Kerry King is a popular American musician, rhythm and lead guitarist, frontman of the band Slayer. He is known to fans as a person prone to experimentation and shocking.
Childhood and youth Kerry King
The artist's date of birth is June 3, 1964. He was born in colorful Los Angeles. Parents, who doted on their son, brought him up in primordially intelligent traditions. Kerry was the youngest member of the family, so all the attention was paid to him.
The family often moved from one area to another. Quite young Kerry at first explored new streets with interest, but in his teenage years he began to become too attached to friends. Moving took away new acquaintances, which upset King a little.
He got along well with the exact sciences, and even thought of going along the "trodden path." Passion for mathematics ended in adolescence. The young man increasingly began to disappear listening to tracks and communicating with members of the opposite sex.
Then the young man got into a dubious company. The first alcohol - inspired the teenager to "exploits". Fortunately, an understanding father turned out to be nearby, who helped to navigate in life. The head of the family bought Kerry a guitar, and later even sponsored the recording of his debut LP.
King said that his father was insanely proud of him. In turn, Kerry shared his musical developments with his dad, and it was in his ears that the most outstanding tracks of the offspring “flyed”.
The creative path of Kerry King
Almost immediately after graduation, he realized in which direction he would move on. It was not a spontaneous decision, but quite balanced and deliberate. Moreover, during this time, Kerry honed his guitar playing skills to a professional level.
Some time later, the novice musician "put together" the first project. The brainchild of the artist was named Slayer. Surprisingly, the first musical works of the newly minted band were received by the public extremely sharply. The guys were constantly criticized, but the musicians did not give up and were not going to quit what they started.
The last line-up of the team looked like this: Araya, King, Bostaph and Holt. Until 2019, the artists managed to record 10 full-length LPs. The group's albums can be called "tower" with confidence. Almost every release of the disc was accompanied by good sales and reviews from music critics.
King showed his talent not only as a member of Slayer. For some time he stayed at the Megadeth rehearsal space and even toured with Marilyn Manson.
Kerry King: details of personal life
The personal life of the musician did not develop the first time. Almost nothing is known about the artist's first wife. Kerry does not like to remember her beloved. In this marriage, the couple had a common daughter.
At this time (2021), King is married to the charming Aisha King. According to the artist, he fell in love with a girl at first sight. She impressed him with her kindness and beauty. Aishe is fond of fine arts, gymnastics, music and poetry.
Many pets live in the house of the spouses. In addition to love for our smaller brothers, they are united by common views regarding religion. They are atheists. King generally assures that religion is the lot of weak people who cannot go through life on their own.
Kerry also loves snakes. Since the founding of the team, he has been collecting them. There were 400 specimens in his collection, but soon the musician came to the conclusion that it was impossible to combine work in a team and take care of pets. He donated his collection to "good hands".
Kerry King: Our Days
In 2019, Carrey played Slayer's farewell tour with the musicians. Some fans hoped that the band would soon recover and the musicians would collaborate again. However, in the same year, King's wife wrote a post stating that the group had no chance of recovery. According to the artist's wife, he put an end to Slayer.
In November of the same year, the film Slayer: The Repentless Killogy premiered. Interestingly, the film consisted of a couple of parts. "Fans" appreciated this approach of the musicians.
A year later, some major publications were heading that King had signed with Dean Guitars to re-record Slayer, with Phil Anselmo replacing the vocalist. In 2021, it was reported that King was working on a new project that would "sound like SLAYER, but without SLAYER".
So, Paul Bostaph admitted that he is involved in a new project led by his colleague in SLAYER Kerry King. For the past few months, the duo have been working on the music in hopes of recording it properly once the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
