Actor and comedian Kevin Hart sported an Exodus shirt during some recent promotional stops behind his upcoming movie Jumanji: The Next Level. Does that mean the movie star is a fan of the classic thrash metal band? Probably not, said Exodus and Slayer guitarist Gary Holt.
As longtime metal fans are probably aware, Holt is somewhat of a T-shirt aficionado himself. The musician made waves back when he wore a shirt emblazoned with the charge, “Kill the Kardashians.” It was mostly a response to the reality TV family’s appropriation of vintage metal duds — which is most likely the same scenario currently at play with Hart. However, the guitarist is letting it slide this time since he’s such a big fan of the actor. See Holt’s response to the tee toward the bottom of this post.
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“Yes I’ve seen this!” the musician commented last week (Nov. 23). “Haha! Is he a fan? I highly doubt it, more likely his stylist bought it for a small fortune at some vintage tee shirt shop, if it’s not a modern bootleg.”
Holt continued, “How do I feel? Eh. Another dude using metal shirts to look edgy. Who knows? BUT. I’m a HUGE Kevin Hart fan, so I give him a pass cause he makes me laugh my ass off!”
The shirt in question boasts an Exodus logo designed for the group’s tours circa 1987. Pictured on the garment beneath a skull with arrow crossbones is the phrase, “Welcome to the Cannibal Bar and Grill.”
But Holt is probably right that Hart’s t-shirt is more a fashion statement than music genre endorsement. After all, the actor was also recently spotted wearing a Led Zeppelin tee at a Los Angeles Lakers game.
It all begs the question if metal should be a fashion statement at all. Still, that hasn’t stopped current music superstars such as Billie Eilish from getting in on the trend and creating new metal-like merchandise.
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