Posted by Mark Zapata on January 13, 2022
The New York Post is reporting that former Slayer Guitarist Kerry King and his wife, Ayesha, recently purchased a condo in Tribeca, a NYC neighborhood located in Lower Manhattan, for $3.65 million. Head over to NYPost.com for pics! Ayesha King wrote “I suppose it’s time to tell you all that the King and […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on October 13, 2021
According to ex Slayer guitarist Kerry King, The band retired “too early.” The 57-year-old guitar legend let his feelings be known during a short video message to congratulating Machine Head on their 30 year run. “So, I hear congratulations are in order for my friends in Machine Head,” King said, “Apparently, it’s 30 […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on August 25, 2020
As Slayer’s reign has come to an end, guitarist Kerry King is looking to move forward with a new project. When speaking with Dean Guitars, Kerry mentioned having over two albums worth of material for this new project. “I’ve been very, very lucky with riffs in 2020. Maybe because I can’t go anywhere — […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on April 13, 2020
Slayer is the latest band to be added to “Pop! Rocks” Funko vinyl figure family. The figures will be of vocalist Tom Araya, guitarist Kerry King and late guitarist Jeff Hanneman. Back in January, Slipknot, Ghost, Motörhead and ZZ Top were also named to be joining the “Pop! Rocks” Funko collection. Iron Maiden even has their […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on March 23, 2020
Ex-Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph has hinted that he’s working on a new project. In a post made to his Instagram telling people to stay home during the coronavirus outbreak, Bostaph answered a fan question asking if he had any post-Slayer plans to share. He responded by saying: “yes! Something is brewing with a friend of […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on November 20, 2019
Next Saturday (30th) marks the end of Slayer’s Final Campaign tour. After seeing Mötley Crüe destroy their Cessation of Touring agreement, we can never fully tell when final means just that. Regardless, these thrash legends have been relentlessly touring to say farewell to cities all over the globe. During the group’s show on November 9th […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on November 1, 2019
Slayer’s Kerry King has announced that he will be joining the Dean guitar family. This might be a huge shock for some as King was known for his signature tribal B.C. Rich guitars since the 80’s. The guitarist expressed his excitement about joining Dean’s roster: “I’m super stoked to be part of the Dean Guitars […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 1, 2018
If there’s one thing we learned from our conversation with Phil Anselmo earlier this year, it’s that he’s got a lot of plans for 2018. But as someone that’s always collaborating with multiple artists, it seems like he’s always up for playing with more. In the wake of Kerry King’s wife saying that the Slayer […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on January 23, 2018
There’s a reason why most of the Metal Insider crew was taken aback when Slayer revealed their next tour would be their last. Whatever your thoughts are about their catalogue or wherever you’d rank them amongst the Big 4, Slayer is truly a larger than life band. Simply play the first few seconds of any […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 23, 2018
For anyone who’ve seen the classic film The Goonies, would know the famous quote, “Goonies never say die!” Well, this phrase can also go for Slayer guitarist Kerry King. Despite the fact that these legendary thrashers are just a few months away from their farewell tour, King isn’t throwing in the towel just yet. According […]
