Exhorder Announce New Album Defectum Omnium, “Year Of The Goat” Streaming Now
The Chinese calendar may claim that 2024 is the Year of the Dragon, but the groove metal motherfuckers out of New Orleans known as Exhorder beg to differ. That’s because they’ve dropped a new single titled “Year Of The Goat” in anticipation of the March 8 release of their new album Defectum Omnium.
Coming out under the Nuclear Blast banner, this will be Exhorder’s fourth full-length album and the follow up to their 2019 release Mourn The Southern Skies.
Speaking about the new track, vocalist/guitarist Kyle Thomas revealed that he and his bandmates drew on some pretty important influences when writing and recording “Year Of The Goat.”
“Our debut single ‘Year of the Goat’ is a fast paced, chugging piece in the spirit of the influence that Motörhead had on punk rock bands like Charged GBH and The Exploited. The lyrical approach is a throwback to early Exhorder attitude, and we had a ton of fun filming the video at a free show that we performed in the greater Cincinnati area. 2024 is the year of the goat!!!”
As for the impending release of Defectum Omnium, Thomas said the dozen new tracks on the album reflect a tumultuous time for everybody, especially given how the last few years have gone for everyone.
“It’s been quite a journey for Exhorder since the 2019 release of Mourn the Southern Skies. Lineup changes as well as the 2020-2021 pandemic and lockdown presented hurdles that weren’t easy to overcome. But we persevered, kept our heads down and went to work with intense focus and real goals. One of those goals was to bring our fourth full length album to our fan base. Defectum Omnium is a collaborative effort in songwriting, much as it was in the early days of Exhorder. We produced it ourselves, as we felt no need or desire to bring in anyone from the outside based upon our shared vision. It was also important to us not only to continue the natural progression this band has been in since the early 90’s, but to put a foot back into our roots. The influence punk and hardcore had on this band from getting our start in the New Orleans punk rock scene has a strong presence. We’ve also made sure to keep plenty of our thrash roots as well in our songwriting process.
“But we have also managed to keep our doom roots alive, which first surfaced on the song ‘(Cadence of) the Dirge’ back in 1992. In fact, on one new song we have guest appearances by Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin from Trouble, and they absolutely killed it!
“From the time that we began pre-production until the actual release date, we can promise you that every bit of Defectum Omnium was crafted with great care, and we are really excited about it! Our goal was to make an album that WE loved and gives the experience of a journey, or maybe even a rollercoaster ride effect. We can’t wait to share it with the world!”
Defectum Omnium will be released on March 8, but you can preorder your copy today. You can also catch them live at one of the shows listed below.
Defectum Omnium Tracklisting:
1. Wrath of Prophecies
2. Under the Gaslight
3. Forever and Beyond Despair
4. The Tale of Unsound Minds
5. Divide and Conquer
6. Year of the Goat
7. Taken by Flames
8. Defectum Omnium / Stolen Hope
9. Three Stages of Truth / Lacing the Well
10. Sedition
11. Desensitized
12. Your Six
Tour dates:
April 5 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
April 6 – Brooklyn, NY – Monarch
April 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
April 8 – Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar
April 10 – Cleveland, OH – The Winchester
April 11 – Cincinnati, OH – Legends
April 12 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary
April 13 – Chicago, IL – Reggies
