Gary Holt - A Lesson In Guitar Violence

Gary Holt from Exodus (and Slayer) teaches how to play metal.

[@orionsparks4363]

the goofy green screen background makes this 10 times better

[@snoolee7950]

ACE

[@linogasser623]

Haha" dans son jus" we say in french

[@somegirl558]

I came here because of this comment to find the video is actually cool and helpful

[@JadeDude1973]

It reminds me of Awesome Show Great Job.

[@Payduro]

Lmao the random scenes of World War II are cracking me up

[@whereisevan]

A lesson in bluescreen violence.

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

+Evan S How much funnier would this video be if they had adorable baby animals in the background instead of fire and war footage?

[@whereisevan]

lol! Someone should get on that.

[@gregpasq]

+Captain Freedom - Actually you know what would have been just as cool? If he had a blue guitar.......then the body would have been invisible........woooooooooooooo!

[@dkyelak]

Except the war footage had kids saying YAAAYYYY!!!

[@peppinodicorrado407]

Evan S what a load of crap

[@lsu1992]

Trying to learn thrash leads back in my day was restricted to pausing and rewinding the "Clif 'Em All" video, trying to count frets on James and Kirks guitars. what I would've given to have had youtube back then. No shit.

[@MetallicAFan637]

+Charles De Long thats fucking badass dude, respect \m/

[@TheGamingChapel]

+Charles De Long Well, for everything else, there is beta max/VHS/Laserdisc/Videodiscs

[@Terbie36]

+Eric Wells Music/video CDs were not present in the 80s.

[@GrooveDuude]

I bought tape players or 4 tracks that would let me slow down the song. I think I used my finger on the cassette player motor to slow it down. Tabs were pathetically/constantly incorrect.

[@jasonhuneycutt875]

SHREDDer IFIC you can slow down youtube videos. just click the cog wheel/gear symbol on the video and you can reduce the speed by .25 or .50 its not very smooth but it gets the job done

[@benben-sl7hi]

Got this DVD. I paid 10 bucks more for the autographed version. Gary is my hero! The best!

[@dkyelak]

He is among the best but doesn't have his head in the clouds.

[@WiredTank]

gotta love gary holt. everything you want in a thrash metal guitarist

[@Warlock73]

Yes, he's my new favorite. I'd love to be able to play half as good as him one day.

[@LBroderickWestCountyHawkWatch]

my fave too, 30 years... he is the man

[@steveeatthesun2540]

the end.

[@dkyelak]

My favorite. Not bad at writing lyrics.

[@user-sl1ht4fr2d]

dkyelak Not a single bad written lyrics.*

[@darthchop697]

"I'll give you an A note..." *incoherent noise follows "I'm just kidding, sorry, here's an A note" *And plays the A string that's tuned down 2 steps to G You still owe us an A note! lol

[@anthonycarr9118]

Darth Chop and what does it matter?,he made a mistake so what

[@anthonycarr9118]

@@darthchop697 lol I was drunk misread it my apologies

[@piratelife5287]

2 steps would be f dumbass.

[@aruizislas]

obviously, sir, you didn't get the meaning of that "here's an A note"

[@AQSELMAURITZ]

@@piratelife5287 he prob meant two halfsteps but still lmao

[@lummoxlewis70]

I am impressed with the cleanliness and articulation of his picking

[@hurricane1nox]

its fuckin gary holt ^^

[@thevillainy1783]

This man was one of the reasons my life was worth living growing up...

[@Roberta_Esposito]

Worth living, albeitat with blood, death, horror, and Satanism

[@waynewells359]

Why?

[@thevillainy1783]

@@waynewells359 You wouldn't understand, lol.

[@nigel7779]

I learned more in this 30 minute video than I did in my first 6 months of guitar lessons.

[@peevee605]

Holt is a killer player. Love his stuff.

[@JadeDude1973]

I'm re-learning how to play guitar after a long break, and most of the stuff I'm working on is Exodus. :) Trying to learn the first 3 tracks from Fabulous Disaster!!!

[@peevee605]

@@JadeDude1973 Keep slaying it.

