Exodus guitarist Gary Holt recalls financial struggles, grunge-era fallout, and why young musicians shouldn't follow his ...

"When we were making the album, we were just making the music we wanted to hear," Holt recalled to host Chuck Armstrong. "We didn't think anybody would will talk about the album or, you know, that it ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Discovering the masters for Exodus' live album, British Disaster: The Battle of '89 (Live at the Astoria) has made Gary Holt rethink the band's future setlists. That's part of what Gary Holt had to ...

I can’t imagine being in a touring metal band into your 60s. Shit’s gotta be hard enough for a 20-something, but to go out and play at such a high level as you age? That’s impressive. At 61 years old, ...

Legendary thrash metal pioneers Exodus recently wrapped up their grueling fall tour with one final shredfest in Salt Lake City. But for the band's guitarist Gary Holt, 2023 wasn't just about ...

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Playing thrash metal — a style of music rooted in speed and aggression — takes a toll physically, as Exodus guitarist Gary Holt can attest. “I’m suffering from arthritis everywhere, neck down to my ...

As one of thrash metal’s hardest working guitarists, Gary Holt doesn’t have time to start — let alone complete — the projects he’d really like to do. At least that’s what he told attendees during a ...

ALBANY - When Gary Holt joined Exodus in 1981, still a teenager at the time, he had no illusions that the band would still be thrashing more than four decades later and considered one of the most ...

Gary Holt may be a rock ‘n’ roll connoisseur, but he has his pop convictions. The thrash metal guitarist, best known for his work in the bands Exodus and Slayer, gave his take on pop superstar Taylor ...

Bay Area thrashers Exodus have released a new track from their upcoming full-length Blood In, Blood Out. This one is called “Salt the Wound” and it features former Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammett ...