Exodus – “Salt The Wound” (feat. Kirk Hammett) [YouTube Song Stream & Lyric Video]

The Skinny: The wait is over! Today, Bay Area thrash metal pioneers Exodus unleash their blistering new track “Salt The Wound,” which features an intense guitar solo from none other than original Exodus/Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett! “Salt The Wound” is cut from the new Exodus album Blood In, Blood Out, hitting stores on October 14, 2014 in North America via Nuclear Blast. Listen right now, below!

Guitarist Gary Holt explains that Hammett was more than ready to play on Blood In, Blood Out. “Having Kirk play on the new Exodus record kind of came about after I played so many shows with Metallica while touring with Slayer over the past four year. It started the same way most of these things do, as a lot of chatter while having a good time, but Kirk was more stoked to play on the new record than anyone. He never got to play on anything with Exodus since the first demo despite being a founding member, so I think it really meant a lot to him. Coming full circle so to speak. So I chose the song “Salt the Wound” since I thought the rhythm section for the first lead was right in his wheelhouse, and he killed it! He came in and busted out several takes and his solo compliments mine perfectly. Then we drank beer and ate barbecue! Epic time!”

As announced last week, Kirk Hammett isn’t the only special guest to grace Blood In, Blood Out. Crafting an industrial sound bed on the intro to the album opener “Black 13” is electronic music producer Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Mike Patton, Deltron 3030), and Testament’s Chuck Billy lends his signature roar to the track “BTK.”

Blood In, Blood Out Track Listing:

01. Black 13 (featuring Dan the Automator)
02. Blood In, Blood Out
03. Collateral Damage
04. Salt The Wound (featuring Kirk Hammett)
05. Body Harvest
06. BTK (featuring Chuck Billy)
07. Wrapped In The Arms Of Rage
08. My Last Nerve
09. Numb
10. Honor Killings
11. Food For The Worms