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He is the guitarist, bandleader, and main songwriter for thrash metal band Exodus, and has also been a member of Slayer from 2011 to 2019 and again since 2024, initially joining as a temporary guitarist in place of Jeff Hanneman, and as a permanent guitarist after Hanneman's death in May 2013.
432K Followers, 1,454 Following, 3,426 Posts - Gary Holt (@garyholt_official) on Instagram: "Happily married to @lisaholt777 metal as fuck grandpa! Day job Exodus! Semi retired from Slayer!
Mar 10, 2022 · If you go down to the woods today, you might just bump into Exodus guitarist Gary Holt. The thrash metal icons’ longest-tenured member no longer lives in the Bay Area , for decades the physical and spiritual home of both his band and the scene they helped pioneer .
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Aug 12, 2022 · Gary Holt on life after Slayer, making a triumphant return with Exodus on the ferocious Persona Non Grata, and why you'll reap the rewards if you record song ideas as you go
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Guitarist Gary Holt has been a member of Exodus since 1981, and is the only member to have performed on all of the band's albums. Exodus was formed in 1979 by guitarists Kirk Hammett and Tim Agnello, drummer and vocalist Tom Hunting, and vocalist Keith Stewart, while they attended high school together. [20]
Nov 16, 2021 · Scott Legato, Getty Images. After seven long years, thrash icons Exodus are back with a new album, Persona Non Grata. The drought is entirely excusable — after all, Gary Holt stepped up and ...
After guitarist Tim Agnello left Exodus in 1981, Gary Holt joined the band and has been the main songwriter and the most senior member of the group ever since. Following Kirk Hammett 's 1983 departure from Exodus to join Metallica, Holt kept the band going and during a lot of years, he and Rick Hunolt were referred to as the Exodus' "H-Team ...
