 Shortly after the 2004 "Tempo of the Damned" album, he left Exodus in order to spend more time with his family.Hunolt reunited with Exodus in the summer of 2012 for their European tour, but did not officially rejoin; he filled in for Gary Holt, who filled in for Jeff Hanneman in Slayer.Rick Hunolt used Ibanez and Jackson guitars in the 1980s and 1990s.