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Slayer‘s Kerry King has opened up about his relationship with Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine, saying he “can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth”.King – who briefly played with Megadeth alongside Mustaine back in 1985 – appeared as a guest on the Lipps Service with Scott Lipps podcast and discussed his relationship with the frontman, sharing that he always has time for him but chooses to “bolt” before long.“Mustaine’s cool, but Mustaine’s one of those guys that he can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth,” King told Lipps(via Blabbermouth). “So, I’ll take my 20 minutes and I’ll bolt just before anything gets uncomfortable.”A post shared by Kerry King (@kerrykingmusic)King also opened up about his relationship with Metallica – which saw Mustaine join in as a lead guitarist from 1981 until 1983.

Ozzy Osbourne‘s longtime collaborator and guitarist Zakk Wylde has teased that the frontman could be in a “throne that flies over the stadium” for Black Sabbath‘s final gig.Earlier this year, the legendary metal band announce details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5.As well as containing the original line-up – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – the band will also be joined by a star-studded list of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more.Speaking to Riff X’s Metal XS recently, Wylde said the magnitude of the gig is going to be “pretty mind-blowing”, and shared some insight as to how Ozzy could navigate the mammoth concert.“The game plan is, let’s hope this is what happen, you always gotta stay on the bright side of life, because Oz was singing at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing,” he said (via Billboard).“Ozzy was just sitting at the chair and he was singing ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’, and it sounded great. So hopefully we’ll just do this, and then Oz will go, ‘Let’s just fire up the machine again and we’ll do another tour.’A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)“With Oz and his throne that just flies over the stadium or whatever, [where he] shoots out buckets of water and does everything like that.

Slayer have shared details of their first UK shows in six years, including a massive outdoor gig in London. Check out the details below.The thrash metal are set to hit the UK for their first shows since a slot at Download in 2019, and will be joined by an impressive number of support acts.Two shows have been announced as part of the new tour, with the first being held at the Blackweir Fields in Cardiff on July 3, and the second taking place at Finsbury Park in London three days later (6).The dates come in celebration of 40 years since the band formed, and the two shows mark the biggest gigs they have ever played in the UK.

Slayer appear to be teasing some UK reunion tour dates for 2025. Find all the details below.The thrash metal band played their first shows in five years last autumn, when they appeared at two US festivals: Riot Fest Chicago and Aftershock.

Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token and Deftones are amongst the 150 names announced on the stacked Louder Than Life festival 2025 line-up.The four-day fest in Louisville, Kentucky takes place at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center from September 18 to 21, where the likes of Slayer, Avenged Sevenfold, Spiritbox, Knocked Loose and Lamb of God will perform.Other acts on the massive line-up include Rob Zombie, Bad Omens, $uicideboy$, A Perfect Circle, Evanescence, I Prevail, Trivium, Machine Head, Bruce Dickinson, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Glassjaw, letlive., All Time Low, Dayseeker and more.Check out the line-up poster below.A post shared by Louder Than Life (@louderthanlifefest)“Louder Than Life has always been about showcasing the future of rock and heavy music while honouring the legends who paved the way,” promoter Danny Wimmer said (via Kerrang).“Bands like Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, $uicideboy$, Motionless In White, Spiritbox, I Prevail, Slaughter To Prevail, Lorna Shore, Wage War, Dayseeker and Knocked Loose aren’t just performing – they’re defining the next generation of headliners.“At the same time, pioneers like Slayer, Deftones, A Perfect Circle and Avenged Sevenfold have set the standard, proving that this music is always evolving.

Slayer‘s Kerry King has named who he thinks is the “most overlooked” guitarist in metal music.King discussed the guitar greats during a recent interview on the Lipps Service with Scott Lipps podcast, naming Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Van Halen’s Eddie Van Halen and Ozzy Osbourne‘s guitarist Zakk Wylde as among the best.He then went on to name his personal “favourite”, Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest, adding that he thinks Tipton is also “the most overlooked”. “’Cause if you look at the leads he was doing and when he was doing ’em, he kind of innovated a lot of that stuff,” he continued.Tipton announced in 2018 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and would be sitting out of the metal band’s ‘Firepower’ world tour that year.

