Thrash-metal band from San Francisco, formed in 1980.

Members include: Steve Souza - vocals, Gary Holt - guitar, Lee Altus - guitar, Jack Gibson - bass and Tom Hunting - drums.

Founding member Kirk Hammett left in 1983 to join Metallica.

Despite signing to a major (Capitol) in 1988, their output quietened until 2010 when the album "Exhibit B: The Human Condition" made the US charts, followed by the top-40 album, "Blood In, Blood Out".

They released their debut album, "Bonded by Blood" in 1985, followed by: "Pleasures of the Flesh" (1987), "Fabulous Disaster" (1989), "Impact Is Imminent" (1990), "Force of Habit" (1992), "Tempo of the Damned" (2004), "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" (2005), "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A" (2007), "Let There Be Blood" (2008), "Exhibit B: The Human Condition" (2010), "Blood In, Blood Out" (2014), plus 2021's: "Persona Non Grata".

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