The history of thrash metal extends well beyond the reach of the genre’s “big four” of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. Without Exodus, the trajectory of the genre would have been vastly ...

Playing thrash metal — a style of music rooted in speed and aggression — takes a toll physically, as Exodus guitarist Gary Holt can attest. “I’m suffering from arthritis everywhere, neck down to my ...