SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt will make an appearance on January 14 at the Silly Strings guitar shop in Petaluma, California. The free-admission event, which is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m., will include a guitar clinic, question-and-answer session and signing. Event shirts will be available as well. In a June 2012 interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, SLAYER's Kerry King stated about Holt: "I always regard Gary as the Glenn Tipton of our era — really good, really polished and nobody talks about him. To this day, nobody really references [JUDAS] PRIEST and Tipton that much as guitar players and I feel the same way about Gary. EXODUS have a huge following but a little more overlooked than METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER, ANTHRAX — the 'Big Four,' so to speak, so [it is great] to be able to bring him to the forefront and shove him down people's throats and say, 'Hey, this motherfucker kicks ass. Pay attention.'" Holt joined EXODUS in 1981 shortly after their formation, and has been the band's main songwriter ever since. Holt has performed on every EXODUS album, and is considered highly influential in the world of thrash metal. In 2011,...from News Page http://ift.tt/2EP2zP5 https://youbrandinc.com
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