EXODUS - A Good Day To Die

What this video is

Released in August 1992, 'A Good Day to Die' arrived at a critical inflection point for American thrash metal — the same year Nirvana's commercial dominance was reshaping radio and MTV priorities. Exodus, one of the foundational Bay Area thrash acts and alma mater of Kirk Hammett, had pivoted toward a groove metal sound on Force of Habit, their fifth studio album and final Capitol Records release before a…

Why it matters

One of two official music videos from Force of Habit, both receiving Headbangers Ball airplay. Represents a documented moment of Bay Area thrash metal's stylistic mutation toward groove metal under major-label pressure, while retaining MTV visibility through Headbangers Ball. The video's…

The director

San Francisco-based director and producer who co-founded Commotion Pictures, directing nearly forty music videos early in his career for clients including Green Day (Warner Bros.), Soundgarden (A&M), John Lee Hooker (Virgin), and Public Enemy (Columbia).…