Exodus After guitarist Tim Agnello left Exodus in 1981, Holt joined the band and has been the main songwriter and the most senior member of the group ever since. Following
Kirk Hammett's 1983 departure from Exodus to join
Metallica, Holt kept the band going and for many years, he and Rick Hunolt were referred to as the Exodus' "H-Team" guitar players. Holt is the only member of Exodus who has played on every album.
Slayer in
Kyiv in March 2011. This was his
first show in Europe with the band. On February 12, 2011, it was announced that Holt would be temporarily filling in for
Jeff Hanneman in the band
Slayer. He was present for several of their tours that year, including the co-headlining
European Carnage Tour with
Megadeth. Holt also played with Slayer for the Big 4 concert (with
Metallica, Megadeth and
Anthrax) in
Indio, California on April 23, 2011, as well as Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas on November 6, 2011. Holt was later confirmed to be a permanent member of Slayer, following Hanneman's death on May 2, 2013, and stayed with the band until their split, following the conclusion of their
2018–2019 farewell tour. He also recorded guitar tracks on Slayer's 2015 album
Repentless, but did not have any writing contributions on the album, except for guitar solos.
Other work In October 2008, Holt released an instructional guitar video called "A Lesson in Guitar Violence". He also produced
Warbringer's second album,
Waking into Nightmares. In 2019 he was included on "Cheapside Sloggers", a song on
Volbeat's
Rewind, Replay, Rebound. In April 2025, Holt's memoir,
A Fabulous Disaster, co-written with metal journalist, Adem Tepedelen, was published by
Hachette Book Group imprint
Da Capo Press. The book features a foreword by
Metallica guitarist, and former Exodus bandmate,
Kirk Hammett. ==Equipment==