[@williamdon3442]

Really dig skolnick Gary sure knows how to bring it

[@acidangelster]

Fukin believe it when i say Gary is one of the most un derRATED guitarists ever.

[@brentbersin1381]

acidangelster iii

[@zaneberry9055]

Gnarliest guitatist ive ever heard in my life. His riffs and rhythem playing is the most crushing i ever heard....his leads may not be the most technical out there, but the way he presents a guitar solo and the insane noises that come jumping off his guitar are the most face melting of all time. Especially watching him live. Cant get more metal than gary holt

[@TheMotorcityfive]

incredible guitarist! Him and Rick were so fucking under rated in the 80's. All you could hear was Dave Mustaine this and Kirk Hamster that... blahblah. Gary was way ahead of his time, his phrasing, speed: masterclass! and above all , he's an incredible songwriter. Check out his riffs on Fabulous Disaster, Pleasures of the flesh, Impact,..

[@hurricane1nox]

those albums have some beastly riffage. impact goes hard as fuck so many jams :) garys the man

[@bjoern_thun_dersteel]

Yeah Gary/Rick from Exodus and Alex/Eric from Testament are my favorite guitarist of all time!

[@DutchCrunch333]

@@bjoern_thun_dersteel I know Rick hunnolt, he lives near me! Fuckin cool dude too, gave my friend a guitar and exodus poster

[@bjoern_thun_dersteel]

@@DutchCrunch333 man i would really like this when Rick would live near me!

[@DutchCrunch333]

@@bjoern_thun_dersteel I have his phone number in my cell !! Crazy. And he's the fuckkng coolest dude ever and just did some tracks on the exodus album !! I'm in Lake county, California.

[@WALDENSOFTWARE]

This video is so funny in a non lol way. Just laid back humor with serious lessons.

[@StueyDoo]

Maybe Kerry should watch this vid

[@fredmachine]

+StueyDoo What, to learn how to play garbled scales drowned in wah and vibrato-abuse? Yeah, I'm pretty sure he can already do that.

[@mofo6907]

+fredmachine Is that seriously what you think Gary Holt's playing consists of?

[@fredmachine]

Nick Wallace Well, at least he's not limiting himself to pentatonics (so maybe King might actually learn something from this after all). But yeah, Holt is a good rythm guitarist and decent songwriter (for Thrash Metal. Just don't let him write the lyrics. His lyrics in Exodus gave me an aneurysm), but his lead playing isn't exactly the most inventive or interesting out there. And let's be honest, he abuses the wah pedal just as much as Kirk Hammett. Hey, it's cool, it's Thrash Metal after all. Not a genre generally known for being technically demanding...

[@MegaWumba]

+fredmachine shut.up.douche.

[@s3ntry948]

+fredmachine He freestyles the freestyle man. Writes nice riffs tho. (This is Kerry King in two sentences)

[@ouija7897]

17:28 yeah, I've got some experience with that

[@crispy9985]

Haha nice

[@hiramsiqueiros9018]

Gary looks like the metalhead version of ed sheeran xD

[@CJ_YT.]

DUUDE

[@intellectualsolitudeproduc2865]

hiram siqueiros I plays his guitar while keeping his photograph. He also likes the shape of his guitar.

[@ivanb211187]

😂😂😂

[@michaelmercedes1772]

DUDE!!😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@TheSaintberzerker]

You mean Ed Sheeran looks like the dorky, gay version of Gary Holt.

[@johanblume2621]

Not a fan of this kind of music, but he sure can blaze. I do watch these vids for help in developing speed. These guys make it look so easy, but they've put thousands of hours into their craft. Much respect.

[@michaelcard9382]

John Blume which kind of style would you say you play?

[@geraldorodriguew3605]

@@michaelcard9382 that's confusing cuz that guy's photo is he carrying the zakk guitar

[@norbitcleaverhook5040]

@@geraldorodriguew3605 Fans of Zakk probably can't handle the Thrash.

[@geraldorodriguew3605]

@@norbitcleaverhook5040 hahhhhhhaaahahhhaaaahha

[@Roberta_Esposito]

wtf you here for

[@xtophervirtanen1804]

How can he withstand those flames like that?

