Veteran thrash metal band EXODUS have revealed that their recent studio sessions have been yielding enough material for two albums. However, fans shouldn’t expect a double album or both efforts to arrive at the same time. Appearing on The Chuck Shute Podcast, the band’s guitarist Gary Holt said of their time spent recording thus far.
“We’ve been in the studio for two weeks now. Tom‘s [Hunting, Exodus drummer] wrapping up drums. We’ve set ourselves an ambitious goal on this record. We’re recording two albums right now. We are a couple of songs shy from hitting our total goal of having two albums of crushing material. No filler.
We figured if we have the songs, let’s record ’em. And when it’s time to release the follow-up, it’s done, it’s in the can. The chances are by the time we get to that point, I’ll have new stuff that has to be included: ‘Oh, this is so good.’ But then we go into the studio for two weeks, not two months.”
“…We’ll keep [the second new album] in the can, ready to go, and won’t have any downtime. We’re not getting any younger. We might as well work a little extra hard now while we can.”
Upon being asked when fans can expect the first of these two new records with vocalist Rob Dukes back in the fold to surface, he replied:
“We’re shooting for a spring release of next year — like late winter, spring. We were hoping to get it done this year, get it out this year, but we would have had to rush it. And since we’re trying to record 20 to 22 songs and we needed the time, it’s gonna be worth it in the end. And the shit is fucking phenomenal.”
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