Gary Holt

Biography

Gary Wayne Holt is a San Francisco Bay Area native and American musician born on May 4, 1964. As the guitarist and main songwriter for thrash metal band Exodus, he has been the sole constant member since joining in 1981, appearing on every album. He also briefly filled in for Jeff Hanneman in Slayer from 2011, later becoming a permanent guitarist after Hanneman's death in 2013.