Gary Holt Riffs & Shreds While Telling Metal Stories

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In this edition of Loudwire's #GearFactor, powered by Sweetwater, #Slayer / #Exodus' Gary Holt recalls his musical start, getting arrested for a stolen guitar and more while shredding and playing some of his favorite riffs.
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[@cheranguista]

So few could replace Jeff. GARY is maybe the only one

[@funeralbillii9172]

Gary then a close second is Beiber.

[@pulseimages]

Gary Holt, such a cool and down to earth guy.

[@lungbusteroutdoors4783]

Too bad he’s a lefty

[@thatoneguy444]

@@lungbusteroutdoors4783 Wdym?

[@lungbusteroutdoors4783]

@@thatoneguy444 he’s a bleeding heart libtard.

[@thatoneguy444]

@@lungbusteroutdoors4783 and why should that matter to anyone? You can't just say "too bad he's a lefty" just because of some stupid politics.

[@lungbusteroutdoors4783]

@@thatoneguy444 sure I can. I did.

[@AccuracySpeaks]

"I like playing guitar, I still play all the time at home you know. A lot of guys, you know. get off the road and they don't play, and ah, you know, I've always got one -Bleepin- piled all over the house." And this my friends is why he is so good!! For anyone trying to learn to play, these are words to try to live by! Play your instrument all the time!!

[@leahoffmann3981]

I'm going to see slayer this Friday in Austria - freakin' excited

[@Fatomeki]

Gary will be in klangfarbe in the gasometer on thursday aswell.

[@michaelhorvath6904]

dds wird so hammergeil,sagi da

[@ronanath]

Sweeet, saw them last thursday and they were amazing!

[@leahoffmann3981]

@@michaelhorvath6904 fix oida

[@armandkrajnc528]

I'm going to that show aswell soooo excited Edit: HOLY SHIT was it awsome!!!

[@wp-fxpyrodesign]

I see Gary Holt i click.

[@ralfsegle3119]

Wow he played 2 diffrent angels of death in this vid

[@pavelbredelev6601]

Please make Satchel do the same. He's hilarious. Gary is great as well

[@natelandherr5202]

This reminds me of BB King when he just talked and did licks

[@fifis677]

BB King, Buddy Guy, Gary Holt - Greatest

[@TheTillhammer]

Thanks for the great angle! I love watching some dude watching Gary holt play!

[@leahoffmann3981]

Ahhh a Rammstein fan

[@microsoup]

Gary Holt is a guitar legend!!!😎🤘🏻🎸🔥

[@negativecreep4249]

Gary is Thrash God

[@gavenwilson6312]

HellRoyale 245 Gary is Guitar God

[@ButchersNailsEnjoyer]

Gary is God

[@earthquakemachine]

@@ButchersNailsEnjoyer God is Gary

[@Spookyboi-dt7is]

SSSSSSSSSSSSSLAYERRRRRRRR

[@faihilman77]

SSSSLAAAAAAYEEEEERRRR

[@nemvallalomanevem7798]

Exodus?

[@AT-5000_Autodialer]

EEEEEEXOOOOOOODUUUUUUUUUUUUSS!!

[@edgarchapa7266]

EXODUSSSSSSSS

[@LilSad162]

FUCKING EXODUS!!!

[@cokaneds]

Those green earrings are hypnotic o.O good thing Holts riffs are there to break the trance 😝

[@jackmailey20]

The eye contact is on point

[@TheWindstorm2012]

Those red pickups, goddammit!

[@uommopipistrello1986]

One of my favorite guitarists, along Synister Gates and Dimebag Darrell

[@Tyflahsion]

Those guys suck

[@uommopipistrello1986]

@@Tyflahsion That's your personal opinion, but do you even know who they are?

[@jeffd7902]

Purple trouble sir, we have a lot in common

[@ChopperGreg]

Sikk Jim hahaha. IDK about Synister Gates, but saying Dime sucks is hilarious. You must be trolling, but if not, you seriously don’t know shit. That’s like calling the Mona Lisa a shitty painting.