[@pantera89]

+Chris Wirtanen Gary Holt is God...

[@hurricane1nox]

+Judas Priest SATAN* ^^

[@pantera89]

all the above \\m//

[@thegreatcornholio6804]

Take a joke goddamn

[@lhsailo]

@Philip Messina no they're not, those are real boiling flames from hell

[@MetalFreak4life]

One of the best Thrash metal guitar players EVER. A legend, we bow to thee Gary :D

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

Exodus was sooooo underated, so were Sepultura and Nuclear Assault

[@mcinty12]

Not in My crowd growing up ! We worshiped those Bands !!!!!

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

As did we, but you know, look at who the big 4 are, Anthrax should Not be on that list...I like them, but their albums are hit and miss with songs, Exodus? From Bonded to Force of Habit, solid right through, and Schizophrenia- Chaos AD, yet again.....

[@blakkno666]

I pre ordered this dvd from Gary and got a signed copy.. still have it

[@MatejSJ]

Welcome people to the most underrated guitar player in the fucking universe!

[@thrashmetalmaniac72]

Who me? Gee...thanks!

[@thomasfarmer1730]

THAT'S A FUCKIN' YES!!!!

[@honigdachs.]

03:02 "Here's an A note". *plays a G*

[@denholmcox9210]

+Jimmy Hellfire Lmfao yeah. This is all in D standard tuning. Can't tell if he is joking and just has a super dry sense of humour or it's just a habit. How's about that sea ship note...... god yes.

[@dkyelak]

It is actually an A note with heavy panned and delay effects. It is indeed a joke as he says I don't mean to yank your chain. Gary has an incredible sense of humor.

[@honigdachs.]

Nah, it's a G. Delay and panning don't pitch down the sound by a whole tone. He probably calls it an A out of habit, because he's playing the 5th open string, which in standard tuning is an A. His guitar is tuned down a whole tone, turning the A to a G.

[@dkyelak]

Jimmy Hellfire I stand corrected. I am downtuned and am just used to hearing it that way. Yeah, it is the open a string position but tuned down. Don't hear much metal in standard tuning anymore.

[@awakenedautopsy4586]

+dkyelak he means a string asshole

[@patrickshannon1547]

Thanks for that close up and explaining it in a way that I can understand. I Always loved Exodus. This is gonna help my skills alot.

[@GoldenGateNum9]

*Thrash Metal royalty here. I still can't believe that I have the Fabulous Disaster & Bonded by Blood TAB books which were only recently transcribed. Thanks Gary & Exodus, Metal to the end \m/*

[@michaeloflouisiana9469]

I really tend to forget how talented this guy is. He has definitely earned the right to saturate his tone and shit-whip that bar as much as he fucking wants. I wasn't born till 95, and after my whole Metallica phase "metalhead dues" I became and still remain a devoted Megadeth and Dave Mustaine fan. Exodus and Slayer still give me chills though, as does Testament. Point being, this bastard is a metal monster down to his bones. The sounds he cultivates are pure wickedness, he hasn't abandoned a single bit of his edge in 30 years.

[@golz9785]

damn his frets are scalloped deep like Yngie Malmsteen's

[@randytauren]

are they really scalloped? or is that the frets are damn big, like jumbo?

[@Admiral_Bongo]

@@randytauren Extra Jumbo frets+scalloped fretboard. That said, he doesn't use scalloped fretboards anymore.

[@ultrahighgain412]

I think K.K. Downing also plays with a scalloped fretboard.

[@lichberserker]

Yngwie’s are more like a vert BMX ramp

[@JesusLordOfLords455]

And Karl sanders

[@jasonstevens4332]

I love how shitty the green screen effects are

[@tellysguitars]

This might be one the best metal guitar lesson i have ever seen!

[@AJ1990.]

If there is anyone in metal who had it made it was this man. The arsenal of Metal classics this guy was able to play on tour after Hanneman had to step down. RIP.

