Thrash metal greats Slayer played their farewell tour back in 2018, but like with most bands, the band has since reunited for a few festival appearances. “I think it’s really cool,” Slayer guitarist Kerry King told Metal Roos of the Slayer shows. “A lot of fans are into it. There’s gonna be haters who say, ‘Oh, they retired.’ Yeah. Whatever. This is all about celebration. Say a kid was 10 years old when we retired. Now he’s 15, 16. It’s his first opportunity to see us. I think that’s important.”
King also spoke about Slayer’s plans for the future, and he remains adamant that the band won’t do a tour or record a new album. “We’re never gonna tour again,” King said. “We’re never gonna make a record again. Mark my word: we’re never gonna make a record again, we’re never gonna tour again. Because that was the last thing. We said, ‘This is our final tour.’ It took five years for us to come and say, ‘Hey, here’s a couple of shows, five-year anniversary.'”
King went public with details on the lineup and album from his solo band earlier this year, and the Slayer festival shows were announced shortly after. “The announcement timing was not my favorite, but my band was doing its thing,” King said. “The festivals Slayer agreed to play, they wanted to release, they wanted to announce. So, the timing wasn’t in my favor, but everything went, and here we are in Australia kicking ass.”
Watch King’s full interview below.
