Exodus News

Zero To Hero Films has uploaded a three-part video report on "Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance" , a special concert which marked the 10-year anniversary of former EXODUS singer Paul Baloff 's passing.

The Oakland Metro Opera House was ground zero for NorCal Thrash metal act Exodus last weekend where they celebrated the life of the band's original vocalist Paul Baloff with a tribute show dubbed "Bonded By Baloff." Punctuating the event was an appearance on stage by former bandmate Kirk Hammett , who now plays with a little band called Metallica .

One of the great should-have-beens of the early '80s metal scene, Toronto's Anvil never saw the level of renown enjoyed by contemporaneous acts such as Slayer, Metallica, Exodus and others.

Guitarist Hammett, Rick Hunolt and original bassist Jeff Andrews joined Exodus' current line-up to mark 10 years since Paul Baloff died of a stroke.

As a young metalhead, the mid-eighties were a really exciting time for me. Speed/thrash metal was an exciting sound, bringing in the anger and velocity of punk, taking the music into brave new territory.

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 at a special concert to mark the 10-year anniversary of former EXODUS singer Paul Baloff 's passing.

Boston power/thrash veterans MELIAH RAGE are working on a video for the song "Where Nothing Ever Grows" . The clip is being produced by Brad Piche and Branden Maxham and should be released by mid-March. "Where Nothing Ever Grows" comes off MELIAH RAGE 's seventh full-length studio album , "Dead To The World" , which came out last July via Italy's ... (more)

Drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS was interviewed by "Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone about the upcoming special concert to mark the 10-year anniversary of former EXODUS singer Paul Baloff 's passing.

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS .

Gay Christian advocate Anthony Venn-Brown says the latest statement from the leader of an ex-gay movement - that no-one can alter their sexuality - is a sign the movement is on the way out.

The first in a series of studio video blogs from BLACKGATES - the new East San Francisco Bay Area/New York metal outfit featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson , drummer Paul Bostaph , guitarist Jeremy Epp and bassist Uriah Duffy - can be seen below.

Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS was interviewed by Branimira Novsak of the "Metal Eye" show on Z1 TV when the band performed at Boogaloo in Zagreb, Croatia on December 12, 2011 as part of the "Thrashfest Classics" European tour with SEPULTURA , DESTRUCTION , HEATHEN and MORTAL SIN .

Former EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt has agreed to perform at least one guitar solo on "World In Chaos" , the upcoming album from the Nevada-based metal act PAIN CLINIC .

Video footage of GENERATION KILL - the crossover metal outfit featuring EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes - performing the METALLICA classic "Disposable Heroes" last night at Fontana's bar in New York City can be seen below.