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![]() Exhorder performing at Turok Open Air in Germany, 2018. L–R: Jason VieBrooks, Kyle Thomas, Vinnie LaBella | |
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Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Website | www |
Exhorder is an American heavy metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana. They are considered progenitors of the groove-oriented thrash sound later made famous by bands such as Pantera and Machine Head, and their music has been regarded as a large influence on the New Orleans metal scene. Initially active from 1985 to 1994 and reformed from 2008 to 2011, [1] Exhorder has since reformed in 2017. To date, the band has released four studio albums: Slaughter in the Vatican (1990), The Law (1992), Mourn the Southern Skies (2019) and Defectum Omnium (2024).