two days since the thrash world lost one of its greatest frontmen ever, and we will always make sure his memory lives on and is never forgotten. Long live The Destroyer!"

Added FORBIDDEN guitarist and founding member Craig Locicero: "Everyone in FORBIDDEN is honored to have been asked by Gary and EXODUS to play this show marking the 10th anniversary of Paul Baloff's crazy fucking life! I witnessed his insanity first-hand at the Mabouhay Gardens and Ruthie's Inn. As EXODUS got bigger, Paul got crazier — in a good way. It was genius at work. He was the mold that all thrash frontmen cut themselves from, but he was also a pretty damn sweet guy. Always kind to those he liked, he'd be in the front row at FORBIDDEN gigs screaming things like 'Why does it have to be so heavy?' and my favorite, 'Heavier than time!' I'm laughing just typing this!

"At his memorial, I saw people I hadn't seen in years. So much love, so many laughs. It made me happy in some strange way just to see that kind of respect displayed for Paul. We all really loved him. Luckily his legend has returned with a vengeance… and hey, Paul, you did it: You've become heavier than time!"

"Let There Be Blood", the controversial re-recording of EXODUS' classic 1985 debut album, "Bonded by Blood", was issued in October 2008 through Zaentz Records.

Regarding the band's decision to re-record "Bonded By Blood", Holt previously said: "It is our way of paying homage to Paul Baloff by showing how relevant these songs we had written together still are. We aren't trying to replace the original; that's impossible anyway. We are just giving these songs the benefit of modern production. It's something we talked about before Paul's death and it's always been important to us to do. We were super-excited about entering the studio once again to record these classics." Current EXODUS vocalist Rob Dukes added, "Paul was rad, totally original. He was not like [METALLICA's James] Hetfield or [SLAYER's Tom] Araya. I think at times he wanted to be, but he was simply himself. He had a really cool way of going up with his voice in the weirdest spots. I, myself, find it cool and original."

EXODUS no Brasil \\ Ingressos e pontos de venda

Além da apresentação no mega-festival Metal Open Air em São Luís, a banda norte-americana de thrash metal Exodus também toca em São Paulo ao lado do Claustrofobia. Ingressos já estão à venda.

Informações gerais:

Data: 22 de abril de 2012 (domingo) - São Paulo/SP
Banda de abertura: Claustrofobia
Local: Carioca Club (Rua Cardeal Arcoverde, 2899 - Pinheiros)
Horário: 18h
Ingressos:
- Pista 1º Lote: R$ 70,00
- Camarote 1º Lote: R$ 100,00
Pontos de venda (alguns pontos estão sujeitos a taxa de serviço):
- Galeria do Rock na Loja Possessed - 2º andar AV. SÃO JOÃO, 439 - CENTRO - SÃO PAULO
- Microcamp Casa Verde - RUA BERNARDINO FANGANIELLO , 253 - CASA VERDE - SÃO PAULO
- Microcamp Lapa - PRAÇA PROF. JOSE AZEVEDO ANTUNES, 74 - LAPA - SÃO PAULO
- Microcamp Santo Amaro - AV. SANTO AMARO, 6651 - CENTRO - SÃO PAULO
- Microcamp Tatuapé - RUA PADRE ESTEVAO PERNET, 145 - VILA GOMES CARDIM - SÃO PAULO
- Microcamp Diadema - AV. ANTONIO PIRANGA, 456 - DIADEMA - DIADEMA
- Microcamp Mauá - AV. GETÚLIO VARGAS, 190 - VILA GUARANI - MAUÁ
- Microcamp Taboão da Serra - RUA THEREZA MARIA LUIZETTO, 254 - VILA SANTA LUZIA - TABOAO DA SERRA
- Microcamp Osasco - AV. DOS AUTONOMISTAS, 2725 - CENTRO - OSASCO
- Microcamp São Caetano - RUA MANOEL COELHO, 557 - CENTRO - SÃO CAETANO DO SUL
- Metal CD's - RUA DONA ELISA FLÁQUER, 184 - CENTRO - SANTO ANDRÉ (aceita pagamento em dinheiro)
- SickMind - ALAMEDA JAÚ, 1529 - JARDIM PAULISTA - SÃO PAULO (aceita pagamento em dinheiro)
- Online: www.ticketbrasil.com.br

Amazing Videos \\ EXODUS: 'Circle Pit From Hell' In Croatia

Video footage of a "circle pit from hell" during EXODUS' December 12, 2011 performance at at Boogaloo in Zagreb, Croatia as part of the "Thrashfest Classics" European tour with SEPULTURA, DESTRUCTION, HEATHEN and MORTAL SIN can be seen below.

EXODUS' setlist for "Thrashfest Classics" consists of material exclusively from the "Bonded By Blood", "Pleasures Of The Flesh" and "Fabulous Disaster" albums. The trek's other co-headliner, SEPULTURA, is performing songs from "Beneath The Remains", "Arise" and "Chaos A.D."; DESTRUCTION is playing tracks from "Sentence Of Death" and "Infernal Overkill"; and HEATHEN is performing selections from "Breaking The Silence" and "Victims Of Deception". MORTAL SIN's setlist consists of material from the "Mayhemic Destruction" and "Face Of Despair" albums.

