Kerry King Names Three Huge Steel Bands He’d Prefer to Play With

Although Kerry King is understood for his work with Slayer, are there some other metallic bands he wish to play with? The guitarist, who has gone on to place collectively a solo band, reveals three iconic metallic acts which have piqued his curiosity, and a kind of three he nearly joined.

The query got here up throughout a fan Q&A function with Steel Hammer and King instantly introduced up the time that he nearly joined fellow “Huge 4” band Megadeth.

Kerry King in Megadeth?

“I used to be nearly in Megadeth,” said King in response to the query. “I feel if myself and Dave Mustaine might have co-existed for 4 years, it might have been a really completely different band. I’m not saying I’d have made them higher – I’d have made them completely different.”

King has spoken up to now about his transient stint with Megadeth, typically sharing that he puzzled if the personalities would have labored out.

In Loudwire’s personal interview (seen under) with King concerning the time he nearly joined Megadeth, the guitarist said, “His stuff is certainly extra … I do not need to say intricate trigger we have intricate elements too, however he writes riffs in a really completely different perspective and after enjoying with him for numerous months, I simply would not do it. It is not my fashion.”

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King really carried out with Megadeth throughout their first 5 exhibits as a band earlier than giving up the twin position between bands.

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What Different Bands Would Kerry King Need to Play With?

“It’s humorous, I used to be backstage at Mercyful Destiny present in Las Vegas and bought speaking to [guitarist] Hank Shermann, and stated to him, ‘I assumed you guys may come knocking’, and you would see his head explode. ‘It by no means fucking occurred to me!’ I’m an enormous Mercyful Destiny fan so I’d have executed that in a heartbeat,” defined King.

“I’d additionally like to play with Judas Priest – that transient second the place Richie [Faulkner] bought sick they usually instructed going out with one participant, I assumed in the event that they referred to as me and stated, ‘Are you able to be that one guitarist?’, I truthfully don’t suppose I might, as a result of they’re such a twin guitar band. Fortunately they by no means did it, but when they’d have requested, I feel it might have been the toughest ‘no’ of my life!”

Kerry King in 2024 + 2025

Whereas none of these alternatives advanced past the “curiosity” stage, King has discovered himself at residence together with his present solo band. The group issued their debut album, From Hell I Rise earlier this 12 months.

Touring will decide up once more in December when King and his group head to Australia for exhibits. Then one other North American tour leg kicks off in January. Ticketing for all exhibits might be discovered by way of the Kerry King web site.