Bay Area thrash-metal guitar hero Gary Holt recently talked to CBS News Bay Area about his new memoir, upcoming plans for his band Exodus and returning to the stage with Slayer.

Given the chance to reflect on Exodus, Bob Marley and the Wailers ... Bob's sound shifted when you entered the band, and he delivered the biggest album of his career—and perhaps the reggae ...

Metallica poached Hammett to replace troubled guitar player Dave Mustaine for the recording of the band's debut album Kill 'Em All. Hammett would essentially hand the reigns of Exodus over to Holt ...