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 so as 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 “We’re f*cking 60 years outdated. I additionally say James is the undisputed GOAT, he’s the best of all time, and even he cheats dwell.”
He continued: “James continues to be the very 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 you should preserve going. It’s a cheat. It doesn’t imply he’s not the very 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 means that you can lose a few notes,” Holt defined.
Zakk Wylde then chimed in on the dialog, including: “It’s okay to take a pleasant little breather.”
