“Wait until you hear the brand new album. It is insane. He does issues vocally you’ve got by no means heard him do or anyone in Exodus. It is insane,” Exodus guitarist Gary Holt advised Germany’s Hard Rock journal about their upcoming work with the band’s new vocalist, Rob Dukes (transcribed via Blabbermouth).
Dukes sang in Exodus from 2004 after the departure of Steve “Zetro” Souza, all the best way till 2014 when Dukes parted with Exodus and Souza rejoined. Now, it is Souza‘s flip to depart and for Dukes to take the reigns once more.
And so, with Souza‘s departure, Holt defined that the band did not speak to “no person else. Rob‘s nonetheless one in every of our greatest associates. And I do not like change,” in regards to the function as lead vocalist.
Regardless of not liking change, Holt elaborated that the lineup switch-up needed to occur: “Being in a band is like being married. And also you may see that husband and vast out in public they usually’re very nice and charming, however you do not know what’s taking place of their home. Like, possibly she’s throwing fucking dishes and knives at his head. Possibly he is smacking her round. You do not know what’s taking place.
“And there was plenty of unhappiness within the band, and I want him no sick will. We had fun till simply sort of the 4 of us had been making an attempt to take pleasure in this as a lot as we are able to. I am 61 years previous. I wish to finish my profession smiling on a regular basis.”
“We wanna have enjoyable with associates,” Holt continued, “We wanna take pleasure in ourselves doing this. And I might have introduced in some younger man who’s 30 years previous, who nonetheless has abs, is not fats like the remainder of us, and may bounce off the highest of drum risers and stuff. However no – we’ll keep on with guys our personal age.”
Alongside the information that Exodus is presently engaged on two information without delay, Holt is delighted with the best way all the pieces has been sounding: “The album’s spectacular. We could not be extra proud. It is stunning. It is crushing. It is catchy – hits, punishing hits. It is spectacular. There’s some stuff that’s so totally different for us, nevertheless it’s 100% Exodus. You will go, ‘Holy shit.'”
As for when the brand new music will likely be out, there was no date set for a launch. Solely time will inform.
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