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KERRY KING GIVES UPDATE ON NEW SLAYER ALBUM
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Slayer are getting close to finishing the recording of their highly anticipated new album, which will be the band's follow up to 2006's "Christ Illusion." Artisan News caught up with Kerry King to get his thoughts on the upcoming album having a littel bit of everything, with a few interesting new Slayer sounds. "Christ Illusion" was one of Slayer's heaviest album's to date and featured the original lineup of Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King and Dave Lombardo. So what does lead guitarist Kerry King feel the direction the new album is taking?
"It's never a new direction, it's just what you right from time to time you know is the next segment of your life sort of speak. So, I think "Christ Illusion" was more brutal. It was really a fast record and this one has a little bit of everything on it. It's certainly not a mellowing, it's certainly not a change of ideas or anything. It's just like I said, it's got a little more of everything. There's heavy stuff, there's fast stuff, there's all kind of interesting new Slayer sounds to check out."
Slayer and Megadeth, two of the bands that defined the thrash/metal genre, will perform together for the first time in more than 15 years when they co-headline four shows in Canada in late June. The tour, dubbed "Canadian Carnage," will also feature Machine Head and Suicide Silence, and will see Megadeth and Slayer each closing two of the four shows. Slayer is also set to headline this year's Mayhem Tour, which also features Marilyn Manson, Killswitch Engage, Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, All That Remains and God Forbid. The Mayhem Tour will kick off July 10th in Sacramento, California and conclude August 16th in San Antonia, Texas.
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