Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS will be releasing their ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, on May 7th via Nuclear Blast Europe as a regular CD, digipack, double-LP and Box Set. The North American street date is May 18th.

The new song ''Hammer And Life' is currently streaming online at this location.

Guitarist/songwriter Gary Holt shares the background on the new song: "We decided to put up an early rough mix of ‘Hammer And Life’ to give everybody a little taste of the new record. The really fast songs you'll get soon enough! This song is inspired by the one and only [original vocalist] Paul Baloff, our ode to him. Paul was always the hammer in EXODUS and he lived for metal more than anyone I've ever known. RIP."

Exhibit B: The Human Condition was recorded this past December in Northern California with producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, KREATOR).

Exhibit B: The Human Condition tracklisting:

The Ballad Of Leonard And Charles'

'Beyond The Pale'

'Hammer And Life'

'Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)'

'Downfall'

'March Of The Sycophants'

'Nanking'

'Burn, Hollywood, Burn'

'Democide'

'The Sun Is My Destroyer'

'A Perpetual State Of Indifference'

'Good Riddance'

'Devil’s Teeth' (bonus track)

Nuclear Blast USA’s web shop will be issuing an exclusive mail-order edition of the album featuring a slipcase with different artwork (to be unveiled soon) plus the North American bonus track “Devil’s Teeth.”

Exodus are performing throughout the US and Canada on Megadeth’s Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour with labelmates TESTAMENT. Upcoming tour dates include:

March

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