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EXODUS
CURRENT NAME	Exodus
FORMER NAMES	-
ORIGIN	San Francisco, California, USA
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	1981
LABEL	Nuclear Blast
GENRE	Thrash metal
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2005-08-09, 00:00
LAST UPDATE	2007-06-07, 11:56

Band biography

Exodus was one of the first thrash metal bands to appear in the San Francisco Bay Area in the US together with other great names like Metallica, Megadeth, Heathen etc. The band was originally formed in 1981 but broke up in 1992 to once again reform in 1997. They signed a record deal with Torrid Records in 1984 but because of company problems their debut wasn't released until 1985 by Combat Records. The vocalist Paul Baloff died of a massive stroke in early 2002 but the remaining members are still keeping the band alive. In late August 2003 Exodus signed a new deal with the German label Nuclear Blast.

Current members Add - Fetch
Paul Bostaph	2005-	Drums	See also Forbidden, Slayer, Systematic, Testament
Jack Gibson	1997-	Bass	See also Vile
Lee Altus	2005-	Guitars	See also Angel Witch, Heathen
Gary Holt	1981-1992, 1997-	Guitars
Rob Dukes	2005-	Vocals

Former members Add - Fetch
Rick Hunolt	1983-1990, 1997-2005	Guitars
Tom Hunting	1981-1989, 1997-2005	Drums	See also Angel Witch
Steve Souza	1986-1992, 2002-2004	Vocals	See also Dublin Death Patrol, Testament
John Tempesta	1990-1992	Drums	See also Helmet, Prong, Rob Zombie, Testament, White Zombie
Mike Butler	1990-1992	Bass
Geoff Andrews	1981-1983	Bass
Kirk Hammett	1981-1983	Guitars	See also Metallica
Rob McKillop	1983-1990	Bass
Paul Baloff	1981-1986, 1997-2002	Vocals	See also Heathen, Hirax

Session musicians Add - Fetch
Matt Harvey		Vocals	On tour 2004. See also Exhumed

Buy Exodus albums

Official releases Add
1982	Whipping Queen	No label
1984	Turk Street	No label
1985	Bonded By Blood	Combat Records
1987	Pleasures Of The Flesh	Combat Records
1989	Fabulous Disaster	Combat Records
1990	Impact Is Imminent	Capitol Records
1991	Good Friendly Violent Fun (live)	Combat Records
1992	Lessons In Violence (comp.)	Combat Records
1992	Force Of Habit	Capitol Records
1994	Whipping Queen	No label
1997	Turk Street	X-Treme
1997	Another Lesson In Violence (live)	Century Media
2004	Tempo Of The Damned 9.5 / 10 Read our review here	Nuclear Blast
2005	Shovel Headed Kill Machine 9.5 / 10 Read our review here	Nuclear Blast

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