EXODUS - Behind-The-Scenes Footage From IRON MAIDEN Support Gig In Chile
May 26, 2011, 13 years ago
A behind-the-scenes video of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metallers EXODUS' recent trip to Santiago, Chile to open for British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN on April 10th at Estadio Nacional is available. The entire clip below was shot by Exodus singer Rob Dukes:
About the opportunity, guitarist Gary Holt remarked prior to the show: "We had two shows left on the Thrash Fest Tour, everybody was tired and burned out, and then I got word that Exodus will open for the one-and-only Iron Maiden in Chile! Best news ever! Just unbelievable! There's no one bigger than Iron Maiden in South America. I've seen the DVD footage of their shows down in that part of the world, and to actually get to open for them ANYWHERE is amazing! But down there? Absolutely spectacular! We’ll be playing Santiago with my heroes - a band whose songs we were covering at backyard parties - in front of 65,000 people! Suddenly we all got a big second wind! Stoked beyond belief is an understatement!"
José Luis Corral, the event’s producer added: "We added Exodus to expose the audience to something more extreme and also to have another classic name fundamental in the history of hard rock [on the bill] and very important for a generation of Chilean metalheads. I think it's the first time they’ve played together."
