Whereas talking concerning the many accidents he has suffered all through his profession in a current interview with Laughingmonkeymusic, Exodus’ Gary Holt made the declare that Metallica’s James Hetfield “cheats” whereas strumming his guitar with a purpose to make it simpler on himself when taking part in “brutal,” quick paced, riffs.
“All of us cheat,” Holt stated. “We’re f*cking 60 years previous. I additionally say James is the undisputed GOAT, he’s the best of all time, and even he cheats dwell.”
He continued: “James remains to be one of the best ever, however you watch that center downpick part in ‘[Welcome Home] (Sanitarium)’, which is simply brutal, and so they add some chunks in there, and people chunks provide you with all of the break it’s essential to preserve going. It’s a cheat. It doesn’t imply he’s not one of the best.”
Holt made the identical claims about Hetfield two years in the past when he sat down with Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Zakk Wylde for Guitar World.
“Even James Hetfield cheats now … I’ve seen it sufficient instances! If he’s doing a savage downpick part after which he throws in a ‘brrrp’ [motions descending slide], then that ‘brrrp’ is there for a cause. It permits you to lose a few notes,” Holt defined.
Zakk Wylde then chimed in on the dialog, including: “It’s okay to take a pleasant little breather.”
