Kerry Ray King (born June 3, 1964) [1] is an American musician, best known for being the co-lead guitarist and songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and is one of two members to stay with the …

From Hell I Rise is the debut solo album by Slayer guitarist Kerry King, released on May 17, 2024, through Reigning Phoenix Music. [2] It is King's first album since disbanding Slayer in 2019, and its contributors include Mark Osegueda of Death Angel on vocals, former Vio-lence and Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel , Hellyeah bassist Kyle ...

Jul 1, 2024 · After more than 35 years living on the West Coast and pouring all of his musical energy into a single band, Slayer co-founder and guitarist Kerry King is now in a different place – literally. In 2020, King and his wife Ayesha packed up …

Kerry King is one of the guitarists of Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and remained a member until they disbanded in 2019, only to reunite with them in 2024. King was also a member of Megadeth in their earliest days, performing at some of the band's first gigs.

Feb 5, 2024 · To close out the Slayer portion of the interview, King opened up about his relationship with Hanneman during the last years of his life, when Hanneman's health had seriously declined to the point where it affected his musical abilities.

Jan 2, 2019 · Kerry King doesn’t just play heavy metal, he lives it – the Slayer guitarist has spent 35 years creating some of the most vicious and groundbreaking thrash to burst out of the California scene of the 1980s. Here he takes us back to the early days of Slayer, explains why we’re all hypocrites and puts the boot in to “offensive” Limp ...

Aug 9, 2024 · Kerry King says was no bad blood at the time of Slayer’s retirement. According to the guitarist, the band’s frontman Tom Araya was “just done” with touring. The band stepped down in 2019 after a farewell tour, with King going on …

Kerry King moved on from Slayer, whose breakneck-paced declarations of destruction redefined metal for a generation, a long time ago.In 2018, as soon as frontman Tom Araya told him he was done ...

Today (February 5th), Kerry King has formally unveiled all the players in his new solo band, announced his first album post-Slayer, and dropped a crushing lead single called "Idle Hands." For years, the pioneering thrash guitarist has been teasing a new band he's been working on since Slayer called it a day back in 2019.

May 16, 2024 · Kerry is on the cover of the brand new issue of Metal Hammer magazine, where he reveals how he built an entirely new band from the ashes of Slayer – and how the latter’s surprise reunion later this year fits into his plans.