EXODUS' 'Riot Act' Video To Debut On Headbanger's Ball
December 4, 2007, 16 years ago
Nuclear Blast Records reports:
"Deemed one of metal’s most important heritage bands for the lasting, and ongoing contributions they’ve made to the creation and sustenance of the thrash metal genre, it is only apt that the first EXODUS video in support of their recently released, Billboard Heatseekers-charting album, The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A, would be visually pummeling.The band’s video for 'Riot Act', directed by Jon Schnepp of Metalocalypse (on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim) for Schneppzone Inc., will debut online this Friday, December 7th on the Headbangers Blog website and on-air on Saturday, December 8th on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball (check local listings for show times).
Calling in from a helicopter somewhere over Santa Monica, Jon Schnepp had this to say about his experience working with Exodus:
“I had an AMAZING time working with ALL those guys - Gary, Rob, Jack, Lee, and Tom… they’re all GREAT. They did a FANTASTIC job and made it a really fun shoot. They were FULL of energy with EVERY take and you really can’t ask for more than that!”“We went out on a limb and asked Jon if he'd shoot our video,” reminisces Exodus guitarist/songwriter/founding member Gary Holt. “When he said yes, we were stoked to say the least. The ideas he came up with made this our best video ever! I usually hate making videos, but this time I was actually excited about it! It’s unique, and of course, it’s heavy! We’re happy to see how things have been going for the new record. Number 23 on the Heatseekers chart - pretty killer indeed! Now it’s time to hit the road and play these songs - that’s what I’M talking about!!!”
Exodus will be launching a North American tour in support of The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A on January 20th, 2008 in Bakersfield, California with GOATWHORE, ARSIS and WARBRINGER, that will culminate in a hometown show in San Francisco on February 24th at Slim’s.
To read Gary Holt’s rant about the strangest fan behavior he’s ever witnessed (and stream 'Riot Act' on Friday the 7th), visit MTV2’s Headbangers Blog at this location.
Visit Exodus online at www.exodusattack.com and www.myspace.com/exodus
Exodus tour dates are available online at this location ."
