Paul Baloff
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Paul Baloff (April 25, 1960–February 2, 2002) was an American singer, most notable for his time in thrash metal band Exodus.
He was a friend of the guitarist Kirk Hammett (at that time an Exodus guitarist) and was asked to join the band at a party in 1983. Kirk Hammett left the band to join Metallica, and Exodus released their first album Bonded by Blood in 1985. After the release, they started the pre-production for their second album, sadly Paul Baloff was sacked after recording a three song demo in 1986, accused of substance abuse.
After being fired from 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 Exodus would cease to exist, guitarist Gary Holt was determined to release a new studio record.
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- Bonded by Blood (1985)
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| Rob Dukes | Gary Holt | Lee Altus | Jack Gibson | Tom Hunting |
| Former members: Paul Baloff | Steve "Zetro" Souza | Kirk Hammett | Rick Hunolt | Geoff Andrews | Rob McKillop | Michael Butler | John Tempesta | Paul Bostaph |
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| Albums: Bonded by Blood | Pleasures of the Flesh | Fabulous Disaster | Impact is Imminent | Force of Habit | Tempo of the Damned | Shovel Headed Kill Machine |
| Live and compilations: Good Friendly Violent Fun | Lessons in Violence | Another Lesson in Violence |
| Related articles |
| Primus | Metallica | Exodus photo gallery |
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