Slayer have no plans to reunite or write any new material.The comments from the metal icon come as Slayer recently played their first live gigs in nearly five years since the end of their lengthy farewell world tour back in 2019.This included a slot at Chicago’s Riot Fest in September – which saw them play fan favourites like ‘Raining Blood’, ‘Angel Of Death’ and ‘South Of Heaven’ – and a slot at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento. Another scheduled show, headlining Kentucky’s Louder Than Life Festival, had to be cancelled due to issues with the weather.Now, reflecting on the gigs, Kerry King has confirmed that the thrash metal band are ready to call it quits, and have no intention of lining up any more shows or sharing any new material.“We’re never gonna tour again.

Slayer‘s Kerry King has revealed that he would like either Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson or Vin Diesel to portray him in a biopic.Responding to a fan’s question about who he would like to play himself in a biopic created about the band in the latest issue of Metal Hammer, the thrash metal legend responded with the former Fast & Furious stars.“The only one that loosely fits the description [to play me] is Vin Diesel,” King explained. “If you go down that road you might also say The Rock, but I’m not nearly that giant! That would be awesome, though – I’ll say The Rock, because I like a lot of the stuff he’s in.”Elsewhere, the ‘Angel Of Death’ hitmakers confirmed their unlikely return earlier this year, announcing that they would be headlining Riot Fest in Chicago, Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, and a third and final show at Aftershock Festival.Their show at Riot Fest marked the thrash metal legends’ first live gig in nearly five years since the end of their lengthy farewell world tour.

Slayer‘s headlining set. He wasn’t seen or heard from again until his family were contacted the following day, notifying them that he had been hospitalised for injuries to the head.Speculation online lead fans to believe that the man, identified as Stephen Shult, was heavily injured in the mosh pit during Slayer’s set.

Slayer’s Kerry King has announced his first ever solo headline tour of North America, to take place in January and February 2025.The guitarist has also shared a new video for ‘Where I Reign’, taken from his debut solo album ‘From Hell I Rise’, which was released in May. Check out the video below.The first ever tour will kick off in San Francisco’s The Regency Ballroom on January 15, and take in a total of 28 cities, culminating with Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre on February 22.

Slayer‘s second reunion show at Louder Than Life Festival in Kentucky has been cancelled due to extreme weather.Slayer’s unlikely return was confirmed earlier this year when it was revealed that they’d be headlining two September festivals – Riot Fest in Chicago (22) and Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky (27).Their show at Riot Fest marked the thrash metal legends’ first live gig in nearly five years since the end of their lengthy farewell world tour. The group played a string of favourites at the Chicago fest including ‘Raining Blood’, ‘Angel Of Death’ and ‘South Of Heaven’ throughout their 20-song headlining set.However, their second scheduled show headlining Kentucky’s Louder Than Life Festival had to be cancelled due to issues with the weather.

Slayer and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has called Beyoncé “the most overrated talent on earth”, but has singled out Taylor Swift and Adele for high praise.The metal musician was speaking on a recent episode of the Scandalous podcast, where he was talking up the talents of the ‘Cruel Summer’ singer in particular, and asked why artists like Beyoncé get so much praise when the likes of Swift gets “hated” on.“Beyoncé will put out a song and there’s 30 fuckin’ people on [the credits],” Holt said. “How can 30 people write a song all gathered together? It’s like you’re not a songwriter, Beyoncé.”“I mean, her daughter got a songwriting credit and a Grammy because she probably threw some kindergarten rhyme on one line and like, ‘Yep! Give her a Grammy.’ She now has one seventh of the Grammys Prince — the greatest artist that ever was or ever will be — ever got.”“But Taylor writes everything. So I give her credit.

Slayer‘s Kerry King has revealed that he regrets not cutting a better deal for his guitar solo on Beastie Boys‘ ‘No Sleep Till Brooklyn’ – see what the thrash metal guitarist had to say below.In early 1986, Slayer were recording their critically acclaimed album ‘Reign In Blood’ with Rick Rubin. During their recording sessions, Beastie Boys were recording ‘Licensed To Ill’ – which Slayer guitarist Kerry King recorded a solo for.The solo appeared on their 1987 hit single, ‘No Sleep Till Brooklyn’, and the metaller said he received a one-off payment as he wasn’t “well to do” at the time and wanted a quick buck.Now, speaking to Border City Rock Talk, the thrash metal legend reveals that he wished he had the foresight to strike a better deal for the solo. King explained: “The simplicity of it is what’s funny about it.

