Gary Holt (musician)
| Gary Holt | |
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 Slayer and Megadeth. European Carnage Tour 2011. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gary Wayne Holt |
| Born | May 4, 1964 Richmond, California, US |
| Genres | Thrash metal |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Combat, Capitol, Nuclear Blast |
| Associated acts | Exodus, Slayer |
| Website | Exodusattack.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Schecter Gary Holt Signature V Model Bernie Rico Jr. Gary Holt Signature V |
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Gary Wayne Holt (born May 4, 1964 in Richmond, California) is an American guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the lead guitarist of Exodus.
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[edit] Biography
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" guitar players. Holt is the only member of Exodus who has played on every album.
Gary endorses guitars by Schecter Guitar Research and has a signature model through them, but previously used Ibanez, B.C. Rich and Jackson Guitars. In October 2008, Holt released an instructional guitar video called "A Lesson In Guitar Violence". He also produced Warbringer's second album, Waking into Nightmares.
On February 12, 2011, it was announced that Holt would be temporarily filling in for Jeff Hanneman in the band Slayer. Holt will immediately join Tom Araya, Kerry King and Dave Lombardo, for Slayer's five-date Australian Soundwave Festival tour that begins February 26. Holt also played with Slayer for the Big 4 Concert in Indio California on April 23, 2011, as well as Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas on November 6, 2011.
[edit] Equipment
Gary uses the follow instruments:
- Schecter Gary Holt Signature Model
- Schecter Custom Hellraiser V`s;
- Engl Savage 120 Head and Engl 4x12 cabinets with vintage 30 speakers
- Homebrew Doomsday Device Gary Holt signature pedal
- Homebrew Electronics Medicine Bawl Wah Pedal
- Presonus EQ3B Parametric EQ
- Boss Octaver OC-2.
- Other Homebrew pedals
- Way huge Angry Troll Linear Boost
- MXR Carbon Copy Delay
- Dunlop Strings (10/52) Light top/ Heavy Bottom
- Dunlop Small tear drop .88 gauge
- Dunlop Dimebag Darrel Signature Wah Crybaby from Hell
- Way Huge Green Rhino Mk II
Previously used:
- Bernie Rico jr signature guitars and some customs
- Peavey Jsx head
- Peavey xxx head and xxx cabinets
- Before Engl and Peavey, he used Marshall amps and he was seen using them with Slayer
- Dunlop cry baby wah pedal
[edit] Musical influences
Holt's main guitar influences are Ritchie Blackmore, Michael Schenker, Angus Young, Tony Iommi, Uli Jon Roth, Matthias Jabs and Ted Nugent.[1] His favorite bands include Venom, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, early Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.[1]
[edit] Personal life
Gary Holt is in a relationship with Lisa Perticone and has 2 daughters. Lisa Perticone has a teenage daughter. The two currently are living Pinole, California.
Outside of music, Holt enjoys foreign and period films.[2] He is also an avid watcher of cable news channels,[2] pursuant to his interest in U.S. politics. According to Holt, the track "War is my Shepherd" off the album Tempo of the Damned is a treatise of America's "pro-god" and "pro-war" stance and how he feels the two beliefs are incompatible with each other.[3]
Holt endorsed Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, and stated:
- "I used to have a lot of respect for McCain, but he realized after the dirty defeat that he suffered at the hands of George W. Bush in the South Carolina primary in the (2000) election that he can only get elected if he plays the Karl Rove tactic b.s. He’s doing it. It’s just one debunked lie after the other. He’s the kind of guy who will tell you the sky is red, you look up and it’s blue, and he won’t admit he’s wrong. He’s playing dirty politics. Palin is just terrifying, the thought of this lady being a heart attack away from having the nuclear codes. She’s crazy and she’s dumb."[2]
In the 2004 election, Holt vouched for John Kerry, but conceded:
- "...they're all dirty crooks, all politicians. But at least (Kerry) wasn't a coward. He fought in Vietnam whereas George W. Bush Jr. was a draft dodger."[3]
[edit] Discography
Gary Holt has played guitar on all of the albums listed, Unless otherwise stated.
- 1982 - Exodus - 1982 Demo
- 1985 - Exodus - Bonded By Blood
- 1987 - Exodus - Pleasures of the Flesh
- 1988 - Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
- 1990 - Exodus - Impact Is Imminent
- 1991 - Exodus - Good Friendly Violent Fun
- 1992 - Exodus - Lessons in Violence
- 1992 - Exodus - Force of Habit
- 1997 - Exodus - Another Lesson in Violence
- 2004 - Exodus - Tempo of the Damned
- 2005 - Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine
- 2007 - Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A
- 2008 - Exodus - Let There Be Blood
- 2009 - Warbringer - Waking into Nightmares (Producer)
- 2010 - Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition
[edit] References
- ^ a b www.metal-invader.com: Gary Holt Interview
- ^ a b c heavymetal.about.com: Gary Holt Interview
- ^ a b metal-rules.com: Gary Holt Interview
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