Apart from setting a May 17th release date for his debut album From Hell I Rise and debuting the first single “Idle Hands,” earlier this month, Kerry King has also commenced the rollout of shows for the project. 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 VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel.
While yesterday’s (February 21st) unexpected SLAYER reunion announcement may have diverted attention from this budding venture, additional dates have recently been announced for King‘s solo project.
So far announced dates are as follows:
05/09 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
05/16 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
06/05-08 Solvesborg, SWE – Sweden Rock Festival
06/05-08 Gdansk, POL – Festival Mystic
06/07 Nurburg, GER – Rock am Ring
06/09 Nurnberg, GER – Rock im Park
06/13-16 Nickelsdorf, AUT – Nova Rock
06/19-22 Kauhajoki, FIN – Nummirock
06/27 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest Open Air
06/28-30 Helsinki, IN – Tuska
With LAMB OF GOD and MASTODON as part of their “Ashes Of Leviathan” tour:
07/19 Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
07/20 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
07/21 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
07/23 Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
07/24 Orlando, FL – Orlando Amphitheater
07/25 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
07/27 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
07/28 Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
07/30 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
07/31 London, ON – Budweiser Gardens
08/01 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
08/03 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
08/04 Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
08/06 Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheatre
08/08 Reading, PA – Santander Arena
08/09 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
08/10 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre @ Freedom Hill
08/13 Moorhead, MN – Bluestem Center For The Arts Amphitheater
08/15 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
08/16 Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre
08/17 Kent, WA – accesso ShoWare Center
08/18 Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
08/21 Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
08/23 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
08/24 Rio Rancho, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center
08/25 El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum
08/27 Magna, UT – The Great Saltair
08/29 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/31 Omaha, NE – The Astro Amphitheater
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.”
