EXODUS crush it at House of Blues Sunset on Apr 2.
Standing as one of the Forefathers of thrash metal, Exodus celebrates 30 years of brutality that is set to hit the House of Blues in Hollywood on Apr. 2 alongside Testament.
“How many bands are relevant after 30 years?” Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza said. “We’re really fortunate to have the fans that we have and the following that we’ve always had. Things have come and gone but we’re still here so we’re very excited about that.”
Featuring members Tom Hunting (drums), Jack Gibson (bass), Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza (vocals), Lee Altus (guitars) and Gary Holt (guitars), Exodus just released their 10th album in Oct., Blood In, Blood Out, which hit Top 40 in the U.S. Billboard Top 200 Charts within week one.
“I think everything is still the same brutal vibe that it has been from the beginning,” Zetro said. “I think we’ve gotten better as musicians, as players, as writers and to me I love this new record… I didn’t love every song in the past albums. I may have liked some songs and loved others, but this one I loved every song — I think it was well-written and well-performed by everyone.”
Along with this album, Exodus released the music video for the song “Blood In, Blood Out,” featuring fans, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and, as per usual, the necessary amount of gore to entice its fans.
“We invited about 150 of our loyal, greatest fans down to be in the video and we told them to have white shirts on and said, ‘Exodus needs fight club!'” he said. “We have to Fight Club every night — that’s what we do!”
While staying heavy and true to the brutality of Exodus, the band has continued to create a stronger image and sound that is undoubtedly the thrash metal standard.
“If you go see Exodus now, it’s the best time to see Exodus. The line-up is stellar, the album is just crushing it and us live is just killing it,” Zetro said. “We were the inventors of thrash metal. It was us, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. We were all the pioneers of thrash metal.”
With fans moshing together to create Fight Club videos and fill up multiple stadiums, Exodus is becoming a stronger symbol in the music era even 30 years later.
“I tell these guys to put their fucking horns in the air and as far as you can see, hands go up in the air — that’s power, let me just tell you. It’s an awesome feeling when the lights drop and 80,000 people are going, ‘Exodus… Exodus…Exodus…’ It’s wild. That’s why I keep doing it.”