He says: "It makes me feel good and I'm glad it's like that. I do appreciate it and I do appreciate the fans and they know that. We are back with our fans and our fans have kept us relevant for 30 years. We owe them everything."

Blood In, Blood Out launches on October 14 via Nuclear Blast, their first with Souza since 2004's Tempo Of The Damned. Drummer Tom Hunting previously said having Souza back was a seamless transition, but the frontman says he had to open up to his bandmates when he returned.

He continues: "A lot of it was me because I wasn't happy during the Tempo Of The Damned period. And an unhappy Zetro made an unhappy Exodus. I take a lot of the blame - a lot of it was on me. I was the one who left them high and dry so to be leery of this guy again, I don't blame them."