[@AlexH4774]

Fuckin' love the editing on this

[@TheMribis]

Learned alot . Cant play anymore but understood. Best and Greatest lession i've had. Gary Holt is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zekenstien5393]

Got me one of those Gary Holt LTDs and I love it. You rock, Gary. Much respect.

[@Hannemaniac]

Gary Holt is Number 1

[@thrashmetalmaniac72]

He's actually number 4

[@Hannemaniac]

in thrash metal and in terms of shredding> Absolutely number 1

[@DimeStuff]

Aleksandar Popovski no

[@coldvoid]

Aleksandar Popovski Oh god, makes me really wonder how many shredders you know -.-

[@Hannemaniac]

Whats your point...

[@MetalRomain]

The Scooby Doo stickers had me crying with laughter. "I couldn't put the mystery machine on, is to big. Oh, maybe up here... No, still to big :( :( :( " I love this man, I truly do.

[@anthonybastidas9252]

This might be the greatest unintentional comedy ever. Gary Holt is a national treasure

[@jeremyrock7446]

Gary has in my opinion one of the best guitar sounds!

[@dustennoel4203]

Could listen to him play all day.

[@deadenddude]

i was in a band in the late 90s that got to open for Exodus. there was robably only 30 peple there. The late 90s was a bad time for a lot of metal bands from the 80s. Holt was running all around the whole club when he did his solos because the place was mostly empty

[@lentil5176]

Yeah the 90s, one of the worst eras for music

[@travisalan]

to me the early 90s is when my favorite bands started getting popular. NOT NU METAL

[@coalhalo]

+TheGoldenChodeTV Complete and utter nonsense. The only people who slag off 90's metal are misinformed twits who must have not been there.

[@lentil5176]

coalhalo I meant popular music, the grunge shit. After the 80s, metal kind of relapsed and went back to word of mouth local scene esque in terms of popularity

[@Hellwyck]

People who call grunge shit are posers.

[@AlexRamosDrTaz]

Love the bonus content! Didn't know Gary could cop a little Yngwie, that's cool.

[@connorscollectives8940]

Getting to the end of this video is such a reward. It’s like I’m watching spinal tap

[@BlxxdSpxrt591]

I'm pretty sure the first part to the video is just an instrumental instruction guide on why, if you play guitar, to sell your guitar and pick up the triangle.

[@micha4431]

Try Shawn Lane XD

[@Iheartdgd]

Shawn Lane will play your face off, one of the best players the world has ever known. The intro to this video was just a bunch of senseless wankery, if I wanted to listen to whammy squeals and pick scrapes i would’ve watched Kerry’s demo. I thought that’s what OP was getting at, but maybe not. Gary is way too good for this intro. Intro aside, the rest of the video is great.

[@ravenwing361]

2:35 That evil smile... I love Gary

[@colinluby5950]

Brilliant. Lovely guitar as well.

[@ikabothikaruzzz]

This man is a mad genius!! great!!

[@s13silly]

that was fucking awesome, free shredding lessons by an axe murderer HELL FUCKING YEAH

[@daniellehwing4667]

24:10 - Very useful, Gary. Thanks mate!!

[@mouthpee]

I've held that Bernie Rico Jr guitar at a show in Calgary. I was helping the tech fix the fog machine and Gary needed a different guitar, so yours truly got to walk out and hand it to him. 😺

[@martijnkemperman7689]

Kirk wahm-it ft. Gary wahlt

[@dougbline]

Kirk was Gary's first guitar teacher

[@scottmcgibeny]

+Rich Morris HELL YES GARY SMOKES KIRK!!!!!

[@austincutty4548]

Kirks recorded solos are better musically and innovatively kirks better Gary holt can just shred really fast he doesn't write solos like kirk Gary solos are energy based and kirks are feeling and musically based

[@demonspree]

1banana2kiwis - Gary is better guitar solo writer, also when Gary plays his solo live he ensures his solo's will be played clean without big mistakes unless like Kirk who is shit live but why would kirk care he got enough money and enough fanboi's that doesn't care if he play like a donkey.

