On June 8, 2014, Exodus announced that vocalist Rob Dukes had left

On June 8, 2014, Exodus announced that vocalist Rob Dukes had left the band, and was replaced by Steve “Zetro” Souza , making this the second time he had rejoined the band. Souza stepped in to record vocals for the new album, the first to feature him since 2004’s Tempo of the Damned . The bands tenth studio album Blood In, Blood Out , was released on October 14, 2014. Original guitarist and founding member Kirk Hammett made a guest appearance on the song “Salt the Wound”, marking his first recording with Exodus since the 1982 demo. The album received positive reviews from music critics upon its release, and peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 , making it the band’s highest chart position to that point. Heathen guitarist Kragen Lum was brought in to replace Gary Holt for several live dates while Holt performed and recorded with Slayer. Exodus toured throughout 2015 in support of Blood In, Blood Out , performing at that year’s edition of Australian Soundwave Festival, which was held across two weekends, and along with Shattered Sun , they supported Testament on their Dark Roots of Thrash II tour in the spring. Exodus then toured around Europe in June, including two nights at the Underworld in London. From October to December 2015, Exodus toured North American with King Diamond .