Earlier this year, Slayer announced that they would be reuniting for three shows marking the band’s first performances since their “farewell” tour in 2019. The news came as a bit of a surprise, mostly because of the timing.
Guitarist Kerry King said just before the announcement that he hadn’t spoken to bassist/singer Tom Araya in years, and King also was gearing up to release his first solo album which is set to arrive on May 17.
In a new interview with Metal Hammer, King revealed that despite the reunion this year, the band won’t be doing music or touring extensively. King admitted the reunion “was not my favorite timing” and that it “is not going to translate into recording and it’s not going to translate into touring. For me, it’s three shows marking five years since our final shows, a fun, ‘Hey, remember us from before the pandemic?’ celebration.”
Despite the announcement, King said he still hasn’t spoken to Araya. “It’s not like I’m angry with him or anything,” King said. “We’re very different people, and we evolved into business partners at the end of the day. He has very different interests from me, and very different outlooks. Does that make me hate him? No. But I don’t need to talk to him every day… We just don’t have much in common. When it comes time to rehearse, I’ll have no problem showing up. We’re professionals, and that’s what we do.”
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