[@danilomaksimovix7472]

Ok, ok. But do not forget this, Gary: "Kirk taught me how to play guitar"

[@Shredwizard445]

That tone+wah and his picking sounds so gnarly

[@obadboystanley]

this was funny. He seems like a really cool guy

[@slicecuts21]

obadboystanley ive meet him for a couple minutes. He is really nice

[@chrise666]

Thanks. I told Gary that the DVD-R his buddy put these on were crap. So, good to have a full version online.

[@redwine3437]

Thanks for the video I really needed it my first concert was Exodus later

[@ohreally7406]

forget violence... forget assault... what gary holt does here is power thru a lesson in murdering your guitar straight up making it feel like it will never be played the same way again and ending its life \M/

[@nicknak76ng]

Im pretty new to guitar. been playing for about 10 months and Im so glad i found this. I had no idea how to solo and this is gonna help a lot. Just need a shit ton of practice with these licks lol

[@arealbigchungus]

literally dude, what i did was put myself in a situation in which i needed to do good or look like a chump, and somehow was good...but also, yes...practice your ass off

[@locktodeath2141]

It's great, thanks for uploaded!

[@Beiskraft]

Man Gary has such fast fingers and his playing is so precise DAYUMN !!!

[@lichberserker]

People : omg Gary is so intimidating in this video! Gary: 10:59

[@mettalx1]

He was a perfect choice for Slayer! Also in what year was this video made?

[@skasahiunderground8588]

2008

[@libsarelosers6637]

Double chaos. Holt and King guitar meltdown. Fuck yeah. It'll rip.

[@intellectualsolitudeproduc2865]

mettalx1 1992

[@MetalandHotRods]

mettalx1 judging by the guitar probably 2007-08

[@intellectualsolitudeproduc2865]

Rob MacLeod yeah I was wrong

[@thrashtilldeath6131]

Gary Holt!! My fave guitar player\m/

[@Glissmann]

what a symphony of beauty ...

[@brucehawk09]

I think he and Jeff Hanneman have a similar playing style, even though Jeff could never be replaced Gary is a good fit for the Slayer line up.

[@carlosorozco7342]

He is faster than you'll ever live to be

[@Roberta_Esposito]

should make a song out of that

[@gessicapita8268]

Could listen to him play all day..

[@PJCochrane]

A lesson in blue screen violence! Excellent instruction though, even for guys like me who have played almost 30 years. Everyone can teach you something if you want to learn. Thanks for posting, I'm glad I found it.

[@norbertrivera]

Gary still looks great after all those years.

[@Druffmaul]

The A-note thing actually made me lol

[@KingGrio]

Not the style of music I play but by far one of the funnest guitar instructional videos out there

[@mrk4510]

Bad ass dude!! Thank-you so much!

[@joshuabsmith1991]

I like how he looks around seeing if he's done yet

[@mathiasnagy5976]

You're all lucky. I had to pay a lot of money to get my hands on this. This is not the complete disc but you get the lessons which is the important bit. The rest is just good fun :D

[@lucassanchez2148]

What a great video 🤘🏻

[@TheBentley0716]

My 3 favorite bands to see live. Exodus Slayer Vio-lence

[@dkyelak]

Scooby Doo inlays. BADASS!

[@Warlock73]

Is that what they are??? Both my wife and I were trying to figure out what they were!

[@dkyelak]

Charlie Kapp 21:50

[@LBroderickWestCountyHawkWatch]

he mentions it at 7:40

[@bt6135]

He said they were “stickers” because he didn’t have inlays lol

[@WALDENSOFTWARE]

Squeebee Dee.

[@salottin]

Damn... Jeff + Gary would've been awesome!

[@xprayxforxbloodx]

wammy bar attack!!!!!! WUUUUUUUUUUUUIIIIIIIIII!!!! 15 fret's awesome!

[@BoozeNMetaL]

THANK YOU FOR UPLODING THIS. I FUCKING LOVE YOU!

[@gregleatherman3786]

Love those scalloped frets!

[@PillBoxUK]

Exodus. That's what they did. Probably one of my favourite bands ever.

[@scheckygomez5019]

Cot damn how can someone play so great? It don't make no sense. Too damn awesome.

