EXODUS Shares 'Censored' And 'Uncensored' Versions Of '3111' Music Video
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Just last week, San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS announced their twelfth studio album, "Goliath". Their first LP with singer Rob Dukes since 2010, the band's Napalm Records debut, and the follow-up to their highest-charting record ever will be out March 20, 2026. Along with it, the band revealed the massive opening track "3111", whose accompanying music video couldn't be released due to the footage being too brutal for YouTube.
EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt comments: "So here it is, time to share the full, uncensored version of the video for '3111'! If you put it in movie terminology, we have the PG, PG13 and with this one, the rated-R version! With YouTube flagging what we consider the PG13 version repeatedly with threats of losing our page permanently (which, to be honest, contains nothing you can't find on YouTube already) we decided to really push it and include all the scenes we KNEW they would not allow! So here's the full video, with its own web site to view! Enjoy!"
Set around the drug war in Mexico's Ciudad Juárez, sinister "3111" is an intense song showcasing not only EXODUS's ever-increasing dynamic approach, even decades into their historic reign, but also their willingness to go exactly where it hurts. Therefore, the band spared no effort to make the video accessible to fans. A censored version is now up on YouTube, while a new web site has been set up to show the merciless brutality of "3111" in its true form: exodus3111.com.
Emerging hungrier than ever in 2026, with "Goliath", EXODUS reinforces their eternal foothold at the top of thrash metal's hierarchy with 10 of their most diverse, anthemic emissions to date. Further fueled by the widely embraced return of iconic late-era frontman Rob Dukes — first appearing on 2005's "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" — the album boasts what the band describes as the performance of his life. "Goliath" is EXODUS's most collaborative record in their four decade-plus history, featuring songs written by several band members and guest contributions from Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) and violinist Katie Jacoby.
EXODUS on "3111": "We decided to go hard with the leadoff single '3111'. The song is about the narco killings in Juarez, and 3111 is the estimated number of murders for 2010 alone."
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
