Gary holt

Rob dukes
Paul baloff died
Exodus another lesson in violence

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Paul Baloff

Paul Baloff (Oakland, 25 aprile1960 – Oakland, 2 febbraio2002) è stato un cantantestatunitense.

Biografia

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Fu il secondo cantante del gruppo musicale thrash metal statunitense Exodus, se si conta l'esperienza del batterista Tom Hunting alla voce.

Fu scelto dal chitarrista Kirk Hammett nel 1983, durante una festa a Berkeley: quando Hammett chiese a Baloff se ascoltasse UFO e Iron Maiden, egli gli intonò Rock Bottom e Hammett capì che era la persona giusta. Cantò i brani del demo degli Exodus del 1982, del primo album in studio Bonded by Blood (1985), della raccolta Lessons in Violence (1992) e dell'album dal vivo Another Lesson in Violence (1997). Lasciò il gruppo nel 1986 sotto la pressione degli altri componenti, causa eccessivo abuso di droghe, militò così in altre formazioni thrash metal come Heathen, Hirax, Piranha e Spastik Children.

Nel 1997 tornò negli Exodus, riunitisi in seguito al primo scioglimento degli stessi, per un tour a cui seguì la pubblicazione dell'album dal vivo Another Lesson in Violence. A cau

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Birth Name: Paul Baloff
Born: April 25, 1960
Died: February 2, 2002
Cause Of Death: Stroke

Albums:
1985 Exodus - Bonded By Blood
1997 Exodus - Another Lesson In Violence

Details:
Exodus frontman Paul Baloff passed away just before noon (PST) Saturday, February 2nd at the age of 41. Baloff sang on the band's seminal debut album, Bonded By Blood, and was loved by fans around the world. His loss will be mourd by family, friends and fans around the world.
Exodus was formed in 1981 by Paul Baloff (vocals), Gary Holt and Kirk Hammett (guitars), Geoff Andrews (bass), and Tom Hunting (drums), Exodus was heavily influenced by New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Angel Witch, and Raven, whose lessons they combined with the raw, do-it-yourself aesthetics of the prolific Bay Area punk scene to create thrash metal. Their 1982 demo, Whipping Queen and Death and Domination, became wildly popular on the all-important underground tape-trading circuit, and solidified their standing as the Bay Area's first champions. They lost their number one standing a year lat

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Born on: 25.04.1960
Died on: 02.02.2002

Paul Baloff (April 25, 1960–February 2, 2002) was an American singer, most notable for his time in thrash metal band Exodus.

Paul was a friend of guitarist Kirk Hammett (one of the founding members of Exodus) and was asked to join the band at a party in 1983. Kirk Hammett played on their 1982 Demo and then left the band to join Metallica. Exodus released their first official album Bonded by Blood in 1985. After the release, they started the pre-production for their second album. Paul Baloff was fired from the band after recording a three song demo in 1986, accused of substance abuse.

After leaving Exodus in 1986, he sang in several bands in the San Francisco bay area, such as Heathen, Hirax and Piranha.

In 1997, when Exodus decided to reunite, Baloff was again invited to sing with the almost classic Exodus' line up (except for Rob McKillop). Baloff suffered a stroke in 2002 which left him in a coma and was taken off life support at his family's wishes. Although it appeared to outsiders that with Baloff's death Exo