Gary Holt

Holt has traveled overseas to help his brother get surgery and return home.

And tour openers Exodus got stuck on the infamous Donner Pass.

Pushing up the ante!

Best of luck!

They were thinking of asking Gary Holt to join too.

It wasn't an April Fool's joke.

Sending all the power and strength to you, Will Carroll.

You're not seeing double, just a lot of shred talent on one stage. That's Holt in the "Kill the Kardashians" shirt, by the way.

Though he's filled in since 2011, guitarist Gary Holt may soon receive a contract offer from Slayer to make his status official.

Slayer are coming out with a new album this year. While it doesn’t have a title or a release date yet, it has been guaranteed to make Slayer fans ‘sh-t their pants.'

Legendary shredder Gary Holt has been the center of much discussion lately, as the thrash guitarist has continued to split his time between his main band Exodus and his guest spot in Slayer. Exodus were recently forced to cancel their spot at this year's Maryland Death Fest, and of course, the rumors of Holt's departure began to fly. To combat said rumors, the band has posted an official statement

The inner workings of legendary thrash masters Slayer have been tumultuous within the past two years. Along with drummer Dave Lombardo being dismissed from Slayer's 2013 Australian tour dates, guitarist Jeff Hanneman has been recovering from a severe case of necrotising fasciitis due to a spider bite, with Exodus shredder Gary Holt having filled in for Hanneman during his absence

Courtesy of Wikipedia Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman isn't making it out on the road for the upcoming Big Four Tour due to his recent contraction of a rare flesh-eating diesease. So who will be replacing him?