Exodus plays with with Goatwhore, Warbringer, and Arsis. 7 p.m. Sun., February 10. $15 ADV/$18 DOS. Peabody’s, 2083 E. 21st St., 216-776-9999. Check out this week’s Scene for DX Ferris’ story about the band. In the mid-1980s, thrash metal was famously embodied by a group of bands collectively known as “The Big Four,” all of which went platinum and played arenas: Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth. But penty of headbanger aficionados argue that San Francisco’s Exodus was – or should have been – number five. Outside of metal circles, the group is a historical footnote, known, if at all, for the fact that its original lineup featured Kirk Hammettt, whom Metallica poached before Exodus released its masterpiece, 1985’s Bonded by Blood. …
This article appears in Feb 6-12, 2008.