Below, you can find the initial glimpse of the gatefold artwork by James Bousema for Kerry King‘s forthcoming debut solo album, From Hell I Rise, as featured on the vinyl version.
Bousema commented: “As a longtime fan, it was an honor to provide some artwork for such a titan of the metal genre. For Kerry, I had to play things BIG. A King of Hell emerging from the depths ready to conquer the world again with his demonic army alongside.”
KERRY KING will release his debut studio album, From Hell I Rise, due out May 17 on Reigning Phoenix Music.
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.
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.”
