Footage Was Too Brutal for YouTube; 12th Studio Album, Goliath, Releases March 20

Photo Credit: Jim Louvau

Just last week, Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS announced their 12th studio album, Goliath. Their first album with singer Rob Dukes since 2010, the band’s Napalm Records debut, and the follow-up to their highest-charting record ever will be out March 20, 2026! Along with it, the band revealed the massive opening track “3111”—whose video couldn’t be released due to the footage being too brutal for YouTube.

Gary Holt about the video:
“So here it is, time to share the full, uncensored version of the video for 3111! If you put it in movie terminology, we have the PG, PG13, and with this one, the rate R version! With YouTube flagging what we consider the PG13 version repeatedly with threats of losing our page permanently (which to be honest contains nothing you can’t find on YT already), we decided to really push it and include all the scenes we KNEW they would not allow! So here’s the full video, with its own website to view! Enjoy!”

Set around the drug war in Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez, sinister “3111” is an intense song showcasing not only EXODUS’ ever-increasing dynamic approach, even decades into their historic reign, but also their willingness to go exactly where it hurts. Therefore, the band spared no effort to make the video accessible to fans. A censored version is now up on YouTube, while a new website has been set up to show the merciless brutality of “3111” in its true form: http://exodus3111.com/

EXODUS on “3111”:
“We decided to go hard with the leadoff single, ‘3111’. The song is about the narco killings in Juarez, and ‘3111’ is the estimated number of murders for 2010 alone.”

Watch the Official Censored Version of the Music Video for “3111” HERE!

Emerging hungrier than ever in 2026, with Goliath, EXODUS reinforces their eternal foothold at the top of thrash metal’s hierarchy with 10 of their most diverse, anthemic emissions to date. Further fueled by the widely embraced return of iconic late-era frontman Rob Dukes—first appearing on 2005’s Shovel Headed Kill Machine—the album boasts what the band describes as the performance of his life. Goliath is EXODUS’ most collaborative record in their four decade-plus history, featuring songs written by several band members and guest contributions from Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain) and violinist Katie Jacoby.
 
Flurried dueling solos, an isolated bass excursion, rigorous drum dexterity and a blend of both gritty vocal passages and cutting chants combine to serve as yet another prime example of the band’s ever-evolving musical mastery.
 
EXODUS on the new album Goliath:
“Are we excited for this record? That’s an understatement. We put everything we had into this record (and its 80 percent complete follow-up, but we’ll save that conversation for another day!) and it’s one of our proudest accomplishments. Wildly collaborative, the most band centric album to date with four songs written by Lee, lyrics by Gary, Rob, Lee and Tom, and just killer all the way around. The time to let the monster loose is coming! Bow Down!”

Pre-Order Your Copy of Goliath HERE

Goliath wastes no time proving as massive as its name, with a sinister introduction opening “3111”. Ode to owning one’s own volatility “Hostis Humani Generis” features a palpable lyrical delivery from Rob Dukes that cuts like crystal amid frenetic riffs, before rolling into “The Changing Me”. The track’s introductory notes cascade into hair-raising rhythms, forming one of the band’s most anthemic offerings – blending menace and melody with the cleans of guest Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain) together with Tom Hunting and at the end both Peter and Robb scream off the song. Harmonic dual axe acrobatics from resident guitar legends Gary Holt and Lee Altus. “Promise You This” incites mosh pit treachery with explosive energy, cyclonic riffs and turbocharged soloing from Holt and Altus, prior to colossal title track “Goliath” simmering the tempo down with winding, malevolent leads, towering drums and ominous string work from Katie Jacoby coupling with intricate guitars. The album standout showcases the band’s ever-increasingly dynamic approach, even decades into their historic reign. Tracks like “Beyond The Event Horizon” and “2 Minutes Hate” provide EXODUS’ trademark deadly dose of thrash theatricality – the latter boasting one of the album’s most grimacing, grooving pit primers – while undeniably 90s-tinged metallic charm attacks alongside drummer Tom Hunting and bassist Jack Gibson’s unmistakable rhythmic rage on tracks like “Violence Works”. The nearly eight-minute epic “Summon Of The God Unknown” turns the danger dial to max capacity, setting the stage with a wicked introductory passage before traversing a variegated passage of trudging riffs and heavy metal melody. Power packed closer “The Dirtiest Of The Dozen” wraps the album on a manic high, showcasing EXODUS pulling out all the stops on all instruments.
 
Produced by EXODUS, mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis (Whitechapel, Nile, Undeath), Goliath beams with the explosive authenticity that has set EXODUS eons apart from their peers since the release of their debut, 1985’s groundbreaking thrash blueprint Bonded By Blood. 40 years later, EXODUS are steadfast in their refusal to settle for the safety of mediocrity, fearing nothing and no one and continuing to forge their trademark just as resolutely as they did in their fruition.

Goliath tracklisting:

1             3111     
2             Hostis Humani Generis 
3             The Changing Me (feat. Peter Tägtgren)
4             Promise You This            
5             Goliath  (feat. Katie Jacoby)
6             Beyond The Event Horizon         
7             2 Minutes Hate
8             Violence Works
9             Summon Of The God Unknown 
10          The Dirtiest Of The Dozen  

Goliath will be available in the following formats:

• 2-LP Gatefold PICTURE with 12” Booklet
• 2-LP Gatefold Liquid Purple Rain with 12” Booklet, Certificate of Authenticity (exclusively available via Napalm Records Mailorder) – strictly limited to 200 copies
• 2-LP Gatefold Marbled Viola, Blue incl. 12” Booklet (exclusively available via Napalm Records Europe Mailorder) – strictly limited to 700 copies
• 2-LP Gatefold Marbled Orange, Red with 12” Booklet (exclusively available via Napalm Records North America Mailorder) – strictly limited to 500 copies
• 2-LP Gatefold Solid Red              (exclusively available via Indie Market, US) – strictly limited to 1000 copies
• 2-LP Gatefold Glow in the Dark White (exclusively available via EMP) – strictly limited to 300 copies
• 2-LP Gatefold Solid Yellow
• 2-LP Gatefold Black
• Cardboard Boxset (Embossed), with CD, Band Poster, Cover Art Flag, Guitar Picks, Patch (exclusively available via Napalm Records Mailorder) – strictly limited to 1000 copies
• 1-CD Digisleeve              
• Ltd. 1MC (Red transparent / yellow print) (exclusively available via Napalm Records Mailorder) – strictly limited to 300 copies
• Digital Album