Before he was shredding with Metallica, Kirk Hammett got his start as lead guitarist for another Bay Area thrash metal band. In 1979, Hammett formed Exodus with high school classmates Tim Agnello, Tom ...

Legendary thrash metal act Exodus have announced a major lineup change. The band is parting ways with vocalist Rob Dukes and welcoming back its classic frontman Steve 'Zetro' Souza. Dukes had been the ...

A lot of things have changed in the music industry since Exodus started out as a band in 1979, or even since bassist Jack Gibson joined the band in 1997. Back then, the music industry was driven by ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

When Megadeth announced earlier this year that they were retiring after more than four decades together, the news hit thrash metal fans hard. With Exodus having been at it since 1979, many are now ...

In a new interview with Painful Pleasures, Dukes was asked if he had anything new to say in regards to his split with Exodus. Succinctly, the frontman said, "F--k those douchebags. I never have to ...

When it comes to thrash metal royalty, there’s a very small list of bands more important than the metal motherfuckers known as Exodus. Having taken on the world since 1979, the band is one of the ...