In a brand new interview with Igor Miranda of Rolling Stone Brasil, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spoke about his plans for a follow-up album to his solo debut, “From Hell I Rise”, which got here out final Might through Reigning Phoenix Music. He mentioned (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I made up two songs since I have been residence from this U.S. run [in late February]. So we preserve engaged on stuff. We’ve not performed collectively but, however we’ve got stuff to work on once we get collectively.
“What the plan is, is every time [the] cycle [for ‘From Hell I Rise’] is completed, and proper now that appears to me like October, Paul [Bostaph, KERRY KING and SLAYER] drummer] and I’ve all the time talked about going straight from enjoying stay, taking possibly every week off and go proper within the studio to maintain your tour chops, so that you’re firing on all cylinders — you do not gotta observe to get good; you are already good — and get in there and document it. So, ideally, in my good world, it will be accomplished this 12 months after which simply hand it to the document firm and say, ‘Put it in line, everytime you need it to return out.'”
Requested if he want to “possibly discover some totally different influences, like going a bit of extra into punk rock” on the subsequent album, Kerry mentioned: “I do not know. I feel punk was fairly properly coated on [‘From Hell I Rise’], from ‘All the pieces I Hate About You’ to ‘Two Fists’, two very totally different punk types. So it would not shock me if that exhibits up ‘trigger it is a part of my historical past. And I feel, total, my thought can be simply make an extension from what ‘From Hell I Rise’ is, simply preserve doing [things the same way], see what the subsequent 10 or 12 [songs] sound like.”
King additionally talked about his working relationship with “From Hell I Rise” producer Josh Wilbur, who had beforehand labored with KORN, LAMB OF GOD, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and BAD RELIGION, amongst others. He mentioned: “Plenty of musicians say he is like the additional particular person within the band; he was like member quantity six. And he actually was. His talent on the Professional Instruments rig — he is so quick. He would get on his laptop, and I am simply sitting there with my guitar, making an attempt to determine the right way to play one thing higher. And he is simply doing [something on] his laptop, and he is, like, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. ‘How’s this?’ I am, like, ‘I do not even know the place you might be.’ He is so quick and so good, I do not know what he did. He must present me, and I am, like, ‘Yeah, it sounds nice.’ However I couldn’t observe what he was doing. His thoughts goes one million miles an hour, and he undoubtedly grew to become aware of the songs earlier than we recorded ’em. He got here in with solutions earlier than the final week of rehearsals, and [I] shot most of them down, however we stored one or two. It is, like, I am open to concepts — normally I’ve considered ’em, however he had a pair that I did not. I am, like, ‘I like that. I am unable to imagine I did not consider that.’ So, yeah, he was very hands-on, very cool man. I cherished working with him and he cherished working with us. So we’re hoping the home windows line as much as the place we’re each free [to make the second album together].”
King kicked off his first-ever headlining tour on January 15 on the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. The trek, which featured MUNICIPAL WASTE as particular visitor and ALIEN WEAPONRY supporting, wrapped at Home of Blues in Las Vegas on February 22.
Becoming a member of Kerry in his new band are singer Mark Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL),guitarist Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD, VIO-LENCE),Kyle Sanders (bass; HELLYEAH) and Bostaph.
All materials for “From Hell I Rise” was written by the 60-year-old SLAYER guitarist. The LP was recorded in 2023 at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
King authored all of the lyrics, primarily for logistical causes. “I completed every part earlier than Mark knew he had the gig,” he defined. “However that is to not say he’ll or will not write on document two.” Circumstances dictated that King sing on all “From Hell I Rise” demos. “I did scratch vocals on every part,” King mentioned, including, “I am not a singer. I am a guitar participant. I’ve received conviction once I sing, however I’ve no vary, and I would like some distortion to assist me out a bit of bit. There was all the time, ‘I received this if no matter we’re searching for does not work.’ Fortunately, we did not need to go that route.”
Final 12 months, Kerry mentioned that he knew individuals would evaluate “From Hell I Rise” to SLAYER. “I am not afraid of that as a result of I feel it stands as much as something we have accomplished in our historical past, musically, performance-wise,” he mentioned. However he was fast so as to add: “There can be individuals complaining, ‘Why does it sound like SLAYER?’ And ‘why does not it sound extra like SLAYER? That is simply what individuals do.”
In early Might 2024, the KERRY KING band carried out its first stay present at Reggies in Chicago. Within the days following, the band went from enjoying an intimate venue to performing on the big U.S. festivals Welcome To Rockville (Florida) and Sonic Temple (Ohio).
KERRY KING launched a European tour on June 3, 2024 — King‘s sixtieth birthday – in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The trek mixed headline exhibits within the U.Ok., The Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Spain but additionally pageant appearances akin to Rock Am Ring, Hellfest, Tuska, Obtain, Sweden Rock Competition and plenty of extra.
The SLAYER guitarist’s solo band performed its first live performance because the help act for LAMB OF GOD and MASTODON on July 19, 2024 on the Texas Belief CU Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas. The six-week “Ashes Of Leviathan” tour wrapped on August 31, 2024 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Picture credit score: Andrew Stuart
