Exodus' Goliath Album & Tour

0:00It's March 23rd. This is Music News today, powered by AI tracking hits, artists and trends. Exodus, thrash metal veterans, just dropped their 12th studio album called Goliath. The lead single, 3111, hit hard, but its music video ran into trouble right away. YouTube flagged it multiple times for violent content and even threatened to delete the band's channel, so they released an edited version to keep things safe. Gary Holt, the guitarist, called out the hypocrisy in a recent radio chat. He pointed out that Google, YouTube's parent company, hosts tons of violent images and footage online, yet blocks their clip made from similar stuff. To fight back, they shot a super intense, uncensored version packed with horrific photos. You can watch that one at Exodus3111.com. Band members love making the album, renting vacation spots and studios to jam together. Everyone shipped in, Holt had four songs ready, Lee Altas wrote nearly half, and lyrics

1:00came from the whole crew, including Rob Dukes and Tom Hunting. One standout track, The Changing Me, features clean vocals from hypocrisy's Peter Tegrin, adding a lush twist to the thrash. Exodus faces a packed tour slate this year, joining Megadess Final Run, anthrax, creator, and sepaltura's North American Farewell. These are old friends from the 80s scene, and the band plans to hammer sets with Goliath material. At 25, they never toured this hard, but now they're going nine weeks straight after a short home break. With 18 tracks recorded, they've got a head start on the next album, saving epics like an 8-minute bludgeoner for later. Fans can catch the energy live as Exodus keeps the thrash fire burning strong.