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SLAYER Guitarist Performs With EXODUS In Seattle (Video)

August 11, 2011

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King joined EXODUS on stage on August 6, 2011 at the WaMu Theatre in Seattle, Washington to perform the classic EXODUS song "Strike Of The Beast" to close EXODUS' set. Video footage of his appearance filmed and uploaded by EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting's drum tech for the band's "Hell On Earth" tour with SLAYER and ROB ZOMBIE can be seen below.

Gary Holt of EXODUS has spent the last few months filling in for SLAYER founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman who in January contracted necrotizing fasciitis, likely caused by a spider bite, and has been undergoing surgeries, skin grafts and intense rehab since.

In a recent interview with Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine, SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo stated about the decision to hire Holt as the initial temporary replacement for Hanneman, "Well, that was a hard decision to make. We had to think to ourselves, 'Do we cancel again? Or what do we do? Do we keep going?' It was a difficult decision, but we had to make it to find a guitar player to take Jeff's place until Jeff gets better. And Gary, really, was a no-brainer meaning, we didn't have to think about it. Because at Hellfest in France [in 2010], Kerry [King, SLAYER guitarist] and myself were watching EXODUS. And SLAYER and EXODUS go waaay back. We go back to '83 or '84 when we first got together and did shows up in San Francisco together. So we saw Gary play with EXODUS [again last year], and we loved it. And Gary's performance was outstanding. So the first person that came to our minds was Gary to take the place for Jeff. Again, it was difficult to make that decision, but we had to do it to fulfill our shows; we couldn't cancel again."

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