In other words, Holt is arguably more qualified than anyone from the Bay Area to chronicle the rise and fall of thrash metal. EXODUS - "Fabulous Disaster" Live At The Astoria '89 (OFFICIAL VISUALIZER) - YouTube Watch OnAfter being Hammett’s friend and guitar tech, Holt joined Exodus when guitarist Tim Agnello left the band. They don’t develop a meth habit and end up shoveling dog shit for $6 an hour in between releasing an album like Bonded by Blood and playing Madison Square Garden. On the last Exodus album, I had so many cortisone shots I lost count. Exodus just got off our first headlining tour in the U.S. in a long time, and it was a blast.