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Kerry King lit up in red with his signature Dean Overlord

Kerry King on flying solo, those reunion shows – and why he doesn’t demo with modelers

By Jon Wiederhorn published

Kerry King takes us behind the making of From Hell I Rise, the thrash album of the year and the comeback of a metal icon who has every intention to keep on slaying, Slayer or no Slayer

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Phil Demmel plays a polka-dotted Jackson V onstage in London with Kerry King's new band

How Phil Demmel nailed one of the biggest gigs in metal – and became Kerry King’s six-string wingman

By Jon Wiederhorn published

The former Machine Head guitarist on landing a gig with his hero, grappling with 6/8 and super-fast triplets as Kerry King picks up where Slayer left off in fire-breathing new solo project

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Kerry King with his new signature Dean

Kerry King on his personal history with B.C. Rich and ESP – and why he switched to Dean

By Jon Wiederhorn published

The former Slayer guitarist and bona fide metal god on his relationship with metal's heavyweight guitar brands, and what he wanted from his new partnership with Dean

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Kerry King

Kerry King on his unapologetic solo debut – and how long before Slayer jump back into the coffin

By Amit Sharma published

As one half of Slayer’s fearsome guitar attack, Kerry King shaped the sound of extreme metal. With a new album and a new sparring partner, he hasn’t mellowed…

Music Releases
Left - Guitarist Bill Kelliher of Mastodon performs on stage during the Hellfest Open Air Festival on June 17, 2022 in Clisson, France;Right - Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield of the band Metallica perform at the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on March 20, 2024 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC

Mastodon's Bill Kelliher on how meeting his guitar heroes pushed him to improve his craft

By Janelle Borg published

Mastodon's Bill Kelliher also credits Slayer's Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman for changing his previously nonchalant attitude to warming up before a show

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Guitarist Kerry King of Slayer displays the Dean Guitars Kerry King signature model guitar at the Dean Gordon Guitars Space at Anaheim Convention Center on April 13, 2023 in Anaheim, California

You’ll never guess what guitar thrash metal pioneer Kerry King learned to play on

By Janelle Borg published

Kerry King’s first guitar is as far away from his hellishly barbed electric guitars as you can get

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Kerry King performs onstage with Slayer at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 27, 2019

“If you want to bench press 200lbs, you start at 80”: Kerry King on how to master thrash metal speed riffing

By Janelle Borg published

In a new interview with Total Guitar, the Slayer axeman demystifies his approach to light-speed riffing, and reveals what he loves about AC/DC

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Dean Guitars USA Custom Shop Kerry King Signature Overlord

NAMM 2023: Dean reveals Kerry King’s latest lux signature, the USA Custom Shop Overlord – and it is heaving with top-notch components and clever circuitry

By Matt Parker published

Dean’s handmade USA model helps Kerry King to make his points

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Jeff Hanneman performs onstage with Slayer at the Sonisphere Festival on August 1, 2010 in Knebworth, England

Slayer's Jeff Hanneman talks maintaining his right-hand picking speed, Hendrix, the Big Four shows and more in 2010 GW interview

By Brad Angle published

In this edition of Dear Guitar Hero, the late Slayer guitar legend also discusses his solo recordings, and the "least metal" song he enjoys

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[L-R] Dave Mustaine and Kerry King

Dave Mustaine responds to praise from Kerry King: “It's not every day one of the most fearsome guitarists in the world gives you a compliment”

By Sam Roche published

The former Slayer guitarist calls the Megadeth frontman a “f**king great guitar player” in the latest issue of Metal Hammer

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