Goliath

Goliath is Exodus’s thirteenth studio album, released March 20, 2026 and marking the return of vocalist Rob Dukes for the first time since 2010’s Exhibit B: The Human Condition. It is also their first album on Napalm Records and has been described as the band’s most collaborative effort, with guitarist Lee Altus, drummer Tom Hunting, Dukes, and longtime riff‑architect Gary Holt all contributing to the writing. Across ten tracks—“3111,” “Hostis Humani Generis,” “The Changing Me” (featuring Peter Tägtgren), “Promise You This,” the title track “Goliath” (with 18‑layer string work by violinist Katie Jacoby), “Beyond the Event Horizon,” “2 Minutes Hate,” “Violence Works,” “Summon of the God Unknown,” and “The Dirtiest of the Dozen”—the album fuses classic, high‑velocity Bay Area thrash with some of the most varied and atmospheric material the band has recorded.

Lyrically, the record leans into bleak, often political subject matter—narco‑violence in “3111,” misanthropy in “Hostis Humani Generis,” Orwellian mass‑manipulation in “2 Minutes Hate,” and apocalyptic or cosmic themes in “Beyond the Event Horizon” and “Summon of the God Unknown.” Musically, reviewers highlight the brutal immediacy of openers like “3111,” the groove‑laden morbidity of “Violence Works,” the doom‑steeped, string‑enhanced slow crush of “Goliath,” and the nearly eight‑minute “Summon of the God Unknown,” often called one of the band’s most ambitious compositions. Critical reception has been strong overall—outlets such as Sonic Perspectives, Blabbermouth, and Angry Metal Guy praise it as a methodically crafted, modern Exodus statement that balances hooky, pit‑ready riffs with genuine experimentation, even as some critics and fans debate whether its slower grooves occasionally stall the momentum.

Goliath is Exodus’s thirteenth studio album, released March 20, 2026 and marking the return of vocalist Rob Dukes for the first time since 2010’s Exhibit B: The Human Condition. It is also their first album on Napalm Records and has been described as the band’s most collaborative effort, with guitarist Lee Altus, drummer Tom Hunting, Dukes, and longtime riff‑architect Gary Holt all contributing to the writing. Across ten tracks—“3111,” “Hostis Humani Generis,” “The Changing Me” (featuring Peter Tägtgren), “Promise You This,” the title track “Goliath” (with 18‑layer string work by violinist Katie Jacoby), “Beyond the Event Horizon,” “2 Minutes Hate,” “Violence Works,” “Summon of the God Unknown,” and “The Dirtiest of the Dozen”—the album fuses classic, high‑velocity Bay Area thrash with some of the most varied and atmospheric material the band has recorded.

Lyrically, the record leans into bleak, often political subject matter—narco‑violence in “3111,” misanthropy in “Hostis Humani Generis,” Orwellian mass‑manipulation in “2 Minutes Hate,” and apocalyptic or cosmic themes in “Beyond the Event Horizon” and “Summon of the God Unknown.” Musically, reviewers highlight the brutal immediacy of openers like “3111,” the groove‑laden morbidity of “Violence Works,” the doom‑steeped, string‑enhanced slow crush of “Goliath,” and the nearly eight‑minute “Summon of the God Unknown,” often called one of the band’s most ambitious compositions. Critical reception has been strong overall—outlets such as Sonic Perspectives, Blabbermouth, and Angry Metal Guy praise it as a methodically crafted, modern Exodus statement that balances hooky, pit‑ready riffs with genuine experimentation, even as some critics and fans debate whether its slower grooves occasionally stall the momentum.