EXODUS, POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN and HEATHEN are among the bands who will perform at a special concert to mark the 10-year anniversary of former Exodus singer Paul Baloff's passing. Dubbed Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance, the event will take place tonight (Saturday, February 4th) at the Oakland Metro Operahouse and will feature "a mind-blowing lineup that will rock your socks off!" according to a press release.

DEATH ANGEL were invited to perform on the bill but are currently on the road with ANTHRAX and TESTAMENT. They have checked in with the following update:

"We just fucking destroyed it in here tonight! Thank you, Columbus thrashers! Our set was dedicated to Baloff. We wish we could be home for the show 2morrow but we represented here tonight. Sending a lesson in violence across the nation!"

Scheduled performers for Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance are as follows:

Main Stage:

EXODUS

POSSESSED

FORBIDDEN

HEATHEN

Second Stage:

MAD AT SAM

ANGERHEAD

MUDFACE

THE VENTING MACHINE

HELLFIRE

HYSTERIA

It was almost a decade ago - on January 31, 2002 - that Paul Baloff suffered a major stroke and was brought to Highland General Hospital in Northern California, where he remained in a coma until he was declared brain dead. On February 2, 2002, his doctors shut off his life support, leaving him to die in his sleep. He had no previous known health problems, and the stroke was a complete surprise to everyone around him.

On the fifth anniversary of Baloff's passing, Exodus guitarist Gary Holt said, "(Paul's) contribution to metal lives on. How else can you explain how a guy can record one album (twice!) and still be remembered as a thrash legend to this very day? Raise those glasses high, and hide your wallets, because Paul might just be right behind you!"

Let There Be Blood, the controversial re-recording of Exodus' classic 1985 debut album, Bonded by Blood, was issued in October 2008 through Zaentz Records.

Regarding the band's decision to re-record Bonded By Blood, Holt previously said: "It is our way of paying homage to Paul Baloff by showing how relevant these songs we had written together still are. We aren't trying to replace the original; that's impossible anyway. We are just giving these songs the benefit of modern production. It's something we talked about before Paul's death and it's always been important to us to do. We were super-excited about entering the studio once again to record these classics." Current Exodus vocalist Rob Dukes added, "Paul was rad, totally original. He was not like (METALLICA's James) Hetfield or (SLAYER's Tom) Araya. I think at times he wanted to be, but he was simply himself. He had a really cool way of going up with his voice in the weirdest spots. I, myself, find it cool and original."

(Video above by Wayne Marsala of Grey Haven Video Production.)