EXHORDER – Debut New Song

NOLA thrash metal legends EXHORDER have released a slamming new thrash anthem dubbed “Hallowed Sound.” The song is featured on the band’s first new album in 27 years, Mourn The Southern Skies, that’s slated to be out September 20th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Check out the lyric video for “Hallowed Sound” above.

Commenting on the new track, guitarist Vinnie LaBella says, “‘Hallowed Sound’ is one that keeps in the tradition of ‘The Law’ era with some new twists and turns. Mid-tempo/slow, heavy grooves with a mean yet soulful Kyle Thomas singing about our beloved NOLA music history, and future!”

Exhorder is an American thrash metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana formed in 1985 by a group of friends who wanted to break out of the hardcore scene and had a passion for the heaviest music in the
world. They are considered to be the progenitors of the groove-oriented thrash sound that would later come to dominate the scene. Coming after years of demos, their debut LP Slaughter In The Vatican (1990) was regarded as a major influence on the NOLA metal scene and saw them rapidly rise on the world stage as one of the defining thrash acts of their generation. Their second (and to date, last album) The Law was released in 1992 and adopted more of a groove metal sound. It saw the band reach their peak of popularity, but unfortunately bad luck and external pressures lead to the demise of the group in 1994.