Joe Holmes
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| Joe Holmes | |
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| Born | June 11, 1963 |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal, hard rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1983–2000 |
| Associated acts | David Lee Roth Ozzy Osbourne Lizzy Borden |
Joe Holmes was born on June 11, 1963 in New Jersey. As a child, Holmes took lessons from guitarist Randy Rhoads in 1979. Holmes joined an L.A based band Terriff in 1983. Holmes left Terriff to join Lizzy Borden in 1987. Joe left Lizzy Borden in 1988. He rejoined Terriff until 1990.
Holmes joined David Lee Roth's band in 1990 replacing Jason Becker who was diagnosed with ALS while recording the album A Little Ain't Enough.
In 1995, after Ozzy Osbourne had finished recording the Ozzmosis album, a replacement for Zakk Wylde was needed. Holmes auditioned and got the job. Holmes did not mention that he had taken lessons from Randy Rhoads (former guitarist for Osbourne) as he thought it would hurt his chances at the job.[citation needed] Holmes performed on the Ozzmosis tour with Osbourne. He started the tour 8 September in Monumental Stadium , Chile, South America.
Holmes left the band in 1998.[citation needed] He rejoined in 2000 for the Ozzfest tour. Holmes left the band while recording and writing the Down to Earth album. While Holmes doesn't play on the album, the songs "Facing Hell", "Junkie", and "That I Never Had", which were co-written by Holmes.[citation needed] , appear on the album. The only song from his work with Ozzy that has been released is "Walk on Water", which first appeared on the Beavis and Butt-Head Do America soundtrack, before appearing on Ozzy's 2005 compilation Prince of Darkness.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Ozzy Osbourne
- "Walk on Water"
