The current singer of Exodus, Rob Dukes is a pretty big, burly guy and after a night performing under the hot lights, he's positively dripping with sweat. His scalp glistens, his shirt's soaked and you can bet everything he's got on underneath is as wet as garments dropped in a lake. So there's no way in hell we'd even touch his worn socks without wearing two sets of rubber gloves, let alone put them in our mouths. We may be Exodus fans, but we're not insane, rabid and delusional like some of the diehards. Dukes explains in his guest blog:

When on tour, you have to either recycle clothes or you run out or you buy new ones. There are no laundromats in Europe that are easily available, so we have a thing called “gig clothes” or “the rock suit,” which is something you have two sets of so, as you’re letting one dry, you're wearing the other. They're the clothes you wear on stage every night. I personally have three of the same thing because when I come off stage, I look like I jumped in a pool.

So, 30 shows equals a lot of socks, and I wear the same pair of socks for four or five shows. I wear them onstage, then I let them dry and do this over and over for a few shows (let me remind you they are only worn onstage). They usually smell after two shows but f--k it, I'm on tour! Read more...

I hate politicians -- all of them. The very nature of their job is to serve the few who spend the most. But the hypocrisy hit an all time high during Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican convention and the subsequent defense of her ongoing problems at home.

The "Family Values" party attacks the media for coverage of her and her family, yet they have no problem parading her knocked-up daughter out there for millions to see as some warped example of "Family Values." Am I to believe a pregnant 17 year old girl forced into a sham shotgun wedding to a self proclaimed "f---ing redneck" is some shining example of "family values?" Get real, and while you're at it, get some condoms. Read more...

After months of waiting, the DVD release of the thrash metal documentary "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" is finally on the horizon. The flick, which was directed by Rick Ernst, comes out September 16 and for the next four weeks we'll be premiering scenes and segments from the movie.

To start, we offer an exclusive clip from the Exodus section of the movie. Click "more" to hear from Ernst about the band and to watch the footage. Read more...