EXODUS guitarist/songwriter Gary Holt weighs in on the band’s participation in the twentieth anniversary tour for MEGADETH’s Rust In Peace - considered by many to be one of thrash metal’s most influential albums – which launches in Spokane, Washington on March 1st:

"I am so stoked to be a part of this tour with our long-time friends Megadeth and TESTAMENT! This will prove to be a thrash metal wet dream and I cannot wait to get the party started and hit the road on this beast of a tour! It's been about six years since we last toured with Megadeth and after all these long years, this will be our first one with Testament, so I for one am fired up! Let the bloodbath begin!"

The forefathers of Bay Area thrash are winding down a North American tour with ARCH ENEMY, ARSIS and MUTINY WITHIN in support their new DVD, Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken And Other Assorted Atrocities. Video footage of their recent DVD premiere in Los Angeles can be viewed here.

The band’s ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition was recorded this past December in Northern California with producer Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Kreator). A spring release date is anticipated.

The following twenty-two shows have been confirmed in the U.S. and Canada for the Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour:

March

1 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
2 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
3 - Medford, OR - Medford Armory
6 - Calgary, AB - Big Four
7 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
8 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
11 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theater
12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Palace Theater
13 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
15 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
16 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
18 - Scranton, PA - Scranton Cultural Center
19 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
22 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
23 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
25 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
26 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Amphitheater
27 - Lubbock, TX - The Pavilion
28 - El Paso, TX - Club 101
30 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
31 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium