--- title: "Exodus" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/exodus" genre: "Thrash Metal" country: "United States" formed: 1979 --- # Exodus **Exodus** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1979 to present. Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1979 in Richmond, California. Their current lineup consists of guitarists Gary Holt and Lee Altus, bassist Jack Gibson, drummer Tom Hunting and lead vocalist Rob Dukes. Notable former members of the band include vocalists Paul Baloff and Steve "Zetro" Souza, drummers John Tempesta and Paul Bostaph, and founding guitarist Kirk Hammett who later joined fellow Bay Area thrash metal band Metallica. There are no original members left in Exodus other than Hunting, who had departed from the band twice, in 1989 and 2004, but rejoined in 2007. Holt, who has been in the band since 1981, is the only member to appear on every Exodus album. Much of the band's career has been affected by lineup changes, feuds between both band members and record companies, two extended hiatuses, deaths of former band members, and drug addictions. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Exodus | | Genre | Thrash Metal | | Parent genre | Thrash Metal | | Origin | Richmond, United States | | Formed | 1979 | | Releases in catalog | 15 | ## Genres [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Groove Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/groove-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Tom Hunting](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-hunting) | Membranophone | 1979 to present | Current | | [Gary Holt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gary-holt) | | 1981 to present | Current | | [Lee Altus](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lee-altus) | | 2005 to present | Current | | [Jack Gibson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jack-gibson) | Bass guitar | 1997 to present | Current | | [Rob Dukes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rob-dukes) | Lead vocals | 2005 to present | Current | | [Paul Bostaph](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-bostaph) | | 2005 to 2007 | Former | | [Steve Souza](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-souza) | Lead vocals | 1986 to 2025 | Former | | [Kirk Hammett](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kirk-hammett) | Guitar | 1979 to 1983 | Former | | [Paul Baloff](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-baloff) | | 1983 to 2002 | Former | | [Rick Hunolt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rick-hunolt) | | 1983 to 2005 | Former | | [Rob McKillop](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rob-mckillop) | | 1983 to 1990 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1985 | [Bonded by Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/08e23bf4-ab01-3d24-9a71-bfcbc1567fe3) | Album | | 1987 | [Pleasures of the Flesh](https://themetalnet.com/album/31509f08-4e5c-30ff-9878-6613fa697797) | Album | | 1989 | [Fabulous Disaster](https://themetalnet.com/album/6e19355d-5837-328e-a914-72ca34bc4296) | Album | | 1990 | [Impact Is Imminent](https://themetalnet.com/album/9e56b92b-e96d-3030-acba-7f87dde9b3f0) | Album | | 1992 | [Force of Habit](https://themetalnet.com/album/c901a954-8589-3796-9803-dde1e4021aa2) | Album | | 2003 | [War Is My Shepherd](https://themetalnet.com/album/35d88eae-bf2e-4226-9fdc-adab3b79f137) | EP | | 2004 | [Tempo of the Damned](https://themetalnet.com/album/09fb5a8a-db64-3137-9905-709dc0bc3a00) | Album | | 2004 | [The Art of Dying / Tempo of the Damned](https://themetalnet.com/album/fdc2e6e3-1f64-4a71-a691-fe1900d27b35) | EP | | 2005 | [Shovel Headed Kill Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/877d3f09-bcb6-3534-8893-d4e09bd973a6) | Album | | 2007 | [The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A](https://themetalnet.com/album/ec9da977-50ba-3728-90c4-e65716eae1dc) | Album | | 2008 | [Let There Be Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/013c3090-7454-3460-85b3-0eb6a9f90078) | Album | | 2010 | [Exhibit B: The Human Condition](https://themetalnet.com/album/86019685-1b1c-45b2-867f-49d40d1f2d2d) | Album | | 2014 | [Blood In Blood Out](https://themetalnet.com/album/2300cc87-2134-4b0a-803b-93707086dfba) | Album | | 2021 | [Persona Non Grata](https://themetalnet.com/album/88a3f988-dc40-4dab-b63b-27b9ff067834) | Album | | 2026 | [Goliath](https://themetalnet.com/album/2f1c1e4c-6850-43a5-b818-634f996445b8) | Album | ## Related bands - [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together) - [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together) - [Testament](https://themetalnet.com/band/testament) (listened together) - [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together) - [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Sepultura](https://themetalnet.com/band/sepultura) (listened together) - [Kreator](https://themetalnet.com/band/kreator) (listened together) - [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together) - [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together) - [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together) - [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Exodus/173 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exodusattack - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/76S65NHJHrNy4JTrXHP2BH - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exodusbandofficial/ - x: https://twitter.com/ExodusAttack - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/16737 - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1448557080 - youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCET3di8A-fr6hQSGRwmEeCQ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/exodus](https://themetalnet.com/band/exodus). 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