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| birth_date       = ((Birth date|1960|4|25))
| birth_place      = [[San Francisco, California]], U.S.
| death_date       = ((Death date and age|2002|2|2|1960|4|25))
| death_place      = [[Oakland, California]], U.S.
| origin           = 
| genre            = ((hlist|[[Thrash metal]]|[[speed metal]]))
| occupation       = Singer
| years_active     = 1981–2002
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| past_member_of   = [[Exodus (American band)|Exodus]]
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'''Pavel Nicholas "Paul" Baloff''' (April 25, 1960 – February 2, 2002) was an American singer, best known as the original lead vocalist of the [[thrash metal]] band [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]].<ref name="MTVdeath">((Cite news |last1=Wiederhorn |first1=Jon |title=Thrash Metal Pioneer Paul Baloff Dies Of Stroke |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1452131/thrash-metal-pioneer-paul-baloff-dies-of-stroke/ |publisher=[[MTV.com]] |date=February 4, 2002 |access-date=April 13, 2016))</ref> He was fired from Exodus shortly after the release of the band's 1985 debut album ''[[Bonded by Blood]]'', and sang with various other bands before rejoining Exodus in 1997. Baloff died of a stroke in 2002.

==Biography==
===Formation of Exodus (1981–1983)===
Exodus guitarist [[Kirk Hammett]] and Baloff met at a North Berkeley house party in 1981 and became fast friends due to their shared admiration for punk rock and the [[new wave of British heavy metal]]. Baloff joined Exodus in 1982 as lead vocalist to complete the lineup, which included Hammett, guitarist [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]], drummer [[Tom Hunting]] and bassist Geoff Andrews.

===Bonded by Blood and firing (1984–1991)===
Exodus recorded their first album ''[[Bonded by Blood]]'' in the summer of 1984. Audio engineering college student Mark Whitaker, who had attended high school with Baloff, oversaw management and record production for the band at the time. 1984 concert photos from Exodus shows at Aquatic Park's Eastern Front Metal Festival (with [[Slayer]] and [[Suicidal Tendencies]]) and [[Bay Area thrash metal#Ruthie's Inn, Berkeley|Ruthie's Inn]] (with [[Megadeth]] and Slayer) were included on the album sleeve inserts. Originally titled "A Lesson in Violence", the album was not released until April 1985 amidst creative and business setbacks.

Shortly after touring for Bonded by Blood, Baloff was fired from the band for "personal and musical differences",<ref name="deadrockstars">((cite book |last1=Simmonds |first1=Jeremy |title=The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches |date=1 November 2012 |publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]] |isbn=978-1-61374-532-8 |page=467 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2DNrKjFmnfYC |access-date=7 March 2023 |language=en))</ref> although he still had writer credits on their next album, ''[[Pleasures of the Flesh]]''. He was replaced by [[Steve Souza|Steve "Zetro" Souza]],<ref name="allmusic">((cite web |last1=Torreano |first1=Bradley |title=Paul Baloff Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-baloff-mn0001629825/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919194211/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-baloff-mn0001629825/biography |archive-date=19 September 2015 |language=en |url-status=live))</ref> who had previously been the lead vocalist for Legacy, an early incarnation of [[Testament (band)|Testament]]. Baloff went on to form the band Piranha.<ref name="MTVdeath"/><ref name="allmusic"/> He sang in several bands in the San Francisco Bay area including Piranha, [[Hirax]], and [[Heathen (band)|Heathen]].

===Return to Exodus (1991–2000)===
After a few dormant years of Exodus' extended hiatus, Baloff briefly reunited with Holt and Hunolt to reform Exodus in 1997. They released a live album titled ''[[Another Lesson in Violence]]''.<ref name="deadrockstars"/><ref name="allmusic"/> The group disbanded again shortly after, in part due to a falling out with record label Century Media over the way the live album was promoted, and over an aborted attempt at a live concert video that was filmed but never released due to a financial dispute.

===Exodus' second reformation and death (2001–2002)===
In 2001, Exodus reformed once again. There was talk of recording a new studio album and the band continued to play local shows in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.<ref name="allmusic"/>

In February 2002, Baloff had a [[stroke]] that left him in a coma, and he died after being removed from life support.<ref name="deadrockstars"/><ref name="allmusic"/> He was 41 years old.<ref name="MTVdeath"/> Former vocalist Steve Souza was recruited back into the band to finish the rest of their concert commitments. 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. The result was 2004's ''[[Tempo of the Damned]]'', which is dedicated to Baloff's memory.

==Legacy==
In October 2008, Exodus released a re-recording of their 1985 debut album ''Bonded by Blood'' entitled ''[[Let There Be Blood]]''. Gary Holt released the following statement about the band's decision to revisit their debut album: "After many years in the planning and discussion stage, we have finally completed the re-recording of 'Bonded By Blood'. We have decided to call it 'Let There Be Blood' and it is our way of paying homage to [late singer] Paul Baloff by showing how relevant these songs we had written together still are. We aren't trying to replace the original; that's impossible anyway. We are just giving these songs the benefit of modern production. It's something we talked about before Paul's death and it's always been important to us to do. We were super excited about entering the studio once again to record these classics, and now it's back to writing the next studio record!"

On February 4, 2012, a Paul Baloff Memorial Reunion Concert was held at the Oakland Metro Opera House. Former and current members included Kirk Hammett, Rick Hunolt, Gary Holt, [[Geoff Andrews]], [[Lee Altus]], [[Rob Dukes]], Tom Hunting and Jack Gibson. It was the first time they have all played together since 1983.

==Discography==
===With Exodus===
*''1982 Demo'' (1982)
*''[[Bonded by Blood]]'' (1985)
*''[[Pleasures of the Flesh]]'' (1987) (credited for the songwriting, but did not perform)
*''[[Lessons in Violence]]'' (1992)
*''[[Another Lesson in Violence]]'' (1997)
*''[[Let There Be Blood]]'' (2008) (posthumously credited for the songwriting, but did not perform)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Paul_Baloff/3099 Paul Baloff] at [[Encyclopedia Metallum]]

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