CELTIC FROST/APOLLYON SUN mainman Tom Fischer (aka Tom Warrior) has issued the following statement as a tribute to the late EXODUS frontman Paul Baloff, who recently passed away after suffering a massive stroke: I knew Paul in person, he made it a point to come to visit us at our hotel in Oakland when we ...
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Thrash Of The TitansRock Against Cancer is the official name of the metal festival currently set to take place at Anhembi in So Paulo, Brazil on April 20th in front of an anticipated audience of 20,000. According to the festival organizers, the concert will feature appearances from a total of 14 bands on two different ...
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Thrash Of The Titans—Rock Against Cancer is the official name of the metal festival currently set to take place at Anhembi in São Paulo, Brazil on April 20th in front of an anticipated audience of 20,000. According to the festival organizers, the concert will feature appearances from a total of 14 bands on two different ...
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S.O.D./M.O.D. frontman Billy Milano has issued the following statement regarding the recent passing of EXODUS frontman Paul Baloff after suffering a massive stroke: “When I heard the news that Paul had been hospitalized, I was in shock. When I heard of his passing, I cried. Paul was not only one of the funniest and most ...
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TESTAMENT/SADUS bassist Steve DiGiorgio has confirmed the two bands' involvement in the upcoming South American installment of the Thrash Of The Titans festival, which is presently scheduled to take place on April 20th in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to DiGiorgio, we just signed the performance agreements [for SADUS to take part in the event]so now ...
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SEPULTURA, MACHINE HEAD and TESTAMENT are among the acts that are tentatively scheduled to perform at a huge metal festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 20th in front of an anticipated audience of 20,000. Provisionally dubbed Thrash Of The Titans, the concert will feature appearances from a total of 14 bands on two different ...
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METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has vowed to record a song dedicated to the late EXODUS vocalist Paul Baloff, according to the official Paul Baloff memorial web site at www.paulbaloff.com. We in METALLICA would like to say that we will all miss Paul for his work, his kindness and for just being there, James ...
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According to the official web site of the Metal Meltdown IV festival, which is scheduled to take place at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey on April 5-6, San Francisco thrashers EXODUS (featuring vocalist Steve Zetro Souza) are once again set to appear at the event in what promises to be ...
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During a candid January 28th interview with journalist Martin Carlsson, portions of which appeared in the Swedish newspaper Expressen, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted revealed interesting facts about his departure from METALLICA, James Hetfield's battle with addictions, the infamous Playboy feature, the postponement of VOIVOD's next album, the formation of a dream metal band with ...
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Since vocalist Paul Baloff's tragic passing last Saturday, there has been much debate and speculation as to what the near future holds for EXODUS. At this time, these are the only shows that the group, featuring Baloff's replacement Steve Zetro Souza on vocals, are officially confirmed to be playing: Feb. 09 - Anaheim, CA @ ...
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METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has issued the following message via METALLICA's official web site at www.metallica.com as a tribute to his former bandmate Paul Baloff of EXODUS, who passed away this past weekend after suffering a massive stroke: PAUL BALOFF...MEMORIES BY KIRK HAMMETT Well, when I was about 18 years old I was ...
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A South American installment of the successful Thrash Of The Titans festival concert is currently being planned for April 13th in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and initial reports indicate that most of the acts that took part in the original gig (which served as a benefit for TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy) will team up for the ...
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A memorial tribute will be held in the honor of late EXODUS frontman Paul Baloff on February 12th at San Francisco's DNA Lounge, according to Baloff's official memorial web site at www.paulbaloff.com. The remaining members of EXODUS and their friends wanted to do something that Paul would have enjoyed and something that would ...
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Several current and former members of TESTAMENT have offered their tributes and messages of condolences on the recent passing of EXODUS frontman Paul Baloff. The following are their words: Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT vocalist) “I would like to say that I will miss Paul Baloff and think of him always as a great frontier in the ...
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Former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza will rejoin his old bandmates for two headlining performances at the Shack in Anaheim, California on February 8-9 and at the Hellfest in Whittier, California on March 23rd, according to EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt who spoke exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET last night. At the moment, it appears unlikely that EXODUS ...