[@stinkybojangles4128]

@@ChopperGreg literally Dimebag is a Fucking God

[@JohnDoe-rt4jz]

I got one of his picks at the final tour slayer show 😁

[@slipknotmfkrlocust8843]

nice!

[@sigurdberg5832]

where?

[@evelyndoyle4830]

lucky

[@JohnDoe-rt4jz]

@@sigurdberg5832 New York

[@Grindermetalhead]

I caught one of Jeff Hanneman's picks back in 2005 and lost it in a cab on a ride from the venue to the train station. Man, I went through some tough shit in life, but I tell you, I've never been more bummed than I was when I lost that pick.

[@Wargasm644]

I vividly remember “fast as a shark”. I was 14 living in Germany. And the first Angelwitch album. Epic shit

[@carvinieri5217]

The solos from Pleasures of the Flesh are something amazing for me to this day. I love this album.

[@metalinyourhead3604]

Gary Holt likes Angel Witch?!! Sick!!!

[@baksuz171717]

Whoa a thrash metal guitar player likes a nwobhm band thats unheard of!

[@hmpz36911]

AW had Exodus members

[@metalinyourhead3604]

hmpz36911 Yeah I would have killed to see that incarnation if they didnt have to split.

[@hmpz36911]

@@metalinyourhead3604 I think it was a drummer or bassist. I would actually prefer one of the old British lineups. That newer AW album was great too. Return to form.

[@slaxxxer]

What an amazing & soulful guitarist! - played with heart n spirit!

[@santoslhalper6116]

None cooler than Gary Holt!

[@mettall1981]

I had 2 Hondo guitars: a left hand start and a right handed star that I turned upside down. I put Shaller machine heads on both. Both were cherry red. I took the hardware off the start and eventually gave it to a friend who was also left handed. They both played really nice and sounded awesome

[@afrocoolio25]

I really hope that he and Kirk are still are friends.

[@butchvito]

Why wouldn't they be? Kirk was featured on the most recent Exodus album.

[@Danimal77]

Why do you hope? Why do you care? Are you a chick?

[@SoSean1]

+Dan Maler dumbass

[@ButtahDawgMcDouble]

@Deli 6505 underrated reply

[@fifis677]

@@turdferguson810 I think it got in his wound.

[@davidgoode7416]

Killer video, thanks

[@dannymcmince]

Funny him talking about the Hondo Strat..used to have one myself back in the 80s...wish I still had it!

[@ShreddHed]

Do more interviews like this please!

[@sonusworld5357]

One of Metal's Greatest Riff/Lead players - Gary Holt Forever \m/ \m/

[@demigodlike]

Dig the LockUp tshirt. First there was Slayer's Reign In Blood, then Marduk's Plague Angel, then Lock Up's Pleasures Pave Sewers. Top 3 metal thrashterpieces 🤘

[@gabrielbarblay8120]

Gary Holt paying homage to accept and angel witch, that's magical

[@Greg-om2hb]

I have something in common with Gary Holt! My first guitar was a Hondo, too. I still have it.

[@doomguy1430]

*HOLT AWAITS*

[@depressedgoth8426]

Slayer! Wish I could see them live

[@SpiritualOnslaught]

nice to see Gary still diggin his Kemper! \m/

[@AweeRB26]

Lock-Up t-shirt,Gary Holt 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼...greetings from KK Sabah,Malaysia🇲🇾🤘🏼👊🇲🇾🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@miezan8092]

Lepak jom

[@lodke1697]

Greetings from sarawak!!Jrg jumpa org yg betul² minat 'real metal' kat negara kita

[@CardShark_Chris]

Gary Holt. RIFF BEAST!!!

[@tcollier5460]

Corruption is a great riff! Gary gets better with age, king of the dive bomb!

