EXODUS - Shovel Headed Kill Machine In stores NOW!

In terms of thrash metal bands, the name EXODUS has always been synonymous with rapid-fire mayhem. But with a revamped lineup and an appearantly refound energy, the brainchild of thrash metal vet Gary Holt had finally reached a carrer pinnacle with Tuesday's release of "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" by prominent German metal label Nuclear Blast.

Without a doubt, the album is the band's best in well over a decade, as the ensemble has found rejuvenation with the addition of high-powered fresh musicians Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Testament, Forbidden) and Lee Altus (Angel Witch, Heathen).

"Shovel Headed Kill Machine" amps up the band's well known intensity and shines of the thrash metal album of the year thus far in 2005. Now, the Bay Area thrashtank has it's musical cannons set squarely on audiences as the group embark on what is sure to be an audience-annihilating US tour with CRISIS and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD.

Be forwarned, "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" is easily the most deadly pure thrash metal album of the last five years and Exodus are moving in for the kill...