INTERVIEW: Exhorder’s Kyle Thomas on the Tour of Unsound Minds Act II and New Orleans Thrash’s Legacy


Chris Elliott (Cell Arts Media / @Black-Angeles) caught up with Kyle Thomas, frontman and sole remaining founding member of New Orleans thrash and groove metal pioneers Exhorder, to discuss the band’s upcoming Tour of Unsound Minds: Act II, kicking off September 25, 2026. Kyle breaks down what it means to take Exhorder back on the road alongside Intoxicated, No Mas, Phantom, and Parabellum across a run of dates stretching through October 18, and what drives his commitment to keeping one of heavy metal’s most influential bands alive and moving forward.

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: The Best Heavy Releases of June 26th 2026


The riffs are fresh and the volume’s rising. It’s New Music Friday for June 26th, 2026. Continue reading →


Doro, Enslaved, Voivod, Udo Dirkschneider, and More Booked for Hell’s Heroes


Hell’s Heroes festival has just unleashed its full lineup for 2026, including Bathory tribute, Blood Fire Death (featuring current and former members of Watain, Emperor, Mayhem, Aura Noir, and more), Loudness, Doro Pesch, (performing Warlock’s Triumph and Agony)by her former band Warlock), Enslaved (performing Vikingligr Veldi), Udo Dirkschneider (performing Balls to the Wall, in honor of its 40th Anniversary), and Voivod (delivering a fully-eighties set). Keep reading below for more information.

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