yea but Dave didnt write any of their songs if i remember correctly and it was basically Kerry going "hey man you're not doing too good so were just going to replace you"(which is one of the main reasons i kind of dislike him) to Jeff. I also wasn't cool with Lombardo getting fired, but a member getting fired/leaving is a completely different than one dying, especially when it's a member who has been their since day one and was one of the main contributors to their signature sound. Jeff was Slayer. And Holt was supposed to be a temporary replacement for their "last gigs" or what not. I dont think Jeff knew/or would have ever thought they would have continued releasing albums, i could be wrong though. And if it's up to Kerry, they would .. and im still not sure that he's arrogance and bigeheadedness is going to let him put the band to rest.
I personally have always thought that he was one of those attention hungry people who always trying to sell his bands name any chance he got(kind of like Ian). Always wanted to be in front of some camera or what not, while Jeff on the other hand was the exact opposite. He was just a replacement for the dying Jeff Hanneman. And no i wouldn't want Gary to write anything on any Slayer album because Slayer is not Garys band. If he had passed away i wouldn't want Jeff to join Exodus and star writing songs for them either. Also, Ian and King share similar personality traits and come off as somewhat poserish to me, by that i dont mean fake but i mean 'WHERE IS THE CAMERA SO I CAN POSE?"
all this being said they are my second favorite band of all time right behind Megadeth and right in front of Testament. So yeah, it hits home with me.
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Asked how he landed the SLAYER gig as the replacement for the band's late guitarist Jeff Hanneman, Gary said: "Kerry [King, SLAYER guitarist] called me up. I was playing on the inaugural 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, and a mutual friend of mine and Kerry's, my tattoo artist on almost everything, Bob Tyrell, was on the boat. And Kerry didn't wanna bug me while I was on the boat, so he texted Bob and said, 'Have Holt call me when he gets back to shore and gets actually at home.' I called him up and he explained what was going on with Jeff and asked if I wanted to help 'em out and fill in. And I said, 'Sure.' I had the time off at the time. I didn't realize it'd be a five-and-a-half-year endeavor riddled with tragedy in the middle of it. I thought it was just a two-tour thing and [I would] help 'em out until Jeff took his rightful spot back, but that didn't happen. And, unfortunately, I'm still here playing [with SLAYER], 'cause if I said 'fortunately,' that means I wish Jeff wasn't. I'd rather Jeff be here, 'cause this is Jeff's spot."
