Kerry King just revealed full details of her self-titled solo project, including the band's lineup, debut album, and first single. At the same time, the guitarist also gave a brutally honest interview to Rolling Stonedeclaring that fellow Slayer founder Dave Lombardo “is dead to me.”
When asked if he had spoken to the drummer since Slayer fired him in 2013, King said bluntly: “No. Lombardo is dead to me.” He then brought up the financial dispute that led to Lombardo's dismissal from the legendary thrash band.
“He went on that tirade when we were on a flight to Australia, and he knew we couldn't reply for 14 hours, and he threw me under the bus,” King said. “I was the only one who kept him in the band. Thomas [Araya] I wanted him out before that, and [the late] Jeff [Hanneman] He had just gotten the spider bite, so he didn't play with us much. I said: 'We need [Dave]. The fans won't understand if we replace him right now.” And then the Australia thing came up. He threw me under the bus and I said, 'Am The guy who kept you here. Then I thought, 'Fuck that guy.'”
King continued: “He's super impressionable. I was listening to this woman who was his lawyer at the time, and she thought we had Metallica money, something we'd never had, fucking Metallica money. So she's just blowing shit in his ear, and he thinks she should get more than she should. It's like talking to someone who really knows the situation and isn't just shining a light on your ass to make money off your commission.”
In the same interview, King also revealed that Pantera's Philip Anselmo, who was rumored to be the singer in King's solo band, was being considered before the Slayer guitarist ultimately chose Death Angel's Mark Osegueda.
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