SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING On Metal Media Coverage For Repentless - "It's A Double-Edged Sword; Aren't We All Supposed To Be On The Same Side?"
July 20, 2015, 9 years ago
Slayer's press junket for their new album, Repentless, continues with Kerry King talking with The Huffington Post about the record. An excerpt from the interview is below:
Q: The new album is called Repentless. What does that word mean to the band?
King: "The funny thing is I didn't know it wasn't a word when I made it up. People do make up words, and when people make up words, you usually got to say 'Hey, what does that mean?' When you hear 'repentless', you know exactly what it means. It means I have no regrets. I don't look back at anything and have regrets. It's just a way of living life. I first started making it up about Slayer but I made the chorus first, and I didn't make this song up to be the title track. That's just how it panned out. So I started with the chorus and moving onto a verse, I can go any direction I want really, so that's why I decided to make it more pinpointed about Jeff and not just Slayer."
Q: It seems like every few days there a new quote that some metal website is posting up from you like they are hanging on your every word. Do you feel that is a sign of respect or that they know you speak your mind so they are just waiting for you to say something that may be controversial?
King: "I think it's a double-edged sword for sure. There is people being very respectful and giving props to what I say, and then there is people taking the stupidest thing out of context and making it a headline, and we all know what fuckin' web site does that. That's just a slap in the face. Aren't we all supposed to be on the same side? Aren't we all supposed to better each other by talking to each other? It just lends me to believe some day I'm just going to shut my fuckin' mouth, then where you going to be?"
Go to this location for the complete interview.
Slayer have unveiled more limited editions for their 11th studio album, Repentless, due out on September 11th via Nuclear Blast. They include: Limited Edition Box Set, Limited Edition Splatter Vinyl, Limited Edition Bi-Coloured Vinyl, Limited Edition Silver Vinyl, Limited Edition Gold Vinyl. For more details and to order visit this location.
The Repentless artwork was created by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco in collaboration with the band's Tom Araya and Kerry King.
Repentless tracklisting:
“Delusions Of Saviour”
“Repentless”
“Take Control”
“Vices”
“Cast The First Stone”
“When The Stillness Comes”
“Chasing Death”
“Implode”
“Piano Wire”
“Atrocity Vendor”
“You Against You”
“Pride In Prejudice”
The album's title and first official track is available digitally virtually everywhere around the globe now. Check out an official visualizer video below:
"“Repentless” is my Jeff tribute," said Slayer's Kerry King. "I call it the 'HannemAnthem’. It's my perspective of Jeff's perspective, it's what I think... if Jeff wrote a song for himself, “Repentless” would be it."
Arrogance, violence, world in disarray
Dealing with insanity every fuckin' day
I hate the life, hate the fame, hate the fuckin' scene
Pissing match of egos, fuck their vanity
For the song's full lyrics, click here.
Check out the new songs "When The Stillness Comes" and "Implode" below:
The Metal Eagle Edition of Repentless is also available. Made of aluminum alloy, measuring 15” X 17” X 3” and weighing in at a hefty 7.8 pounds, the Metal Eagle Edition will house a deluxe digipak of the new Repentless CD plus bonus material detailed below. The limited (only 3,000 copies worldwide) and numbered Metal Eagle Edition will be a direct-to-consumer item and available exclusively via the Nuclear Blast mailorder online stores.
The Metal Eagle Edition will include the following exclusive items:
- Deluxe digipak (folds out into “inverted cross“)
- Bonus BluRay & DVD incl. Slayer Live At Wacken 2014 & Making Of Repentless Documentary
- Bonus live CD Slayer Live At Wacken 2014
- Fold-out poster
- Album sticker
- Numbered certificate
Pre-orders are available at this location, head over for purchasing info.
Slayer will tour extensively to support the new album, headlining this summer's Mayhem Festival as well as playing other major outdoor festivals and several "An Evening With..." Slayer-only concerts. The band are also guests on the second annual Motörhead's Motörboat.