kerry king
19:48 Tuesday, 7 May 2024
Kerry King and his solo band will make their debut in Europe this June, and it seems he's got some Slayer covers planned… though it's only gonna be songs he had a hand in writing.
In a recent Q&A as captured by Metal Hammer, King said he's not interested in playing any material written exclusively by Jeff Hanneman so fans don't think he's cashing in on Slayer's legacy. Though he does note that "Angel Of Death" – a Hanneman track – at some point.
"For this coming summer in Europe we're gonna do like nine or 10 tracks from the album and depending on set length fill it with stuff I've done – something I wrote in Slayer or co-wrote." he explained.
"So nobody can say 'he's playing Jeff songs!' because although I love Jeff songs and he was such a big part of my life, I don't want to rely on it this year, this album cycle. At some point, I will play 'Angel Of Death' but there's so many fucking faceless haters on the internet I don't want to give them ammunition."
King also answered if anyone in his band – Death Angel vocalist Mark Osegueda, former Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph, former Vio-Lence and Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, and former Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders – would get to cover their own band's songs. Long story short, it's not entirely out of the question.
“We've spoken about covers. But we probably won't be doing them in June and July, but the format for covers in my band is music from bands that don't exist anymore. Say for instance, 'Ace Of Spades'. I want to cover bands that don't play those songs anymore – like Iron Maiden don't play the first two albums. Stuff like that which is meaningful and my band can go out and kick the shit out of it."
