EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has issued the following update via the band's Forum:

"Hey everybody, what's up! Just finished shooting my instructional DVD yesterday, and I am glad that's over! Fingers hurt like hell from shredding all day, skin baked like a turkey from a few thousand watts of lights beaming down on me in a tiny room for hours on end, and then a three hour drive home when it was finished. But I think it's going to be killer and will everything came out great. We will edit it in a few weeks and I will let you know when it will be released.

Now I can get back to what is truly important, finishing this new record with my cohorts! The new riffs are absolutely insane and crushing, way beyond the last two records. I am stoked. Totally stoked!

I've got four finished and three more soon to follow, as well and about a million riffs, (Guitarist) Lee's (Altus) got a few he's working on, and another million riffs, so we have no shortage of material.

Next stop rehearsals soon!"

Holt recently announced the return of drummer Tom Hunting to the band, stating, ""I’d like to take a moment here and welcome back Tom Hunting to EXODUS' drum throne. It was always understood that when and if Tom was ever ready to resume his drumming duties for the band, his seat would be waiting. Paul (Bostaph) always knew this, and was the first to say it upon joining the band. Paul and Tom have always been good friends and we, as a band, cannot thank Paul enough for his services on Shovel Headed Kill Machine and all the subsequent tours he did to support that album. We had a great time and kicked many asses along the way. Paul has given this reunion his whole-hearted endorsement with no mixed blessings and is happy to see Tom back in the fold. Now, some band out there may just become the luckiest bunch of suckers in the world, because one hell of a drummer is on the market! We wish Paul all the best, and he will always be a member of the extended Exodus family.

That having been said, we are so excited to have Tom back in the band he co-founded. He, other than the time spent out of the band, is the only drummer I’ve ever played with, and he and I have an unspoken language of metal that I am stoked to continue. We are hard at work on the new songs, and this shit is the best and heaviest music we’ve ever written. I’ve kept quiet until now - because everyone always brags about how great their new shit is - but this is no boast. This album will redefine thrash metal as we know it. We will be hitting the studio mid-May with Mr. Andy Sneap. You Have Been Warned."