He just got stung by the Beyhive.
Beyoncé fans ripped into metal musician Gary Holt after he called the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer “overrated” while praising Taylor Swift.
“I think Beyoncé’s the most overrated talent on Earth. I think she’s marginally talented,” the Slayer guitarist said in the July 16 episode of the “Scandalous Podcast.”
Holt, 60, argued that Beyoncé, 42, should not be considered a true songwriter because she has many co-writers credited on each of her songs.
“Beyoncé will put out a song, and there’s 30 f–king people on it. How can 30 people write a song all gathered together? It’s like, you’re not a songwriter, Beyoncé,” the Exodus member said, exaggerating the number of co-writers Queen Bey uses.
Holt then pointed out that Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, was credited on the 2019 “Lion King” song “Brown Skin Girl” and won a Grammy for its music video.
“[Blue] now has one-seventh the Grammys Prince, the greatest artist that ever was or ever will be, had and ever got,” he said.
However, the thrash musician voiced his respect for Swift, 34, who writes most of her songs with minimal help.
“Taylor writes everything, so I give her credit,” he said. “She’s a songwriter. And some of these other people, they require massive teams; it’s just like a factory of songwriting, and it’s like, who even knows who did what anymore when there’s like 20 names on it?”
Holt said he had “no hate” for the “Fortnight” singer and called her a “good person,” noting that she gave her Eras Tour truck drivers $100,000 bonuses.
“Beyoncé, ball’s in your court. What are you tipping your drivers? Probably f–king nothing,” he surmised before conceding, “I don’t know. Maybe she’s super generous.”
The San Francisco-born rock star then joked that he did not like Swift because she is a Kansas City Chiefs fan amid her relationship with tight end Travis Kelce.
“I gotta hold that against her because I’m a [49ers] fan. F–king Chiefs [have] taken me down in the last two Super Bowls I’ve been to,” he said, joking, “So you know, f–k you, Travis. F–k you, Taylor. And now you’ve got me mad at her.”
Earlier in the interview, Holt said he loves Swift and questioned why she receives backlash.
“Why all the hate? She’s an extraordinarily hard worker, she’s super f–kin’ nice to everybody, and people hate her,” he said. “She’s just the biggest pop star on the Earth, and more power to her. I like the songs.”
While Swifties celebrated Holt’s kind words about the “Down Bad” artist, Beyoncé’s supporters were not so happy with his criticism.
“Where did all this animosity towards beyonce coming from?” one person asked in a YouTube comment.
“Love the kind words about Taylor, but no need to slam Bey,” a second person wrote on X. “She may not be a songwriter primarily, but she is an incredible performer.”
“Who asked for your opinion though,” a critic wrote, with another poking fun at Holt’s relevance: “Who? A nobody has a thought.”
“People have been spewing hate for Beyoncé for years. From she’s talentless and overrated to she doesn’t write her own songs, it’s ridiculous,” a netizen complained.
“Beyonce is different from Taylor in that she’s so private and basically absent from public exposure except dropping albums & performances, so I never actually understand this excessive hate,” another commenter added.