Slayer and has said that the band “will never tour again”.King – the band’s guitarist – appeared as a guest in a new interview with Jonathan Clarke, the host of Out Of The Box on Q104.3, New York’s classic rock station. During the chat, King was asked about Slayer’s forthcoming reunion gigs and how they came about.The band’s reunion tour comes five years after Slayer completed their last run of gigs which were billed as their farewell tour at the time. Now, the band will be headlining two festivals this September, namely Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, and Riot Fest in Chicago.The line-up will be the same as it was when the band ended, featuring co-founders King and Tom Araya, guitarist Gary Holt (also of Exodus) and drummer Paul Bostaph.“I’ll put it in the perspective everybody can understand.

Slayer guitarist Kerry King has revealed that he “can’t be bothered” with Iron Maiden‘s more recent output – see what King had to say below.Speaking to RIFFX and transcribed by Ultimate Guitar in a recent interview, the Slayer axeman opened up about listening to Iron Maiden’s newer albums when asked if he had head frontman Bruce Dickinson‘s recent solo album ‘The Mandrake Project’.King said: “Haven’t heard Bruce’s new album, but I have a friend who told me it’s better than [Iron] Maiden. Wouldn’t surprise me — nothing against Maiden, but their songs have gotten so long, man, I just can’t be bothered with it. And my attention span isn’t that much.”The guitarist’s comments seem to reference Iron Maiden most recently releasing two double-albums: 2015’s ‘The Book of Souls’ and 2021’s ‘Senjutsu’.

Anthrax’s Scott Ian has hit out at Kerry King over the upcoming Slayer reunion, thanking him for “making me look like a liar”.In February, the metal icons announced they were reuniting for a series of three shows in the autumn, their first shows since their retirement and farewell tour in 2019.The news came as a major surprise to many, not least the Anthrax frontman, who was asked about the announcement in a new interview with Classic Rock.“I wrote to Kerry and said, ‘Thanks for making me look like a liar’,” Ian said. “We were on Slayer’s goodbye tour for over a hundred shows.

Slayer’s Kerry King, Creeper and Soft Play are among the names that have been added to this year’s bumper line-up for Download Festival.The festival will return to Donington Park for its 21st edition from June 14-16 this year. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.Other new additions include Bayside, Bambie Thug, Lowlives, Florence Black and Mallavora.Last November, Queens Of The Stone Age, Avenged Sevenfold and Fall Out Boy were announced as the headliners of Download Festival 2024.Royal Blood, The Offspring, Machine Head, Pantera, Bad Omens, Corey Taylor, While She Sleeps, Sum 41, Billy Talent, The Used, Babymetal, Bowling For Soup, Heilung, Polyphia, Thy Art Is Murder, The Black Dahlia Murder, Biohazard, and Fear Factory were also part of that first wave of names added to the bill.In January, a host of further names were added, including Busted, Wheatus, Tom Morello and Enter Shikari.Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes, The Struts, Mr Bungle, The Hunna, Escape The Fate, HEALTH, Code Orange and Royal Republic were also added.In an interview with NME, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme reflected on their decision to step up and headline the 2024 edition of the festival, saying they see “no reason to trip out” over the set.“Is it just going to be same-old-same-old?’ said Homme.

Slayer reunion happen.News of the reunion arrived last Wednesday (February 21), when it was announced that Araya, guitarist Kerry King, guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph would be coming together once again to play live shows.The upcoming performances are at Chicago’s Riot Fest on September 22 and Louisville’s Louder Than Life on September 27, and are being billed as the metal band’s first gigs since November 2019.Now, Sandra Araya has hit back at critics online and explained that the decision for the members to reform the band came as a result of her persistence.“Let’s clarify for the trolls: Tom was done with playing. I have harassed him for over a year.

Slayer are getting back together for their first live appearances in half a decade.The thrash metal legends announced their retirement in 2019 and marked the end of their near-four decade career with a lengthy farewell world tour.Until now, a Slayer reunion had been looking rather unlikely, especially since Kerry King had announced a solo album, ‘From Hell I Rise’, just weeks ago. He had previously described his new endeavour as “an extension of Slayer”.Hopes of a reunion were also dashed when King told Rolling Stone that he said he could “pretty much say a hundred per cent no” to the chances of it happening.

Slayer guitarist Kerry King has called his upcoming solo album “an extension” of the legendary thrash metal band’s material in a new interview.King spoke with Metal Hammer to update fans about his album, which is slated for release in the summer. In the interview, he expressed that the album – which was finished in June 2023 – will follow in the sonic footsteps of his former band.

Slayer, has begun teasing his first project since the band’s retirement in December of 2019.Last night (November 6), King took to Facebook to tease the currently unnamed project, which he says will arrive sometime in the next year. He also shared an image of a chain that he used to wear onstage, resting on what seems to be a stage.