EXODUS's latest album, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition", was recorded in December 2009 in Northern California with producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, KREATOR).

The CD sold around 4,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 114 on The Billboard 200 chart.

EXODUS' previous CD, "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A", opened with 3,600 units back in October 2007.

"Exhibit B: The Human Condition" was released in North America on May 18, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Rocknews\\ Exodus em São Paulo 2012: Banda toca dia 22 de abril no Carioca Club

A banda norte-americana de thrash metal Exodus tem mais uma apresentação confirmada no Brasil em 2012! Além do show especial no festival Metal Open Air, a banda se apresenta no dia 22 de abril (domingo) em São Paulo na casa de shows Carioca Club.

Informações sobre ingressos e pontos de venda em breve.

Metal Open Air \\ Exodus confirma presença no festival

A Negri Concerts, em parceria com a CKConcerts e Lamparina Produções anunciam mais um nome confirmado para o METAL OPEN AIR: agora é a vez do Exodus, um dos ícones do thrash metal dos anos 80.

Outras nove atrações já foram confirmadas: os norte-americanos do Anthrax prometem fechar um dos dias do festival em grande estilo, com a volta de Joey Belladonna nos vocais, Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, Obituary, além das nacionais Andre Matos, Torture Squad, Drowned, Attomica e Terra Prima. Esse é só o início do anúncio das atrações. Ainda há muitas bandas nacionais e internacionais participantes do METAL OPEN AIR a serem anunciadas em breve.

Os ingressos já estão à venda no site da Ticket Brasil (www.ticketbrasil.com.br) e no site do METAL OPEN AIR (www.metalopenair.com).

EXODUS - A banda foi formada em 1980 em São Francisco, Califórnia por Kirk Hammett, Tom Hunting, Paul Baloff, Gary Holt e Geoff Andrews. Seu primeiro álbum, chamado “Bonded by Blood” rapidamente tornou-se um clássico do thrash metal. Em 1989, lançaram o álbum “Fabulous Disaster”, com direito a clipes das músicas Toxic Waltz e Corruption e banda ganhou um status maior. Em fevereiro de 2002 Paul Baloff sofre um ataque cardíaco e morre. No ano passado, a banda lançou seu mais recente trabalho, “Exhibit B: The Human Condition” e está em turnê pela Europa.

Traduza\\ SEPULTURA Guitarist Joins EXODUS On Stage In Prague; Video Available

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser joined EXODUS on stage earlier tonight (Thursday, December 1) at KC Vltavská in Prague, Czech Republic to perform the classic EXODUS song "Piranha". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below.

SEPULTURA and EXODUS are currently on the road in Europe together as part of the "Thrashfest Classics" tour with DESTRUCTION, HEATHEN and MORTAL SIN.

SEPULTURA's setlist for "Thrashfest Classics" consists of material exclusively from the "Beneath The Remains", "Arise" and "Chaos A.D." albums. The trek's other co-headliner, EXODUS, is performing songs from the "Bonded By Blood", "Pleasures Of The Flesh" and "Fabulous Disaster"; DESTRUCTION is playing tracks from "Sentence Of Death" and "Infernal Overkill"; and HEATHEN is performing selections from "Breaking The Silence" and "Victims Of Deception". MORTAL SIN's setlist consists of material from the "Mayhemic Destruction" and "Face Of Despair" albums.

SEPULTURA recorded a cover version of "Piranha" for its covers-only EP, titled "Revolusongs", which was released through FNM/Universal Records in Brazil in December 2002.

Rocknews\\ Big Four: Exodus quase substituiu Megadeth em NY

Com a incerteza sobre a possibilidade de participação do Megadeth no show do Big Four no Yankee Stadium, dia 14 último, o Exodus chegou a ser escalado de última hora para o evento. A notícia foi confirmada por Kerry King, do Slayer, em entrevista ao Guitar World.

"Me senti mal pelo Exodus, eles estavam no programa. Se esforçaram para arrumar vôos e chegar a tempo, mas acabaram ficando de fora. Gary Holt está tocando conosco temporariamente, então estaria lá de qualquer modo. Mas fiquei chateado pelos outros".




Comentários: É por isso que Mustaine se apresentou neste dia, mesmo contra as orientações de seus médicos. Ficou com medo do EXODUS pegar sua vaguinha nos BIG FOUR.
Pra não deixar isto acontecer, Dave tocaria até deitado numa maca.

Traduza\\ METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER Perform 'Overkill' At 'Big Four' Show In NYC (Video)

The "Big Four" bands of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — played their second-ever U.S. show earlier tonight (Wednesday, September 14) at the new Yankee Stadium in New York City.

