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Paul Baloff | |
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Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | April 25, 1960
Died | February 2, 2002 Oakland, California, U.S. | (aged 41)
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Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1981–2002 |
Formerly of | Exodus |
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.