New Orleans thrash metal legends EXHORDER will return to stages next month on an Eastern US headlining tour. The Tour Of Unsound Minds begins on April 2nd in Morgantown, West Virginia and closes April 19th in Cadillac, Michigan. Support will be provided by Skinlab. The band’s latest trek follows their recent US headlining run with Luicidal, Ringworm, Phobia, and Slowhole.

Vocalist Kyle Thomas comments, “Here we go again – sleep is for rich people! We are looking forward to returning to some familiar places as well as getting out into new territory. Joining us on this run are West Coast stalwarts, Skinlab! By the time this tour begins, Spring will have sprung. Come on out while the weather is nice and let’s rage!”

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EXHORDER w/ Skinlab:

4/02/2026 123 Pleasant Street – Morgantown, WV

4/03/2026 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

4/04/2026 Empire – Albany, NY

4/05/2026 Genos Rock Club – Portland, ME

4/06/2026 Alchemy – Providence, RI

4/07/2026 Jewell – Manchester, NH

4/08/2026 Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT

4/09/2026 AMH – Amityville, NY

4/10/2026 Capital City Music Hall – Harrisburg, PA

4/11/2026 Locals – Manalapan, NJ

4/12/2026 Riffhouse – Chesapeake, VA

4/13/2026 529 – Atlanta, GA

4/14/2026 Chapel Of Bones – Raleigh, NC

4/15/2026 Tribbles – Piedmont, SC

4/16/2026 BoneBar – Chattanooga, TN

4/17/2026 Live At The Shop – Dunbar, WV

4/18/2026 Reggie's – Chicago, IL

4/19/2026 The Venue – Cadillac, MI

Forged in 1986, EXHORDER’s journey has proven exciting, yet tumultuous. After a twenty-seven-year absence following their final Roadrunner Records release in 1992, EXHORDER re-entered the game with an album considered by many to be a contender for the "Best Comeback Album" category. The band released Mourn The Southern Skies in October of 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records. Fraught with euphoric peaks and crippling valleys throughout its existence, lineup changes, and the 2020-2021 pandemic, EXHORDER clawed back through the muck to release Defectum Omnium, the Latin phrase for "The Failure of All,” in 2024. "The world is a dumpster fire, and we are all complicit,” noted singer Kyle Thomas when elaborating on the title.

Produced by EXHORDER and mixed by Jens Bogren, Defectum Omnium puts a foot back into the roots of the band's inception. Wrote Blabbermouth upon the record's release, "A long time ago, many of us used to smash up our bedrooms to Slaughter In The Vatican. Age may have withered us slightly, but EXHORDER still have the power to make metal folk disregard their own safety... their fourth full-length stands shoulder to shoulder with everything else they've released. It spits, it snarls, it has more killer riffs than seems strictly necessary, and it will bulldoze its way into metal hearts with no quarter (or a single, solitary fuck) given." Distorted Sound concurred, "EXHORDER have not lost any of the bite and snarl that have made them such a revered name in heavy music... Defectum Omnium is a solid record that speaks to the essence of what makes metal so thoroughly enjoyable." Added The Sleeping Shaman, "If Defectum Omnium doesn’t catapult them into the hearts and souls of metalheads everywhere, then I don’t know what will, as this is a clear album of the year contender."

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Anvil: The Story of Anvil was hailed as the ultimate underdog story, but for the guys at THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW, it felt more like a slow-motion car crash. We’re breaking down why seeing Lips deliver school lunches is the most depressing thing in metal and why "passion" doesn't always pay the bills. Stop lying to yourself about the "glory" of the underground and get the real story.

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Michael Hannon of American Dog stops by THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW to drop truth bombs about the pathetic state of the U.S. club scene and why he has to fly to Europe just to find a real rock fan. From the bizarre stories behind their DVD "All Over The Road" to the actual truth about a Salty Dog reunion, Hannon doesn't hold back a single swear word. If you want the raw, unfiltered reality of the road, this is the only interview that matters.

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– The Salty Dog Reunion Rumors: Hannon explains why the guitar player decided to ghost the studio session in L.A.
– "The Midget Chick" and smoking dope in a garage: The high-class production values of American Dog music videos.
– The Hilljack years: Selling "turns" on the website because Steve is Hannon's secret weapon.

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