1. Joe Holmes was born on June 11,1963 and is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for his stint with Ozzy Osbourne between 1995 and 2001.
12 Facts About Joe Holmes
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Joe Holmes formed Terriff in 1983 but left to join Lizzy Borden in 1987, appearing on the Visual Lies album.
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Joe Holmes left Lizzy Borden in 1988 and reformed Terriff, staying with the latter group until 1990.
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Joe Holmes then joined David Lee Roth's band for a tour in 1991, replacing Jason Becker who was diagnosed with ALS while recording the album A Little Ain't Enough.
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Joe Holmes went down to Audible Studios in Los Angeles and played three Ozzy classics.
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Joe Holmes did not mention that he had taken lessons from Randy Rhoads as he thought it would hurt his chances at the job.
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Joe Holmes started the tour 19 August 1995 at the Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas.
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Joe Holmes remained Ozzy's guitarist playing Ozzfest 96 through 2000 tours.
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Joe Holmes left the band while recording and writing the Down to Earth album.
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The Video features footage of Joe Holmes recording solo tracks in the studio.
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On Eddie Trunk's radio show, January 12,2015, Joe Holmes revealed his intentions to shoot a couple videos in February for the songs "Scapegoat" and "Am I One", as well as doing some live shows in 2015.
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Joe Holmes mentioned that the band has six or seven songs almost finished, ready for a future release.