Shortly after Slayer's farewell tour concluded in November 2019, guitarist Kerry King was determined to move forward with a new project. But a global pandemic forced him to delay those plans, until he finally unveiled his self-titled set earlier this year.
Along with an all-star band consisting of singer Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), guitarist Phil Demmel (Machine Head), bassist Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah), and drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer), King released the single “Idle Hands” on February. while announcing the full-length album From hell I risewhich arrived on May 17.
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After a live debut at a club show in Chicago and appearances at the Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple festivals, King's band recently began a tour of the UK and Europe. They will return to the United States to support Lamb of God and Mastodon on a summer tour (tickets available here).
On top of all that, it was announced that Slayer would be reuniting for a trio of US festival gigs this fall: Riot Fest, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock.
Strong consequences We caught up with King to talk about his new project, his stance on organized religion, what keeps him angry, and his expectations for taking the stage with Slayer again.
Read our interview with Kerry King below and get the album. From hell I rise in various formats here.
From what I understand, you wanted to release this project shortly after Slayer's farewell tour ended in late 2019, but you didn't due to the pandemic. Was it frustrating waiting a few years to finally take off?
Of course, it was frustrating, but the hardest part came once we finally recorded and basically stayed there for another year. Yo [initially] I didn't waste much time. I think after the last Slayer show, I probably relaxed for about three months, but I got back into it. That was right before the pandemic. So I anticipated that everything would continue as usual. I thought that at the end of [2020]I would have put out music and thought I would be on tour again, but obviously that didn't happen.
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