Schlechte Nachrichten erreichten uns aus dem Hause EXODUS. Aufgrund eines familiären Notfalls von Gary Holts Bruder Charles, der in Italien in einen Autounfall verwickelt wurde, müssen die Bay Area Thrasher die gemeinsame Tour mit Testament und Voivod sowie die geplanten Festivalauftritte canceln, darunter auch das Rock Hard Festival und das Hellfest in Clisson. Testament haben sich bezüglich Ersatz bisher noch nicht weiter geäußert. Die betroffenen Termine seht ihr im Flyer. Beim Rock Hard Festival werden SODOM für die US Kollegen einspringen und den freigewordenen Platz im Billing übernehmen.

Hier das komplette Statement von Frontmann Steve „Zetro“ Souza:

„To all our friends & fans in Europe….

With very very heavy hearts, our upcoming European run which starts next week will unfortunately have to be cancelled. As a lot of you already know, over the past week, our brother Gary Holt had an unfortunate incident that happened to his brother in Italy, which resulted with Gary and his wife having to fly unexpectedly to take care of the situation. As some of you may or may have not read, the situation has taken a toll on our beloved brother. We are a family-oriented band, and family will always come first with Exodus. We hope you all understand the circumstances, at the moment, Gary needs to tend to his family. This is not what we wanted, as we were all looking forward coming to play for all of you great European fans that have supported this band for the past 40 years. Don’t worry Europe, Exodus will be back! Thank you all for understanding, we love and appreciate each and every one of you.“