HATRIOT, the new San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band led by former EXODUS frontman frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza, has inked a deal with Germany’s Massacre Records. The group will enter the studio on August 15 with producer Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) to begin recording its debut album, “Heroes Of Origin”, for a January 2013 release. The cover artwork for the CD will be created by Mark Devito, who has previously worked with MOTÖRHEAD and ANVIL CHORUS, among others.