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Matthew Belter
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Regional Editor, The Vinyl District
Long Beach
Beats
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By Matthew Belter| The Vinyl District@ When it comes to thrash metal, few names carry as much weight as Gary Holt. As one of the originals and powerhouse guitarist of Exodus, Holt has been at the forefront of one of music’s most electrifying and enduring genres, shaping its raw energy and uncompromising spirit for over four decades. Now, with his much-anticipated book, A Fabulous Disaster, on the horizon, Holt pulls back the curtain on a career that’s been as relentless as the riffs he’s built his name upon.
By Matthew Belter| The Vinyl District@ Dream Theater unleashed a prog-metal masterclass at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood on Saturday night, igniting their 40th Anniversary Tour with a sonic vengeance. The reunited quintet—featuring the triumphant return of drummer Mike Portnoy alongside James LaBrie, John Myung, John Petrucci, and Jordan Rudess—delivered a sprawling, jaw-dropping set that blended vintage classics with razor-sharp precision, proving why they remain titans of the genre.
By Matthew Belter| The Vinyl District@ When it comes to thrash metal, few names carry as much weight as Gary Holt. As one of the originals and powerhouse guitarist of Exodus, Holt has been at the forefront of one of music’s most electrifying and enduring genres, shaping its raw energy and uncompromising spirit for over four decades. Now, with his much-anticipated book, A Fabulous Disaster, on the horizon, Holt pulls back the curtain on a career that’s been as relentless as the riffs he’s built his name upon.
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The Vinyl District
The Vinyl District, your daily brick and mortar, indie record store fix, launched in 2007 as an homage to the vinyl medium and Washington, DC's remaining record stores. In its second year, The Vinyl District (or TVD) partnered with Record Store Day (itself in its second year) as the "official blog" of the event, and with this partnership TVD's audience became both national and international. TVD relaunched in January of 2011 with the DC model of localized vinyl, record store, and live music lifestyle reporting replicated across the US and into the UK. TVD's front page, the "Storefront," consists of daily national and international updates from New York City, Los Angeles, Nashville, Washington DC, New Orleans, Chicago, San Francisco, and elsewhere including the UK. Weekly, TVD features well-considered reviews, live performance coverage, as well as vinyl and ticket giveaways from the largest international acts to the smallest "you should get to know" bands. Interviews range from industry legends to emerging artists. TVD's free GPS-supported record store finder app also houses the largest database of existing record stores on the planet right in your pocket with over 100,000 users since its arrival in December 2011. NPR, Mojo magazine, Pitchfork, MTV, and Gizmodo all took note. Now it's your turn. Take us for a spin.
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Founded: 2007