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STEVE “ZETRO” SOUZA Says He Was Fired From EXODUS

Exodus recently split with longtime vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza and announced their reunion with frontman Rob Dukes. At the time, Exodus issued a statement saying they had simply parted ways with Souza and that they wished him all the best.

“Announcement! Exodus have parted ways with Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza,” wrote Exodus on their Instagram at the time. “We thank Steve for his years fronting the band and all the killer music we made during that time. We wish him only the best in the future and much success with anything he does.

“And please help us welcome Rob Dukes back to Exodus! We are beyond stoked to have Rob back ripping up the stage with us and he’s looking forward to crushing everything like only he can. Next chapter begins, new record rolls along as planned and the beatings will continue.”

While Souza hasn’t issued any lengthy statement on the split, he did respond to a few comments on Instagram saying he was fired. When asked why he never issued a statement by one fan, Souza responded (via Blabbermouth): “Really no statement, I was let go, if you read the [band’s official] statement it says Exodus has parted ways, not Zetro has parted ways!” Souza responded to another fan asking a similar question, saying: “I did not leave, I was let go!! Exodus parted ways with Zetro.”

Souza had a few stints with Exodus over the years between 1986 and 1993, from 2002 to 2004, and then again from 2014 to present day. Dukes fronted Exodus in Souza‘s absence between 2005 and 2014, and sang on Exodus‘ albums from Shovel Headed Kill Machine in 2005 to Exhibit B: The Human Condition in 2010.

Exodus is set to celebrate 40 years of their debut album Bonded By Blood this April with two Bay Area shows; The shows feature Death Angel and Nukem as the openers for both nights, with Blind Illusion as a guest on the first night and Hirax on the second night. Those two dates are:

4/25 Berkeley, CA UC Theatre
4/26 Anaheim, CA House of Blues

STEVE "ZETRO" SOUZA Says He Was Fired From EXODUS

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Wombbath – To Release New Album Next Month

Wombbath – To Release New Album Next Month

Swedish death metal collective Wombbath is pleased to unveil details and first single in connection with their new album announcement. Entitled Beyond The Abyss, it slated to be released on the 14th of March, 2025 on CD/LP/Digital formats through Pulverised Records. The 10-piece music output was recorded and mixed at Jonny Pettersson’s Studio Unbound. Cover artwork was designed by Julian Felipe Mora Ibañez.

Album tracklist:

01. Intro

02. Words Unspoken

03. A Symphony Of Dread

04. Discord Of Doom

05. Beyond The Abyss

06. Malevolent

07. Faces Of Tragedy

08. Deep Hunger

09. The Damned And The Slain

10. Consumed By Fire


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TROUBLE Is Working On The Follow-Up To 2013’s The Distortion Field, Played Their First Show In Two Years

Trouble – currently classic guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin alongside longtime vocalist Kyle Thomas (Alabama Thunderpussy, Exhorder), bassist Rob Hultz, and drummer Garry Naples (Novembers Doom) – is slowly but surely working on the follow-up to their 2013 record The Distortion Field. In an interview with Rebel Radio 92.5 FM, Thomas said Trouble has about eight or ten songs ready to go.

“So, on and off for several years now — I mean, probably better than a decade — there’s been pre-production very slowly just kind of creeping down the line here,” said Thomas. “So, I don’t know — there’s about eight to ten songs, maybe, on this thing. And they’ve been trickling the recorded music versions of them to me so that I can get myself in gear and started.”

On a potential release date for a new Trouble record, Thomas chose not to get anyone’s hopes up and simply said they’re working on it.

“I couldn’t give you a timeline on it. I’m always scared to do that anyway, because it seems like every time you say something’s gonna happen at a certain time, it doesn’t. I think more importantly, we’re busy, we’re working on it, and that’s something that really hasn’t happened for a long time. But, yeah, we’re ready to get this thing going and give everybody a quality Trouble record. It’s been a long time.”

In the meantime, you can check out some footage of Trouble playing their first show since 2023 (and second this decade overall) below. The show took place on January 25 at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago, IL. The show ran as follows:

  1. R.I.P.
  2. Come Touch the Sky
  3. Assassin
  4. Mr. White
  5. Memory’s Garden
  6. At the End of My Daze
  7. Pray for the Dead
  8. Fear No Evil
  9. The Wish
  10. Paranoia Conspiracy
  11. Psalm 9
  12. The Tempter
  13. Supernaut (Black Sabbath cover)

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King Parrot – Announce First Studio Record In 8 Years

King Parrot – Announce First Studio Record In 8 Years

On May 6th 2025, the Aussie maniacs King Parrot will unleash their first new long player entitled A Young Person’s Guide To. Alongside disclosed details, you can also give a spin to the album’s first single called “Fuck You And The Horse You Rode In On”

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BLEEDING THROUGH’s BRANDAN SCHIEPPATI Talks The Band’s Longevity, New Record, Fitness & More

Frank sits down with Brandan Schieppati of Bleeding Through to discuss their new album Nine and how they approached it differently, how the band’s sound takes shape, Brandan‘s mental health diagnosis over the years and the lyrical changes this album comes with, his journey in fitness and how it plays a role in the band, the members relationships, their decision to be a part time band, why This is Love, This is Murderous continues to resonate with metal core fans and much more!

