Legendary thrash metallers have unveiled one of their songs off their forthcoming album. The return of previous vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza is fantastic news for any Exodus fan and he hits every high note that you would want, my only gripe with the song however is when Metallica’s fabled lead guitarist enters the fore for his special guest solo. It is unmistakeably Kirk Hammett but its just so boring, all it is some wah work and in my opinion the songs strongest point is the rhythm, specifically after the solo where there is a great little bridge to get back to the verse. Either way thrash fans will be lapping it up, because its a great thrash metal song. “Salt The Wound“‘s big tag line is that it has a guest solo by Kirk Hammett. Now that’s fine and its probably a rather good marketing strategy, what with him having previously played in Exodus but don’t let it overshadow the song’s songwriting.

Check out what you think below, just make sure you don’t post the lyrics on Facebook! Blood In, Blood Out will be released on October 14th via Nuclear Blast Records.