EXODUS OR EX-CONTENDERS?
Once upon a time there was a band called Metallica who emerged from San Francisco (after moving there from Los Angeles) to become one of the most popular and important metal bands around today. They put San Francisco on the map as the underground metal capital of the world.
EXODUS OR EX-CONTENDERS?
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Don Kaye
Once upon a time there was a band called Metallica who emerged from San Francisco (after moving there from Los Angeles) to become one of the most popular and important metal bands around today. They put San Francisco on the map as the underground metal capital of the world.
One of the members of Metallica was in a band before he joined Metallica. His name was Kirk Hammett and the band was called Exodus. Hammett formed Exodus with drummer Tom Hunting, who is currently the only original member of Exodus. From 1983 on, Exodus built up a strong following in the Frisco area, and were eventually signed to a record deal in 1984, by Torrid Records. Their first album, Bonded By Blood, came out in April of 1985 and quickly became one of the biggest selling independent thrash metal albums ever.
Over the next year or so thrash became very popular, and several acts,' such as Slayer and Anthrax, got signed to major labels. Metallica was already there, of course. It was naturally assumed by everyone that Exodus would follow in the path of their buddies from Frisco and get signed, too.