EXODUS, OBITUARY And PRONG To Join Forces For 'Battle Of The Bays' European Tour

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San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS will return to Europe as part of the colossal "Battle Of The Bays" European tour in October / November 2016, alongside famed Florida death metal squad OBITUARY. Support will come from influential groove crossover metallers PRONG and Australian wrecking machine KING PARROT. Commented EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza: "Myself and the rest of EXODUS are absolutely excited about going out on tour with OBITUARY, PRONG and KING PARROT. What a heavy fucking show! Both OBITUARY and PRONG are solid, legendary bands that have solidified themselves in our genre, and KING PARROT have us all turning our heads on what to expect from heavy metal in the future. We can't wait to see you all in the pit on such an epic, heavy tour! Look out Europe you've been warned!" "Battle Of The Bays" tour dates: Oct. 22 - F - Lille - Aeronef Oct. 23 - F - Rennes - L’Etage Oct. 24 - F - Paris - Elysée Montmartre Oct. 25 - UK - London - Electric Ballroom Oct. 27 - UK - Glasgow - Garage Oct. 28 - UK - Manchester - Academy 2 Oct. 29 - UK - Birmingham - o2 Academy 2 Oct. 30 - UK - Southampton - Engine Rooms Nov. 05 - DK - Aarhus - Voxhall Nov. 06 - DK - Copenhagen - Pumpehuset Nov. 11 - PL - Warsaw - Progresja Nov. 12 - PL - Katowice - Mega Club Nov. 15 - RO- Bucharest - Arenele Romane Nov. 16 - H - Budapest - Dürer Kert Nov. 17 - HR -Zagreb - Tvornica Club EXODUS's latest album, "Blood In Blood Out", was the band's first album since the departure of their lead singer of nine years, Rob Dukes, and the return of Souza, who previously fronted EXODUS from 1986 to 1993 and from 2002 to 2004. EXODUS last fall completed a tour of North America as the support act for KING DIAMOND. OBITUARY's ninth studio album, "Inked In Blood", sold around 5,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 75 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's first full-length CD in over five years, "Inked In Blood" was recorded by OBITUARY in April 2014 at the group's own RedNeck Studio in Gibsonton, Florida.
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