Slayer and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has named the two thrash metal acts who deserve more “credit”. “Well, it’s none of the Americans, I’ll tell you that right now!” Holt tells host Eddie Trunk (via ...

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 ...

"I think she's marginally talented," the guitarist remarked of Beyoncé while comparing her to Swift on an episode of the 'Scandalous Podcast' Daniel Knighton/Getty; Kevin Mazur/WireImage; Matt ...

How Did Maya Neelakantan Meet Gary Holt? Earlier this month, the young girl revealed in an Instagram post that she and her family were coming to the United States, making an extended trip that ...

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 ...

Welcome to the first-ever Temu Guitar Challenge with our first victim... uh... contestant Gary Holt of Exodus and Slayer! The premise is simple but the task is not ...

One of the coolest guitars at the NAMM convention had to be the new ESP Gary Holt signature guitar. That's because it's the only guitar painted in the blood of the namesake. Gary teamed up with noted ...

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 ...

In a recent fan Q&A held at Seattle's Diablo Guitars, former Slayer and current Exodus guitarist Gary Holt named Ritchie Blackmore as his guitar hero and explained why learning riffs by ear wrong ...

Gary Holt has a lot to say about today’s biggest music superstars — namely, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. The Slayer guitarist, 60, didn’t hold back while discussing the two during a recent appearance on ...

Bay Area thrash-metal guitar hero Gary Holt recently talked to CBS News Bay Area about his new memoir "A Fabulous Disaster: From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, the Hard Way," his upcoming plans ...