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Beyonce fans slam metal guitarist Gary Holt for saying she is 'OVERRATED' - while he claims Taylor Swift is more talented: 'Mighty white of him'


Beyoncé's fans were up in arms after a metal musician accused her of being 'overrated,' all while praising Taylor Swift as the superior songwriter.

Gary Holt, the longtime guitarist and songwriter for the thrash metal band Exodus, gave Beyoncé a poor review while appearing on the Scandalous Podcast earlier this month. The 60-year-old musician called the songstress — who experimented with elements of country music on her recent Cowboy Carter album — merely a 'marginal' talent, and he even criticized the acclaim that her daughter Blue Ivy has received. Earlier in the conversation, Holt had shared some of the pop music he's a fan of — Madonna and early Katy Perry — but he reserved his highest praise for the late Prince.

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