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22 июн 2025 :	See EXODUS Perform At 2025 Edition Of Denmark's COPENHELL Festival
21 июн 2025 :	RICK HUNOLT Is 'Not Afraid To Say' That EXODUS Inspired METALLICA And SLAYER 'Very Much'
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9 июн 2025 :
8 июн 2025 :	EXODUS's GARY HOLT Says 'It's Totally Awesome' Having ROB DUKES Back: 'We're Laughing All Day Long'
20 май 2025 :	Watch: EXODUS Performs At 2025 Edition Of Florida's WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE Festival
15 май 2025 :	GARY HOLT: ROB DUKES's Return To EXODUS 'Energized Me'
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29 апр 2025 :	Watch: EXODUS Joined By DEATH ANGEL's MARK OSEGUEDA For Cover Of SCORPIONS Classic At Anaheim Concert
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23 апр 2025 :	EXODUS's TOM HUNTING Picks METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Over 'Ride The Lightning', Explains Why
22 апр 2025 :	EXODUS Teams Up With DEATH ANGEL's MARK OSEGUEDA For Cover Of SCORPIONS' 'He's A Woman - She's A Man'
20 апр 2025 :	EXODUS's TOM HUNTING On His Battle With Cancer: 'I'm Grateful For The Ability To Keep On Living'
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14 ноя 2014

EXODUS Guitarist Says Arrest Of Fan For Posting Band's Lyrics Shows 'We Live In A Very Paranoid Society'

In a recent interview with Full Metal Jackie, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt spoke about the the recent arrest of James Evans, a 31-year-old EXODUS fan, who was detained for making "terroristic threats" after he posted the lyrics to the band's song "Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)".

"It goes to show you that we live in a very paranoid society, and in a lot of ways rightly so, because of so many tragedies — non-stop shootings and such," Holt said "But my problem with James Evans being arrested primarily lies in the fact that it would've taken, like, 20 minutes of research to realize that this guy was not a threat. He wasn't a depressed 17-year-old posting diatribe after diatribe on Facebook about how bad he hates his school and hates his classmates and then the posted lyrics, and I'd see it. He's a 30-year-old man, and I bet if you searched his Facebook page, you'd find nothing but other metal references and typical Facebook stuff. It does show you that the written word can be frightening to some."

Evans posted the following on Facebook on August 24: "Student bodies lying dead in the halls, a blood splattered treatise of hate. Class dismissed is my hypothesis, gun fire ends in debate."

According to 14News.com, multiple agencies received calls concerned about the post, resulting in Evans' arrest.

The warrant said Evans was arrested because, "he threatened to kill students and or staff at school."

Evans was placed in the Muhlenberg County Detention Center for eight days before being released on September 3.

According to Billboard.com, local police officers showed up the day of Evans' original Facebook posting at his house in Central City, where they asked him if he planned on harming anyone. "I assumed the conversation got resolved," said Evans. The next day, the officers returned to his house while Evans was at work, asking his wife what kind of car he drove and if he was in possession of any weapons.

"They informed her that I may or not be charged," he said. "They said they were going to talk to me at work, but they never showed up. I didn't think it was that big of a deal." The following morning, officers showed up at his workplace and issued Evans a warrant for his arrest.

"They never even cuffed me, just put me in the back of the car," he said. "They knew I wasn't dangerous. They were kind of shocked, too, because they thought it had been resolved. They just had to serve it because it was in their jurisdiction."

EXODUS subsequently issued a statement, saying, "EXODUS does not promote or condone terrorists, threats or bullying." EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt continued, "James Evans was simply posting lyrics to a band he likes on Facebook, and he was locked up for it. The song 'Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)' was written as a view through the eyes of a madman and in no way endorses that kind of fucked up behavior.

"It was the Virginia Tech massacre perpetrated by Seung-Hui Cho that was the subject and inspiration to write the song, one in which we put the brakes on playing it live after the Sandy Hook shooting, as we did not want to seem insensitive... When we start to overreact to things like lyrics by any band, including EXODUS, and start arresting people, we are caving in to paranoia and are well on our way to becoming an Orwellian society."

Evans' case will be deferred for six months and he will have to undergo a mental evaluation. If he complies with the court, the charges will be dropped from his record.

EXODUS Guitarist Says Arrest Of Fan For Posting Band's Lyrics Shows 'We Live In A Very Paranoid Society'

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14 ноя 2014

L_A

Слово - не воробей... За него могут и убить.

15 ноя 2014

Mortebello

В который раз не могу не согласиться с Гэри Холтом...

15 ноя 2014

Red One

Да мы все просто сражены мудростью Гари