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Despite the recent passing of frontman Paul Baloff, San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS will attempt to perform as many of the already-scheduled live dates with Steve "Zetro" Souza, the singer who replaced Baloff after the monumental Bonded By Blood CD (1985), according to the group's label Century Media Records and manager Michael Murphy. It ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian expressed his sadness over the recent passing of EXODUS vocalist Paul Baloff via the latest entry in his Tour Diary, as posted at www.metal-sludge.com: We received some bad news before the [Tampa show at Jannus Landing]. Our friend Paul Baloff from EXODUS died. We've known Paul since 1984 when ...
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EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has issued the following statement following the untimely passing of vocalist Paul Baloff earlier today: “In My Words..... by Gary Holt “Words cannot describe the pain I am feeling, was feeling, at the sudden and oh so premature loss of Paul. As I sit here at the waters end of San ...
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41-year-old EXODUS frontman Paul Baloff (birth date: April 25th, 1960), whose unique personality and distinctive vocal style have endeared him to thousands of metal fans the world over, will reportedly be taken off life support at midnight tonight, Saturday, February 2nd, after suffering a massive stroke Thursday night (January 31st) that has left him lying ...
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Paul Baloff, the much-loved, inimitable vocalist for the veteran San Francisco thrashers EXODUS, has reportedly suffered a massive stroke and is said to be on life support and barely clinging to life at an Oakland hospital. Baloff suffered what was initially believed to be a brain aneurysm, but doctors have since determined what he actually ...
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The reunited San Francisco thrashers EXODUS, German power metallers EDGUY, Sweden's THE CROWN (featuring former AT THE GATES frontman Tomas Lindberg) and reformed NWOBHM legengs WITCHFYNDE (in their original incarnation) have been added to the list of artists appearing at the Metal Meltdown IV festival, which is scheduled to take place at the Convention Hall ...
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Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have lined up the following shows during the coming weeks: Feb. 08 Anaheim, CA @ The Shack Feb. 09 - Anaheim, CA @ The Shack Mar. 13 Portland, OR @ Satyricon Mar. 14 Tacoma, WA @ The Norva Mar. 15 Ballard/Seattle, WA @ Ballard Firehouse Mar. 16 Everett, ...
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EXODUS, AGENT STEEL, NEW EDEN, PROTOTYPE, CAGE and ABATTOIR are some of the bands that will be performing at Hellfest 2002, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 23rd at Ibiza Restaurant in Whittier, California. For more info, go to this location. ...
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BLABBERMOUTH.NET would like to extend our condolences to EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting, whose dad sadly passed away after a lengthy bout with cancer. In other news, EXODUS performed a crushing set at The Roadhouse in Sacramento, California on Saturday, January 19th that consisted of the following tracks: 01. Deliver Us To Evil 02. 'Till ...
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The reunited EXODUS reportedly “crushed” San Francisco last night with a performance at Covered Wagon that included live renditions of all the tracks from the group's classic Bonded By Blood debut (1985), as well as select cuts from 1987's Pleasures Of The Flesh (“Pleasures Of The Flesh”, “Brain Dead”), 1989's Fabulous Disaster (“Corruption”), and 1990's ...
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The reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS, who have been keeping busy in the recent weeks by playing out locally to enthusiastic albeit modestly-sized crowds, are reportedly in the process of booking shows on the east coast. An official web site is also said to be in the works and will be launched in ...
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San Francisco Bay Area's F BOMB, featuring former EXODUS/LEGACY frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza, have lined up the following gigs during early 2002: Jan. 12 – Concord, CA @ Bourbon Street (w/LAVABONE) Feb. 15 – SF, CA @ The Pound (w/TECHNOCRACY, SIFT) An official web site for F BOMB, at www.f-bomb.com, is currently under ...
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EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting nearly failed to join his bandmates for the group's performance at Bourbon Street Bar & Grill in Concord, California on Friday, December 21st after the condition of Hunting's father, who is suffering from cancer, reportedly took a turn for the worse. An as-yet-undisclosed stand-in drummer was recruited by the rest of ...
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