SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and his new band are set to tour Europe next summer. The journey kicks off on July 29 in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature performances at the Brutal Assault festival in the Czech Republic, the Motocultor festival in France, and the Dynamo festival in the Netherlands.
Tour dates are as follows:
Jul. 29 – Zoom Saal – Frankfurt, DE &
Jul. 30 – Simm City – Wien, AU &
Aug. 1 – Rockstadt Extreme – Transylvania, RO &
Aug. 4 – Komplex 457 – Zürich, CH &
Aug. 6-9 – Brutal Assault Festival – Jaromer, CZ
Aug. 7 – FZW – Dortmund, DE &
Aug. 8-10 – Alcatraz Festival – Kortrijk, BE
Aug. 12 – Academy 2 – Manchester, UK &
Aug. 13 – SWX – Bristol, UK &
Aug. 14-17 – Motocultor Festival – Carhaix, FR
Aug. 17 – Dynamo Festival – Eindhoven, NL
Aug. 19 – Tauron Arena – Krakow, PL *&
& Newly announced shows
* Supporting GOJIRA
King released his debut solo album, From Hell I Rise, on May 17. In addition to King, the album features DEATH ANGEL vocalist Mark Osegueda, longtime SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph, former HELLYEAH bassist Kyle Sanders, and ex–MACHINE HEAD and ex-VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel.
According to King, the new music consists of “various religious topics, some war entries, heavy stuff, punky stuff, doomy stuff, and spooky stuff, with Herculean speeds achieved. If you’ve ever liked any SLAYER throughout any part of our history,” he adds, “there’s something on this record that you’ll get into, be it classic punk, fast punk, thrash, or just plain heavy metal!”
As King admits, “Even with a record in the can, I’ve still got so many songs that need to be finished. This is what I know how to do…number one being music, number two being metal. It’s been a part of my life for 40 years, and I’m nowhere near being done.”
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