The highly anticipated onstage performance of the "Big Four" bands at the same time happened near the end of METALLICA's set, between "Enter Sandman" and "Battery". Members of ANTHRAX, SLAYER, MEGADETH and EXODUS (whose guitarist, Gary Holt, is still filling in for an ailing Jeff Hanneman of SLAYER) joined METALLICA on stage for a cover of MOTÖRHEAD's "Overkill" before METALLICA ended the night with "Seek & Destroy".

Video footage of the "Overkill" performance can be seen below.

METALLICA's setlist was as follows:

01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Fuel
04. Ride The Lightning
05. Fade To Black
06. Cyanide
07. All Nightmare Long
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. Orion
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman

Encore:

16. Overkill (MOTÖRHEAD cover) (w/ members of SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX and EXODUS)
17. Battery
18. Seek & Destroy

Rocknews\\ Sepultura: disponível trailer da turnê Thrashfest Classics

Confira acima o trailer da turnê ‘Thrashfest Classics’ do Sepultura que será realizada na Europa entre novembro e dezembro, em países como Alemanha, Holanda, Suécia e Polônia, tocando apenas os grandes sucessos do grupo, como “Beneath The Remains” (1989), “Arise” (1991) e “Chaos A.D.” (1993).

As bandas Exodus, Destruction e Heathen também estarão juntas ao lado do Sepultura na turnê.




Twitter do Derrick: I DON'T falar PORTUGUESE ainda, mas estou MUCH EXCITED com estes UPCOMING CONCERTS, vai ser dú caralho! I DON´T entender WHY neste vídeo DON'T colocaram nossa musica.

Traduza\\ SEPULTURA To Perform Songs From 'Beneath', 'Arise', 'Chaos A.D.' On 'Thrashfest Classics' Tour

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have been confirmed as the co-headliner of the Thrashfest Classics European tour, set to take place in November/December. The band's setlist will consist of material exclusively from the "Beneath The Remains", "Arise" and "Chaos A.D." albums. The trek's other co-headliner, EXODUS, will perform songs from the "Bonded By Blood", "Pleasures Of The Flesh" and "Fabulous Disaster"; DESTRUCTION will play tracks from "Sentence Of Death" and "Infernal Overkill"; and HEATHEN will perform selections from "Breaking The Silence" and "Victims Of Deception".

Commented the tour's promoter, Rock The Nation: "Back to the Eighties, back to the roots! Tour promoter Rock The Nation turns back the time for you headbangers, catapulting you back into the glorious Eighties — the unforgettable days of prime for thrash metal — with a phenomenal package of top acts. Hardly another period of time carries so much metal history with it than this one. Rough, rapid and impulsive sounds dominated the whole music-industry at that time. Breath-taking masterpieces of metallic art, which still enjoy authority and significance these days, emerged out of the creative urge of charismatic musicians and bands. Now the time is right to let the flair, the feeling and the sounds rise again! Thrashfest Classics is a pure celebration for the high-culture of thrash metal. Some of the most influential combos will perform their cult albums in full length."

The dates are as follows:

Nov. 25 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
Nov. 26 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Zaal Schaaf
Nov. 27 - Paris, France - Bataclan
Nov. 28 - Braunschweig, Germany - Meier Music Hall
Nov. 29 - Würzburg, Germany - Posthalle
Nov. 30 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
Dec. 01 - Prague, Czech Republic - Kd Vltavska
Dec. 02 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
Dec. 03 - Giessen, Germany - Hessenhallen
Dec. 04 - Antwerpen, Belgium - Trix
Dec. 05 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
Dec. 06 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Trädgarn
Dec. 07 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
Dec. 08 - Berlin, Germany - C-Club
Dec. 09 - Katowice, Poland - Mega Club
Dec. 10 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
Dec. 11 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Majestic Music Club
Dec. 12 - Zagreb, Hungary - Boogaloo
Dec. 13 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Siska
Dec. 14 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon
Dec. 15 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z-7
Dec. 16 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Effenaar
Dec. 17 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA Longhorn

For more information, visit www.thrashfest.eu.

Entrevista\\ Exodus: "Big Four me reconectou com Kirk Hammett"

Em entrevista ao Oregon Music News, o guitarrista Gary Holt falou sobre o tempo que vem passando com o Slayer e a participação no Big Four.

Houve alguma audição antes de você substituir Jeff Hanneman no Slayer ou a cosia simplesmente aconteceu?

Nenhuma audição. Kerry me telefonou e eu aceitei. Perdi algumas datas na Europa por obrigações com o Exodus. Mas fora isso eu tinha o tempo disponível.

Você tocou com o Big Four. Que tal a experiência?

Demais! Os shows foram incríveis e a melhor parte foi me reconectar com Kirk Hammett (Metallica, ex-Exodus) após tantos anos.

Lhe incomoda que bandas como Exodus, Testament e Overkill sejam ofuscadas com a exposição que receberam os grupos do Big Four?

Nem um pouco. Nunca fui um desses caras que fica reclamando sobre o que deveria ter acontecido. Estou feliz com o que o Exodus alcançou. Continuamos carregando a bandeira do Thrash Metal.