Goliath

Goliath is a 2026 work into which Exodus amply packs Bay Area thrash’s rough riffs, combative energy and overwhelming heavy sound pressure. The guitar chops sharply like a saw, the drums charge without any mercy, and the songs, as the title suggests, bear down powerfully like a giant body. A record showing that, even as veterans, its creative drive and ferocious aggression have not dimmed at all. The momentum of the raging, rough vocals makes the songs even more dangerous, powerfully dragging the listener out of their safe zone. The vivid switching between furious passages that prioritize speed above all and passages that crush carefully with heavy, hard riffs surely gives the whole album a violent, powerful rise and fall. Gary Holt’s sharp guitar work powerfully supports that world. A record you want to note for its deft construction, by which the riffs’ repetition gradually changes its angle, constantly showing a different face even within the same attack. A truly Exodus-like, strong-armed work that deeply pierces the hearts of thrash fans who seek fierce collision over refinement. A powerful, engaging record that keeps sounding, in the present, Bay Area thrash’s unshakable soul.