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EXHORDER On Departure Of Guitarist MARZI MONTAZERI: We 'Were Moving In Different Directions'

The remaining members of EXHORDER have issued a statement regarding the departure of guitarist Marzi Montazeri. The Houston-based musician, who joined EXHORDER in 2017, announced his exit from the band on Monday (February 14),explaining he "decided to no longer be a part of it." Earlier today, EXHO...

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Guitarist MARZI MONTAZERI Quits EXHORDER

Guitarist Marzi Montazeri has left thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER. The Houston-based musician, who joined EXHORDER in 2017, shared the news of his exit in a social media post earlier today. He wrote: "With all my love to the boys in EXHORDER I have decided to no longer be a part of it! "I have a lot...

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EXHORDER's KYLE THOMAS: 'We've Been In Pre-Production' For Next Album 'For Quite Some Time'

Vocalist Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER has confirmed to the "Brutally Delicious" podcast that he and his bandmates have spent much of the coronavirus downtime working on material for the follow-up to 2019's "Mourn The Southern Skies" album. "We all were really busy...

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Watch EXHORDER Cover TYPE O NEGATIVE's 'Black No. 1' In Petaluma

Capital Chaos TV has uploaded multi-camera video of EXHORDER performing a cover version of the TYPE O NEGATIVE classic "Black No. 1" on December 12 at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California. Check it out below. Last month, EXHORDER vocalist Kyle Thomas confirmed to Heavy New York that the band...

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EXHORDER Has Been 'Working Very Hard On New Material'

Vocalist Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER has confirmed to Heavy New York that the band is preparing to enter the studio to record the follow-up to 2019's "Mourn The Southern Skies" album. "We have been working very hard on new material since the [start of] the pandemi...

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EXHORDER To Perform Entire 'Slaughter In The Vatican' Album On Fall 2021 U.S. Tour

New Orleans thrash icons EXHORDER will return to the road later this month on a U.S. headlining tour. The journey runs from November 24 through December 19 and will see the band performing its classic 1990 debut, "Slaughter In The Vatican", in its entirety. Comments vocalist Kyle Thomas: "It seems k...

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EXHORDER Is Working On 'Amazing' New Album

Vocalist Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER has confirmed to "The Dan Chan Show" that he and his bandmates are "in pre-production for a new album" at the moment. He said (hear audio below): "I'm writing at home. Marzi's [Montazeri, guitar] writing at home. Jason [Viebroo...

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How PANTERA Was Influenced By EXHORDER

In a brand new interview with Poisoned Rock webzine, guitarist Marzi Montazeri of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER was asked to comment on his band's alleged influence on PANTERA's decision to move from a power metal act to a more aggressive form of thrash. "Look, you're asking a que...

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EXHORDER's KYLE THOMAS: 'To Have Another Opportunity To Do It Again At This Level Is Definitely A Blessing'

In a recent interview with Gabriel Gignac, frontman Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER discussed the reasoning behind the long period of inactivity between studio albums before the release of last year's "Mourn The Southern Skies". Although EXHORDER had several reformati...

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EXHORDER's KYLE THOMAS On PHILIP ANSELMO: 'There Is A Mutual Respect And An Influence That We Probably Have On Each Other'

In a brand new interview with Nick Perkel of Aquarian Weekly, vocalist Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER was asked if he was aware of his band's influence on PANTERA's decision to move from a power metal act to a more aggressive form of thrash. He responded: "A lot of t...

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EXHORDER Parts Ways With Founding Guitarist VINNIE LABELLA

New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER have parted ways with founding guitarist Vinnie LaBella. The remaining members of the group have issued a statement saying that they will fulfill their "touring and recording obligations for 2020 and beyond." "EXHORDER and guitarist Vinnie LaBella hav...

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Listen To EXHORDER's New Single 'The Man That Never Was'

Just days away from kicking off their U.S. tour with OVERKILL, thrash metal legends EXHORDER have debuted a brand-new single "The Man That Never Was". The groove-laden, face-melter was recorded during the sessions for the band's recently released album, "Mourn The Southern Skies", their first in nea...

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MICHAEL SWEET And TONY HARNELL To Team Up For 'Tour 1987' In May

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet and former TNT singer Tony Harnell will join forces for the "Tour 1987" in May. Sweet said: "I'm excited to officially announce that I'm going on tour this spring, full-band electric, with my good friend Tony Harnell, and special guest Moriah Formica! Our first round o...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: Making Of 'Ten' Solo Album Part Two (Video)

The second in a series of videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet's tenth solo LP, aptly titled "Ten", can be seen below. The follow-up to 2016's "One Sided War" was released on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music S...

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EXHORDER Vocalist Says Group Did 'A Fair Bit Of Experimenting' On Long-Awaited Third Album

Prior to EXHORDER's September 23 performance in Brooklyn, New York, vocalist Kyle Thomas and guitarist Marzi Montazeri spoke with Alex Haber of Heavy New York. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's new album (and first in...