KERRY KING - USA

From Hell I Rise - 2024 - Reigning Phoenix

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Members
Vocals
Death Angel, Swarm, The Past, Silver Circus>>MARK OSEGUEDA>>Death Angel

Guitar
Slayer, Megadeth>>KERRY KING>>Slayer - Vio-lence, Torque, Metal Warrior, Technocracy, Dublin Death Patrol, Slayer, Machine Head, BPMD, Metal Allegiance, Overkill, Testament>>PHIL DEMMEL>>Vio-lence, BPMD, Metal Allegiance, Overkill, Testament

Bass
Piece Dogs, Skrew, Medication, Bloodsimple, MonstrO, Hellyeah>>KYLE SANDERS>>MonstrO, Hellyeah

Drum
Forbidden Evil, Forbidden, Testament, Systematic, Slayer, Tim Ripper Owens, From Hell, Exodus, BlackGates, Hail!, Impellitteri>>PAUL BOSTAPH>>Hail!, Impellitteri




History & Biography
Former Slayer guitarist announced his band and album’s name in February 2024. The band, albeit nameless at that stage, was founded in 2019 following Slayer’s dissolution. Kerry King would release a debut album called From Hell I Rise through Reigning Phoenix Music in May. The band included singer Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), guitarist Phil Demmel (Vio-lence and ex-Machine Head) on lead guitar, bassist Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah) and drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer). Aside from Bostaph, the line-up had been kept a secret. Not all the material was new, however, with riffs dating back to Slayer days finding a place with the new act. The act's first concert was in Chicago on May 7, 2024. The second concert was at Welcome To Rockville 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida two days later.

Kerry King was booked for Poland’s Mystic Festival. In what was like a reunion, Lamb Of God and Mastodon were co-headlining the Ashes Of Leviathan tour of North America in the summer of 2024. Kerry King and Malevolence were opening. As widely predicted, and despite the members’, and their spouses’, promises, Slayer reformed at the same time for a “few shows” to start. Kerry King, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, Machine Head, Corey Taylor, Biohazard, Fear Factory, Dying Fetus, The Black Dahlia Murder and a bunch of other mallcore and rap bands were announced for Download 2024 in the UK. Kerry King reported having music ready for a second album. The band appeared at the Tuska Open Air in 2024. Kerry King had a video for the song Where I Reign. A reunited Slayer booked a couple of concerts; otherwise, Kerry King booked a twenty-eight date North American Headline Tour 2025 for January and February. Municipal Waste and Alien Weaponry were opening. The band announced a European Tour 2025 for the summer next.


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