Gary Wayne Holt (born May 4, 1964) is an American musician from the San Francisco Bay Area. [1] He is the guitarist 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 ...

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. “I’m out in the middle of nowhere,” he says of his current home in the ...

May 5, 2024 · Holt, Gary Lee Gary Lee Holt, age 79, of Springfield, passed away at Hospice of Dayton on April 29, 2024. Gary was born in Springfield, Ohio on June 1, 1944 to the late Albert and Delores...

Dec 2, 2024 · Exodus bandleader and Slayer guitarist Gary Holt is telling his life story. The thrash legend has announced his forthcoming memoir, titled A Fabulous Disaster after Exodus' third album featuring their signature song "The Toxic Waltz."

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 ...

Oct 29, 2024 · Gary Holt reflects on the 40th anniversary of Exodus' debut album, discusses their upcoming tour and shares what it was like playing Slayer's reunion shows.

Nov 13, 2024 · In a new interview with Mike Palm of TribLIVE, EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt spoke about the status of his memoir, which is due next year via Hachette Books.

4 days ago · From prolific metal guitarist and songwriter for Exodus (and formerly Slayer) Gary Holt comes a deeply personal memoir of his “destruction-laden” life, along with a firsthand account of the genesis of the Thrash Metal scene, from its origins in the Bay Area to its world domination. As the guitarist and primary songwriter of Exodus and […]

Nov 13, 2024 · Playing thrash metal — a style of music rooted in speed and aggression — takes a toll physically, as Exodus guitarist Gary Holt can attest.

Mar 15, 2025 · In a new interview with The Chuck Shute Podcast, EXODUS guitarist and main songwriter Gary Holt spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2021's "Persona Non ...