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A True Influence

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Ernesto Catalan

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Date Posted: 11:00:52 02/23/02 Sat

Back in the mid 80's, I was getting really into the extreme metal stuff, with bands like Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and of course, EXODUS. A few years later I got the chance to form my own thrash band, Draksen, and EXODUS were definitely a HUGE influence on me. I just loved the way Paul Baloff sang on their immortal "Bonded by Blood" album. It was just so intense and raw, yet, so musically precise, you had to admire Paul and the band. It's an irony that I just recently purchased that CD (I had the vinyl since it came out in '85), and it brought me so many good memories of that era, and how I just loved the thrashing whipping sound of Exoudus. Whatever the reason was for Paul to passed away, he WILL be sorely missed. EXOUDS was an extremely popular band at the time down here in Mexico. It's a shame we never got to see neither EXOUDS nor Paul playing with EXODUS. Nevertheless, "The Ultimate Revenge" video was a highly soought after item down here, and it's our huge pleasure to at least having seen him on video. May his soul rest in piece. He will be forever missed and NEVER forgotten. I'll meet you someday, Paul!!!

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: A True Influence	Carlos Suarez	13:31:35 02/23/02 Sat

Re: A True Influence	NEVER THE SAME	13:43:59 03/20/02 Wed