[@Uman_]

First Strike is deadly

[@jackgreehan]

Honestly I think the Let There Be Blood Strike hits harder

[@evelstevedoingthings3266]

hell yeah gary

[@40fit38]

Gary Holt rules 🤘

[@Staminist-MMF-80]

The guitar's picking sound is actually louder than the amp. Hail Gary!! \m/

[@funeralbillii9172]

Go see him live...the amp is a touch louder, lol

[@thrashmetal2729]

Exodus need to play Verbal Razors live. it's one of their best Songs IMO

[@stoneohstone7517]

Pleaseeee mic the amps

[@rocketPower047]

Or just di the Kemper

[@MattPhyz]

Thats a video title im gonna click every single time!

[@MachineHeadDissent]

🤙😎🤘🤘🤘....Master!!!...

[@Mbjn121]

Accept...damn right Gary👍

[@eamonahern7495]

My first electric guitar was a Hondo Strat

[@austindurham3476]

Damn dude exodus has so many good fucking songs... dudes are sick

[@dominicnevins2144]

10% talking + 90% jamming = 100% this interview

[@byeskyvalley]

Gary´s t-shirt

[@tormentedslayer7498]

The name of the song at the end of the video what is it?

[@vtraderc7593]

dude the earings ..wtf

[@funeralbillii9172]

He's a poser!! I'm shocked he doesn't have a pooka shell necklace on...wait, did he?

[@skogenhevner5677]

Go back to Exodus Gary please !

[@hinjurock]

He never left Exodus, dude.

[@agustinmancini7020]

I dont think he left exodus

[@tormentedslayer7498]

Can anyone tell me the name of the jam at the I have to know that riff gets me hyped!

[@funeralbillii9172]

Umm, name at the jam at the _______.....AT THE WHAT?!? Don't you read before you send??

[@tormentedslayer7498]

@@funeralbillii9172 sorry was a bit drunk that night but it's the last few seconds of the video like the last 10 secs that riff it's slow an kinda heavy.

[@williamspetter2823]

What's the name of the song he plays after toxic waltz? I recognized it and forgot the name now it's bothering tf out of me

[@prestonhammonds4172]

William Getzstoned angel of death by slayer

[@Lifewithlisalove]

So I was missing my father tonight and thought I would see if I could find some old videos of him. My fathers name was Gary Wayne Holt. Ironically Gary’s middle name as well. And he looks like a younger version of him and his wife’s name is Lisa. I’m also Lisa. Lol small world. Life is crazy

[@kunai1362]

That's a sign that metal is life

[@claudiobasile3546]

Mr Gary fuckíng holt is eternal

[@dustblowingman]

Should have asked him to play one of his new riffs

[@N8TheGr8M8]

What was the song at 2:10?

[@hadley101]

Sounds like Gary is using a ENGL Savage profile for his Kemper tone here

[@deathraceking5029]

How can you sit that close to Gary playing guitar and not be worried about nuclear fallout

[@LosBombero]

Accept "Restless and Wild"........Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri......basic training. Nearly lost my mind hearing that album.

[@cefdaunce2272]

This dude hit me with his pick but i couldn't see it

[@josenava3183]

Holy shit new exodus album

[@stonerdemon]

Funeral Hymn. Enough said.

[@tormentedslayer7498]

Starting at 6:36 what is that song?

[@triburciocacimiro5214]

Song name? :v

[@tormentedslayer7498]

@@triburciocacimiro5214 yeah does anyone know that song I love that riff

[@CardShark_Chris]

Wrote a song about it...like to hereitgo.

[@funeralbillii9172]

Mad TV!!

[@JTPrime08]

Noice🤘🏾🔥:).

[@francisjames327]

The Most Awesome Feeling, GUITAR OVERDOSE!!

[@christianbernier6947]

Lock-up shirt respect

[@nepalitiger8060]

FUCKING SLAYEER \m/

[@ClaytonWillisMusic]

Wish his amp was louder..

[@dimitrisstel3629]

2:10 riff ?

[@xadezkreator]

Angel of death

[@69Curtdog]

I got a Hondo strat..sunburst color...old as fuck.

