Exodus/Slayer Guitarist Gary Holt Reveals Blood-Painted Guitar by Vincent Castiglia [VIDEO]

Slayer/Exodus guitarist Gary Holt showed off his amazing guitar painted in his own blood by artist Vincent Castiglia at NAMM 2016, revealing they used 19 vials of the guitarist's blood for the work of art.

Vincent presented the custom guitar during NAMM over the weekend, after reportedly withdrawing vials of Holt's blood backstage at a Slayer show in Long Island.

Fans will probably get to see Holt's new blood guitar on Slayer’s upcoming tour with Testament and Carcass.

It's with great honor I'm finally able to share the first close up photo of the custom signature series @holtordie Gary Holt / Vincent Castiglia Signature Series guitar for @espguitars - The project was an extraordinary undertaking that took 2 months to paint, which I painted by hand entirely in Gary's blood (19 vials). The guitar body only is pictured (no hardware yet). It is currently not yet in production. This is the only one that exists, which Gary will be playing live!!! This project was extremely unique, as it is a fully functional piece of fine art, and the first guitar in music history to be painted in the guitarist's blood. The guitar was unveiled at NAMM 2016, and will be released in the near future as a limited edition, available only through ESP. #vincentcastiglia #garyholt #slayer #exodus #espguitars #metal #music #history #humanblood #nyc photo: @nathanielshannon A photo posted by Vincent Castiglia (@vincent_castiglia) on Jan 24, 2016 at 8:06pm PST

Blabbermouth reports that Brian Werner, frontman for Vital Remains, suggested the idea of painting a guitar with blood.

Castiglia said, "I thought about the logistics, whether it would be possible or not, and figured hey, if I've been able to take my paintings and medium as far as I have already on canvas, why not do it on a guitar body? After some trial, and some extra preparation, it all worked out perfectly, and this guitar actually became what I'd cite to be one of my favorite, most detailed works to date."

The artist adds, "It was an honor to work so intimately with Gary Holt and ESP on this project, which was literally 'Bonded By Blood.'"

REGRAM from @metal_injection - from earlier today presenting the custom guitar I painted for Gary Holt (Slayer/Exodus) entirely in his own blood for @espguitars at the NAMM show!! This was a historical project and honor to work on. The guitar will eventually be released as a limited edition signature series, but is not yet in production. Photos to follow #garyholt #vincentcastiglia #esp #espguitars #blood #namm #2016 #bloodlinesdocumentary A photo posted by Vincent Castiglia (@vincent_castiglia) on Jan 24, 2016 at 2:10am PST

WARNING: Video is NSFW Due to Graphic Language

Holt was obviously thrilled with the guitar, stating, "It was very exciting to finally be able to reveal the 'blood guitar' painted with 19 vials of my own blood at this year's NAMM! Looking forward to taking this one-of-a-kind piece of dark art out on tour in February!"

A video was released of Holt performing at the ESP Booth during NAMM 2016.

WARNING: Video is NSFW Due to Graphic Language