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Slayer's Kerry King wishes he'd cut a better deal for his solo on Beastie Boys' No Sleep Till Brooklyn: "I would be a rich man."
By Stef Lach published
While Slayer's Kerry King can't be short of a few quid, he thinks he'd be significantly better off if he'd shared profits

“As far as I was concerned, we were done and never going to play again”: Kerry King was as shocked as the rest of us when Slayer reunited
By Matt Mills published
The Slayer guitarist has expressed his surprise at the thrash icons getting back together in a new interview

Kerry King has a new solo album - he also has things to say
By Dave Everley published
Slayer guitarist Kerry King on his old band, his new band, his new solo album, humanity’s failure, and the pressure of going solo

Slayer guitarist Kerry King names the “perfect” riff he’s written: “It’s got a lot of harmony going on”
By Matt Mills published
The Slayer guitarist has named the perfect Kerry King riff – and it’s not Angel Of Death, Raining Blood or anything else you’d expect

9 heavy metal stars who made it big with their first band
By Matt Mills published
From Lars Ulrich to Lzzy Hale, these are the rare metal musicians who hit the big time on their very first go

Slayer reunion shows will be rare, says Kerry King: “Don’t get used to this being a yearly event”
By Matt Mills published
The returning thrash metal legends won’t be road warriors post-comeback, according to their guitarist

“I think Jeff not being around had a lot to do with Tom leaving Slayer”: Jeff Hanneman wouldn’t have wanted Slayer to retire, says Kerry King
By Matt Mills published
Slayer guitarist Kerry King has said that the late Jeff Hanneman would have wanted the metal legends to stay together

Kerry King didn’t tell his solo band that Slayer were reuniting: “I didn’t want anybody to start getting cold feet”
By Matt Mills published
Slayer’s guitarist also reveals that the thrash metal giants turned down offers to come back “probably every month” for five years
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