Exodus is a thrash metal band from California formed in 1980. Spanning a career of almost 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous line-up changes, two extended periods of inactivity and has seen the deaths of two former band members. With eight studio albums, two live albums and one compilation, Exodus has released a total of eleven albums since their debut in 1985 and remain one of the few early era thrash metal bands that are still active.