SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING - "We Definitely Thought About Not Releasing New Music Anymore"

March 3, 2016, 8 years ago

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING - "We Definitely Thought About Not Releasing New Music Anymore"

In a recent interview with RVA, Slayer guitarist Kerry King discussed the band's latest album, Repentless, and their drive to push forward even though he admits Slayer is "living on our history for sure."

King: "We definitely thought about not releasing new music anymore. Maybe even doing what Down did and just release four songs before every tour, but really, until the time comes that albums are obsolete, you better believe Slayer's going to be making records. We're living on our history for sure, but so is everyone else, yet we're the ones trying to push ourselves forward. I would say Iron Maiden and Metallica, no offense, are living on past success. Metallica has toured forever on The Black Record which a lot of people don't like. I actually like it. It's heavy as can be. Is it Master Of Puppets? 'Course not, but it's a great record. Iron Maiden for me is living off their first three records. Have they made good songs since then? Yeah, but they haven't made great records. I like to think we're still making great records and as much as people come out wanting to hear 'Reign In Blood' and 'Angel Of Death', they also want to hear 'Disciple' or even 'Implode.'"

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Streaming below is the official teaser for the brand new Slayer music video, "You Against You”, directed by BJ McDonnell. The track is featured on the band’s latest album, Repentless, and the full video will be released soon.

Catch Slayer on tour in North America with Testament and Carcass.

Tour dates:

March
3 - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA
5 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
6 - The House of Blues - Boston, MA
8 - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH
9 - The Orpheum - Madison, WI
11 - Myth - St. Paul, MN
12 - Civic Auditorium - Fargo, ND
14 - MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB
15 - Shaw Centre - Edmonton, AB
17 - Revolution Event Center - Boise, ID
19 - The Paramount - Seattle, WA
20 - Roseland Ballroom - Portland, OR
22 - Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA
26 - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV


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