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Titolo: un'altro ci saluta per sempre

Non vorrei proprio essere io a dover postare quanto segue, ma tant'è,
ecco quanto compare sul sito Century media
Paul Baloff, vocalist for the legendary thrash band Exodus, passed away
shortly before noon on Saturday, February 2, 2002 at a hospital in
Oakland, California. Baloff suffered a massive stroke on Thursday night
that left him comatose with irreparable brain damage. He was 41.
Baloff made a monumental impact on the metal world through his work with
Exodus, which includes their seminal thrash debut, Bonded By Blood,
which was released in 1985. While some of their contemporaries like
Metallica and Megadeth were writing some (relatively) down-tempo songs,
Bonded… is a paramount achievement of high-energy, high-speed metal that
is cited as an influence by bands across the heavy music spectrum.
“Paul loved Exodus, WAS Exodus, and we loved him for it and in spite of
it,” said Exodus guitarist Gary Holt in a statement issued following
Baloff’s death. “His flame burned bright, so bright in fact that in
hindsight it was all but impossible to have burned forever. Still, it
burns in us and we must never let that flame burn out, lest Paul's
legacy and his contribution be forgotten.”
Exodus was born in 1981 when Baloff, guitarists Holt and Kirk Hammett,
bassist Geoff Andrews, and drummer Tom Hunting fused their passion for
N.W.O.B.H.M. (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) with the raw energy and
spirit of the punk scene that was dominating the Bay Area music scene at
the time. Their demos and explosive live performances established Exodus
as one of the forefathers of thrash, along with Metallica, Slayer, Venom
and Megadeth. In fact, Metallica was so impressed with Hammett’s
performance with Exodus that they asked him to join the band after Dave
Mustaine’s departure.
Baloff left Exodus after Bonded…, but the band continued to record
throughout the 80s and 90s. While the band enjoyed substantial sales and
were ultimately signed to Capitol Records (for which they released two
albums), most fans hold Bonded… as their masterpiece. In March of 1997,
Baloff re-joined the band for a sold-out reunion show in San Francisco
for which they performed the bulk of Bonded… as well as the previously
unreleased “Impaler,” which Holt and Hammett had co-written in the early
days of the band. The show was recorded and released under the title
Another Lesson In Violence by Century Media Records later that year,
prompting a worldwide tour.
"I am extremely saddened to hear about the loss of another forefather of
the metal scene,” said Marco Barbieri, Vice President and General
Manager of Century Media's North American operations. “Paul Baloff was a
unique character and his demented vocal attack and violent lyrics helped
fuel my own teenage days. While Paul was an inspiration from my own
fans' perspective, I was also fortunate enough to be involved
professionally in Exodus' reissues, live album and the ensuing tours
which gave us all the chance to bang our heads against the stage one
more time. Your physical presence may be gone from this earth but your
impact to heavy music and our fond memories will live forever!"
Baloff had been an instrumental part of a recent surge of activity for
Exodus, which included a string of West Coast dates and a scheduled
appearance at the upcoming New Jersey Metal Meltdown in April. The band
has reportedly been writing material for a new studio album, which would
have been Baloff’s first studio vocal collaboration with Exodus since
Bonded…. Exodus will attempt to perform all scheduled dates with Steve
"Zetro" Souza, the singer who replaced Baloff after Bonded…, and is
working to establish a fund in Baloff’s name.
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Paul Baloff, vocalist for the legendary thrash band Exodus, passed away
Ma cristiddio!!!!!!!!
Sono passati TRE giorni, ci sono DUE 3d già aperti.... leggere i
messaggi vecchi PRIMA di postare???? no eh....
-- 
Barbara
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perche' annacquare la vita, per allungarla?"
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 messaggi vecchi PRIMA di postare???? no eh....
Già che c'era, avrebbe potuto aspettare anche "un'altro" giorno, no?;)