[@ahmadazam7670]

A humbled great sherder..I like your way bro..stay safe and keep it on..

[@aronhallam6449]

thanks for putting this up , it looks like he recorded it at home with one mic , you can hear his plectrum

[@kjn5991]

damn, Gary's good at playing classical acoustic :DD

[@Beholder505]

Gary's good at everything.

[@guitarralaraja]

Beholder505 That sounded so gay man

[@Ivan4131994]

guitarralaraja is it bad to be gay?

[@rack52]

yes kjn, gary is an master of the classical guitar:) a student of segovia:)

[@miraakdovakin8530]

Ivan Villanueva yes of course

[@SPGRAMPA1]

Hes sick Imagine him and Hanneman jamming together Now that would be something🇺🇸🎧🎼🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵🎵

[@AndrewGrey22]

My favorite guitar player.

[@markbiedermann7467]

Thank you Gary!

[@eternallyscreaming169]

"its simple" uhhhhhh

[@austincutty4548]

once u realize what you're playing it's simple

[@deadenddude]

what he's doing is fairly simple and repetitive from a harmonic standpoint. It's playing it fast, clean, and making is sound bad ass that's the hard part.

[@deadenddude]

Holt, like most metal players uses a lot of repeating patterns. Once you recognize the patterns it takes a lot of the mystery out of it. Few metal players really stump me as I understand most of their tricks and tools. Now jazz players...that's another story. I listen to guys like Pat Martino, John Scofield, and Ted Greene and I get lost and feel like a rookie.

[@jimskelton7078]

and hides behind a wall of effects.

[@628tmorgan]

I see what you're saying, but metal is like the blues in the sense that it isn't rocket science but it does speak to those people that enjoy it. He has his style and is well versed in the musical style he enjoys.

[@PatrickHelyer]

Suprised to look up and see this was made in 2008, the green screen effects made me think it's from the 90's! Good licks though

[@user-sl1ht4fr2d]

Best guitar lesson ever!

[@Bananapig9]

Watching this at 666k views 🤘 Took me way too long to realize the greatness that is Exodus and Gary Holts playing

[@rickyt.9482]

man I would love to be able to play a guitar!! there just so fun&ing bad ass and some just look beautiful. I've always thought guitars was the best instrument.

[@sssss7629]

+Mark D left

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

Who the fuck disliked this!!?!?!?!?!?!!?

[@dhruvbenipuri1691]

Some shithead named Metaphoria

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

Itiophoria....

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

What the fuck, really?

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

Furthermore, Bruce Dickinson, I rest my case...

[@ChaoticRealm7771]

Aonghus MacCready That's right Bruce Dickinson is also a better guitarist than Gary Holt ,because he jammed "Paranoid" once with Kirk Hammet at an "All Star" Jam

[@user-wp8to8zr3l]

Back background is awesome!)))

[@charlieboy184]

Been listening since bonded/1984? have your ltd e600ec on the way _Black of course (:) Thank you for being you a true inspiration and talented man. Modest beast! ha! Love the old XXX tube too have a couple. Teaching my Son your stuff and it's freaking him out! ....Thanks Man!!! Doug

[@dayglo98]

Steve Holt !

[@drewolm]

Gary Holt gets mucho props for the 49ers sticker!

[@SurfThrashGuitar]

totally, go Niners!

[@drewolm]

Week 1 destroy Dallas!!!!

[@thrashmetalmaniac72]

Raider nation baby

[@drewolm]

First pic in the draft and another new coach...again.

[@downtuned9000]

Gary Holt thrash god 🙌 such a good instructional video on the budget value of a pack of cigarettes... great tips and great humour 🤟

[@granto425]

Watching this, I can hear all of his solos in these licks xD

[@m169marroquin]

seymore?

[@robbiebarousse9063]

What key is that opening solo in?

[@TheUberguitar123]

all of them

[@TwistOfTransistor]

Gary holt is THE MAN

[@Lil._.SpooKy666]

Took this video to heart. I use the same chug technique that he does. Same tone. Same style. Gary, Kirk, and Kerry are the greatest thrash guitarists of all time

[@clutchmasters3402]

What about scott?