Slayer’s final gig on November 30, 2019, in Los Angeles marked a new beginning for guitarist Kerry King. Though Slayer had ended, King wasn’t done; he had more brutal music brewing which brought to life his first solo album, From Hell I Rise, released on May 17, 2024.King is excited about the album, confident it stands up to anything in Slayer’s history. The album features Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph, guitarist Phil Demmel, bassist Kyle Sanders, and vocalist Mark Osegueda, a friend from the early ‘80s thrash scene. The band’s sound remains fiercely aggressive, with themes touching on war, politics, and societal issues.