[@tommanserable]

Gary Holt is a riff encyclopaedia!

[@burnsZY85]

His guitar looks soo cool and evil.

[@jackjones4799]

Probably sittin in Kirk skoloff...lol. that guy doin the interview got made fun of when he said everyone thought they were playing originals lol. That guy had no idea what he was playin

[@richgreene9246]

Dave lambardo and charlie

[@fuchsiaidofficial3006]

Gary the metal meme lover

[@louisnollora880]

EEEXXXOOODDDUUUSSSSSSSLLLAAAAYYERRRRR!!! 🤘

[@berrymccockiner3492]

Stop

[@GoldenGateNum9]

*When are these badasses gonna record something like Fabolous Disaster again. Cajun Hell Is underrated* *also, Verbal Razors is 100% adrenalin **2:31**. Truth be told Exodus were doing Pantera when Pantera were still* *wearing makeup & sucking off Motley Crue & Poison in the alleyways.*

[@christianrojewski5746]

6:22 how the fuck has he done this xD

[@sebastienrousseau1996]

The host seem to make all the musicians he interview uncomfortable...

[@frizzlefry5381]

Just ripping verbal razors fast as shit like it’s nothing

[@scottjkiriakoutsos932]

Hey Thrashers, come check out my FB group,The Big 4 and other Classic Thrash Bands

[@Van020280]

"Eggodus"

[@ehwhatsupdoc612]

Wait kirk hammett taught gary holt guitar

[@kevctulu3868]

Gary Holt and Dave Mustaine are the true Trash metal gods

[@hinjurock]

Thrash!

[@jamescarter8421]

But what does Corey Taylor think about this?

[@thehunter7422]

Squiggy kind if looks and sounds like a metal head version of DJ Khaled . Lol

[@hinjurock]

Who the fuck is that?

[@Squiggly-zg8zc]

You should see Pat from CC this is nothing

[@ykitskanyenorth847]

I like how Kirk taught Gary but Gary is so much better than him

[@thebatman1482]

Gary may be faster than Kirk but Kirk just writes more memorable solos. Just RTL, MOP and AJFA blow away everything Holt has done.

[@brandoGTR48]

@@thebatman1482 wrong

[@thebatman1482]

@@brandoGTR48 Nope

[@aliceinpayne6911]

Who's Kirk?

[@ykitskanyenorth847]

@@aliceinpayne6911 Can't tell if this is a joke but neat

[@realitygutter9694]

Nice show but I disliked the fact he didn' t know "Fast As A Shark" riff.

[@SCARLETSUPERNOVAFIREWINDS]

THEY GOT A HOMELESS SLUG TO INTERVIEW GARY?

[@icedbirth8821]

Nice name calling bro, I remember when I was 12 name calling

[@BrunoinChains]

Dude sounds like Joe Pesci simping on Gary

[@onewingedangelsephiroth4107]

3:23 *LaRsUlRiCH*

[@WarMachine_Studios]

Gary is so much better than Slayer...there, i said it.

[@matiasa.vargas2725]

it's like Jeff Loomis in arch enemy xD. Btw, I love the work of both in both bands.

[@simoatso]

this host is really annoying tbh

[@metalinyourhead3604]

simoatso I tend to agree.

[@MsCristyful]

Well said

[@DannyGadish]

agreed

[@DannyGadish]

he's not even metal

[@Quarthon]

Getting rid of the hat and earring would be a good start.

[@ghostninja2041]

It’s cool how Kirk taught Gary.... And Gary is 10x’s better that Kirk anyday

[@killercross2323]

Since i can tell you dont play guitar, il educate you. If u learn from a master, you know his shit an what else you kno. But he's not as creative, kinda sucks tbh in this situation. Name a solo thats better or more complicated.... ya cant

[@killercross2323]

Less opinions, morw facts

[@gabrielbarblay8120]

Idk man, gary never really had any attention tbh, now that he's on Slayer everyone is on his ass