As of this episode, we will have covered each and every era of every EXODUS vocalist, from Paul Baloff to STEVE “ZETRO” SOUZA to Rob Dukes (and back again) to ZETRO. As the 2nd vocalist for EXODUS, STEVE SOUZA’s voice gave the band a distinct sonic ferocity which set them apart from their “Big Five” counterparts, spewing forth some of the most brutally savage lyrical imagery in all of thrash. While we’ve already touched on a couple of ZETRO era albums in earlier episodes (which you can locate in the “sizably girthy” Metal Nerdery Archives), we thought a brief refresher might be in order before proceeding onward through the remainder of the catalog.

It’s time to find out what the best “new R.E.M. Podcast” has in store before we flip “the whole script” and get “waterboarded” after unveiling which Pink Floyd tune had the biggest influence on Jonathan Davis’s singing style. Prepare to reckon with “The TMZ of Metal”, learn which day is “the taint of the week”, discover exactly how Kirk Hammett and Metallica factor into Exodus lore, and be ready to take it “right in the face, tits, and balls, all at the same time” when you JOIN US for a look back on the STEVE “ZETRO” SOUZA ERA of EXODUS.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “That popped right in there…”/ #RussellsReflectionsShitfacedEdition / “You could be a sponsor…”/ #cigaretterehab / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ #RussellsReflectionsCocktailRecipeASMR / #saltednutroll / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode ***IF YOU WANNA SKIP TO #THEMEATOFTHEEPISODE GO TO #THEDOCKET*** / #collegedropout #fivepointthreeABV / #hookersandblow / “I’m gonna five it…”/ #123123 #onetwothreeonetwothree / “That would be hell…”/ “Didn’t that dude sing for Megadeth, man?”/ “There’s not even one you like?” / #NO / “We’re changing formats, bro…”/ ***If you wanna send us your shit-tah to be played on a future episode, please email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the socials at #metalnerderypodcast ***/ “The worst song Slayer ever did…?” (“Aren’t they the TMZ of metal?”) / #notourpresidentASMR / “I guess I’m an old person…” / #doesthatcount / #waterboarded / #metoo / #Slayer FINAL SIX / “It’s the whole choking on my spit thing, man…” / “Check it out, we have at least ONE female listener…” / #Sheila / ***GO CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR EPISODES ON THE #YOUTUBE ***/ ***Please go check out the BUNKERPOON GIFT SHOPPE at metalnerdery.com/mech ***

(16:42): “I could do the joke if you wanna hear it…” / #alphabetcommunity (To #peenthepoon or to #poonthepeen ) / #BruceCaitlyn (“It’s all about the touch…”) / “I don’t know how you can do it on yours…” / #RussellsReflectionsLSDEdition #Opal #claymation / #PinkFloyd SEVERAL SPECIES OF SMALL FURY ANIMALS GATHERED TOGETHER IN A CAVE AND GROOVING WITH A PICT #psychedelicsoundtrackASMR #usethoseheadphones / “This came out of somebody’s mind…” / #quickinsert / “If you wanna make Black Sabbath more eviler…so it sounds like SLAYER” / “He drowns girls when he comes…” / #Nein / “I’m gonna be there…just for that.” / #erectionyear / “Let’s just start paying #Congress $2.13 an hour and let them figure it all out on less than minimum wage…” / “That’s what I call it when I…” / #fairuse / #teaser regarding #DoomSickle / “My right arm is my dominant arm…” / #boobs (“It’s not the same…”)

(29:52): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: EXODUS – THE SOUZA ERA / ***Go check out our prior #Exodus episodes !!!*** / #coitalsweating / “Wait…what are we doing?” / “We don’t get to eat or drink anything that makes us happy to be alive?” / “I wanna be able to go down an escalator without breaking a sweat…”/ #TheSouzaPackage / CHEMI-KILL (from Pleasures of the Flesh – 1987) / “It’s got a sidewinder feel to it…” / DERANGED (“Would you hand me that ashtray?”) / “It never gets old…” / “Is she single?” / #thegreatesthits #thedeepcuts (“I’m trying to get some new material…”) / THE LAST ACT OF DEFIANCE (from Fabulous Disaster – 1989) / “Am I my brother’s keeper?” / #alltheballs / “Right in the face, tits, and balls, all at the same time…” / #BruceCaitlyn (“Is that its name?”) / “Every opening song is always killer.”

(42:17): IMPACT IS IMMINENT (from Impact Is Imminent – 1990) / “Right in her cervix…” / LUNATIC PARADE (“That’s fuckin’ S.O.D. all day!”) / “It’s like S.O.D. meets Slayer…” / THRASH UNDER PRESSURE (“Get some of THAT!”) / #chromaticdeath (“I was so close…”) / “Cream cheese was made for one thing…” / Guidance for #jalapenopoppers / #pepperjam / DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP (from Good Friendly Violent Fun – 1991) 

(50:43): Force of Habit – 1992 / “This is the taint of the year…”/ #thetaintoftheweek / “Have you ever seen people literally fucking in public?” / “I gotta be comfortable…” / “I got the whole script and everything…” / #slideitin / #cleanyourplate / GOOD DAY TO DIE (“More heavy than thrashy…”) / THORN IN MY SIDE (“I wonder if this is when Gary Holt had #dayjobhair ?”) / “You might get laid…”/ #steampunk #twirly (“That could be your 2024 Matt…”) / “It’s called the standard American diet…”/ “Did you guys know…? / #decriminalized #scheduleII (“Ironically, it’s #saferthanalcohol …”) 

(58:48): Tempo of the Damned – 2004 / “Andy Sneap produced this album…” / “You’re not still in your 40’s…grow up!” / “You’ve gotta be ultra talented to be in metal…” / SCAR SPANGLED BANNER / “What’s the #cokeline inventory look like?” / BLACKLIST (“Metal guitar should sound like this…”) / “He’s always had a very unique sound…” / IMPALER (***See also Bonded By Blood and/or TRAPPED UNDER ICE***) / “I actually like it…a little better.” / #thefamilytreeofthrash

(1:07:41): Blood In, Blood Out – 2014 / #killeropener BLACK 13 #usethoseheadphones (“That’s distorted on purpose, right?”) / “I still hear a little something in there…”/ “What the fuck is that?” / SALT THE WOUND (“It just went away…”) / “It’s back…”

(1:12:10): Persona Non Grata – 2021 / #killeropener PERSONA NON GRATA #holdmybeer / THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE (UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES) #leadoffsingle / “We can’t put him on the album, Brian…” / “I think that’s Metamucil gone wild…”/ #backhole / #SouzaCentricExodus / “What’s your favorite Exodus #Era ?” / “This will be our 5th Exodus episode…”/ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #nowaterboarding #untilthenext / ***COME ON DOWN TO THE BUNKERPOON GIFTSHOPPE AND PICK UP YOUR METAL NERDERY PODCAST MERCH AT metalnerdery.com/merch *** / #outroreel #snoutnoisesASMR