SLAYER's Kerry King On Big Four Shows In North America - "The Logistics Of Getting All Four Bands To Have Free Time...We're Looking At Fall Of Next Year, If We're Lucky"
October 14, 2010, 13 years ago
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spoke with John Serba from Mlive.com recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow:
On the '80s: "The whole movement we were part of, with METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, EXODUS - the genre's big, and I don't think there'll ever be a point in history where it's not going to be cool, or just a fad. That being said, there's no reason it wouldn't be looked on as a good period of time, and we were good in that period of time."
Possibilities of North American Big Four tour: "My mentality on The Big Four is, you've done it in Eastern Europe, let's do in the States, let's do it in Western Europe, let's do it in Australia and South America. One of the issues is, Metallica just got done touring for two years and are on a well-needed break. The logistics of getting all four bands to have free time, you have to look far into the future. We're booked through probably next April, and I'm sure summer has festivals in Europe or something in the States, so we're looking at fall of next year, if we're lucky."
On Slayer's ongoing success: "I'm happy with our success. (The end of Slayer is) closer than the beginning, that's for sure. But that's not to say anything about us hanging it up. I'm just having fun. I don't feel old, and I think the live product we put out is as good, if not better, than anybody. That's what it's about."
Read the entire interview here.
