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Paul Baloff Павел Николаевич Бальчишков | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pavel Nikolayevitch Balchishkov |
| Born | April 25, 1960 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 2, 2002 (aged 41) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1981–2002 |
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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.[1] 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. He was of Russian descent.[2]
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (February 4, 2002). "Thrash Metal Pioneer Paul Baloff Dies Of Stroke". MTV.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Exodus". Voices from the dark side.