00:00 – How Bleeding Through keeps things interesting after a quarter of a century in music
02:49 – The decision to become a part time band
07:04 – What they did differently with Nine from other albums
09:44 – How Bleeding Through‘s sound takes shape within the band
11:24 – Discussing Brandan‘s mental health diagnosis
16:39 – Lyrical content change ups
19:56 – The response to their new work
21:23 – Brandan‘s fitness journey and goals
26:28 – The correlation between his music and fitness lifestyles
27:38 – The band members relationship & advice for others
30:08 – Why This Is Love… continues to be a staple album of metal core

Pick up Bleeding Through new album Nine, available February 14 here.

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Carnal Forge – Release New Single

Swedish metal band Carnal Forge has revealed a lyric video for their latest track, “The Final Enemy,” which is part of their upcoming EP The Fractured Process, set to be released on March 7th via VicSolum Productions. The self-produced effort was mixed by Petri Kuusisto and mastered by Dino Medanhodzic.

Bassist Lars Lindén (who is currently still going through cancer treatment) commented: “The fact that we lost 2 members doesn’t really change anything negative for those of us who are left. Petri and I are used to people coming and going and sometimes visions diverge. For my part, I’m glad I’m alive, fighting cancer for nearly 2 years and happy that we could finally take this step, now looking forward to the writing of the next real album.”

Guitarist Petri Kuusito added: “I haven’t thought much about only having three songs left. Of course, it would have been nice to get a whole album out but given the circumstances I am still happy to get out what we have left. I feel that it is music that I can really stand for, I always like to combine melody with aggression and want to capture some kind of feeling, partly with the melodic but also in the more technical and fast more aggressive riffing. I have always thought that quality must come before quantity and then it can sometimes take longer, but sometimes you need a kick in the ass to get going.”

Vocalist Tommie Wahlberg weighed in: “The last 4 years have been rough in many ways, and a lot has happened, both good and bad. It’s going to be really fun to get our songs out now that everything has settled down again. As for the lyrics, it’s about our inner torments and fears, the broken things that we’re constantly working on fixing in order to function. And the inevitable things we must face within ourselves to win. Overall, it’s fun to be back, I hope you like what we have with us.”


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DEFTONES Expands Their European Tour

Deftones is continuing to expand their 2025 tour plans, this time with three brand new European tour dates. The new dates are June 17 at Carroponte in Milan, Italy; June 18 at Halle 622 in Zurich, Switzerland; and June 20 at Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. We’re also assuming there will be new Deftones music sometime in 2025, considering all the talking the band has been doing about it lately. Deftones‘ full touring schedule for 2025 is as follows. Tickets are available here.

w/ The Mars Volta & Fleshwater

2/25 Portland, OR Moda Center
2/27 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
3/1 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
3/4 San Francisco, CA Chase Center
3/5 Inglewood, CA Kia Forum
3/6 Inglewood, CA Kia Forum
3/8 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
3/9 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
3/12 Austin, TX Moody Center
3/13 San Antonio, TX Frost Bank Center
3/15 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
3/16 Houston, TX Toyota Center
3/18 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
3/2- Orlando, FL Kia Center
3/22 Sunrise, FL Amerant Bank Arena
3/24 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
3/26 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
3/28 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3/29 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
3/31 Chicago, IL United Center
4/1 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
4/3 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
4/4 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
4/6 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
4/8 Boston, MA TD Garden
4/9 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

Deftones only

6/13-15 Hilvarenbeek, NET Best Kept Secret
6/13 Porto, POR Primavera Porto
6/17 Milan, ITA Carroponte
6/18 Zurich, SWI Halle 622
6/20 Frankfurt, GER Jahrhunderthalle
6/21 Schnee, GER Hurricane Festival
6/22 Neuhausen Ob Eck, GER Southside Festival
6/24 Halifax, UK The Piece Hall
6/26 St. Austell, UK Eden Project
6/29 London, UK Crystal Palace Park (w/ Weezer & High Vis)
7/2 Roskilde, DEN Roskilde Festival
7/3 Werchter, BEL Rock Werchter
7/4 Arras, FRA Main Square Festival
9/3 Rogers Stadium Toronto, ON (w/ System Of A Down, Deftones, Polyphia & Wisp)
9/5 Rogers Stadium Toronto, ON (w/ System Of A Down, Deftones, Polyphia & Wisp)

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