Exhorder
| Exhorder | |
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l-r Vinnie Labella, Chris Nail, Kyle Thomas, Jay Ceravolo
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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| Years active | 1985–1994, 2008–present (currently on hiatus) |
| Labels | Roadrunner |
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| Website | www.exhorder.com |
| Members | Kyle Thomas Vinnie Labella Jay Ceravolo Seth Davis |
| Past members | David Main Andy Villafarra Chris Nail Frankie Sparcello (deceased) |
Exhorder is an American metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana. They are credited as the purveyors of the groove-oriented thrash sound later made famous by bands such as Pantera, Lamb of God, White Zombie, and Machine Head. Their debut LP was regarded as a large influence on the NOLA metal scene Initially active from 1985 to 1994, they have since reformed in 2008.
Exhorder was formed in 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After releasing several demos in the vein of pure thrash metal, they continued this sound with their debut studio album, Slaughter in the Vatican, released in 1990. They adapted more of a groove metal-oriented sound by their second (and to date last) album, The Law, released in 1992. The band dissolved two years later.
On May 9, 2008, it was announced that the band had reunited and had begun writing new material. As of that day, the band's official Myspace page contains the reunited group's lineup as well as the headline "writing new material for the return of Exhorder". They played their first reunion show on November 14, 2009 at Southport Hall in Jefferson, LA followed by another less than a month later on December 12, 2009 at City Club in Houma, LA. A reunion show with Crowbar at the Hangar in New Orleans on February 12 was their most recent performance to date. The lineup for all of these shows was the same as that of The Law album.
Drummer Seth Davis was on a clinic tour in 2010 when he was approached by the New Orleans metallers. Davis filled in for original drummer Chris Nail, and toured with Exhorder from early 2010 to late 2011, performing classic songs from the band's two albums - The Law and Slaughter in the Vatican. On March 22, 2011 bassist Frankie Sparcello died of unknown causes. In the interim and in order to fulfill 3 show dates already booked, the band recruited local bass virtuoso Jorge Caicedo to fill in at the last minute. The band also played Maryland Deathfest on May 28. The band has since been on hiatus.
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