EXODUS - New Interview With Guitarist Gary Holt Online
February 1, 2009, 15 years ago
Lucem Fero has posted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt, conducted in late 2008 by Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:
Q: Could you provide an introduction to Let There Be Blood, and discuss how it came to fruition? How did it develop from birth, and to being finished?
A: "For years, we'd discussed re-recording Bonded By Blood. We never had the time or the resources to re-record the album, however, since we wished to independently release the album. In 2008's summer, we had the time to enter the studio, and make the project a reality."
Q: In some quarters, the decision to re-record Bonded By Blood has been deemed "controversial". What's your response to critics who feel re-recording the album wasn't a great idea?
A: "I don’t get mad about the critics. It’s a compliment for someone to say our debut is such a classic that we shouldn’t touch it, though I tell individuals that very same thing; this doesn’t make the original disappear in a cloud of smoke. Bonded By Blood will always be there, should always be heard, and will forever be our shining moment. Consider Let There Be Blood as nothing more than a companion disc. Through this album, hopefully listeners might actually discover the original."
Read the whole interview here.
