In the latest interview with Kerry King by Metal Injection, he admitted that he wouldn't be shocked if Slayer played one or two shows in Europe. You can watch the complete interview here.
Not too long ago, Slayer announced a few reunion shows in the USA. However, Kerry King always emphasized that these would be the only shows. But in the latest interview with Metal Injection, released yesterday, Kerry King gave reason to hope that under certain conditions, shows in Europe could also happen.
Kerry King's Statement in Detail:
“It’s hard not to. I’m trying to be real and definitely say, hey, we’re not gonna tour again. And we’re certainly not gonna record again, ’cause I have a means of doing that now with my band. [We’re doing] three shows for now. And I say ‘for now’ because I know Europe’s gonna come knocking, ‘Hey, man, you guys played America. Come see us.’ So it wouldn’t surprise me if something like that happened, but it’s certainly not on my books right now.”
How the Reunion Came About
In another part of the interview, King explained the events that led to the Slayer reunion. As someone who has notoriously rejected offers in the past, King said he finally relented when he was offered a limited edition to commemorate the band’s end five years ago.
“I turned it down for the longest time. You can imagine we’ve been turning down offers since December 1st, 2019. And at that point, I thought, ‘No, we’re never gonna play again.’ Tom retired. So it’s written. And then offers keep coming, offers keep coming, the money goes up. And this one came around and it was when we were booking shows from my band, and I go to my manager.”
“I’m, like, ‘Are we talking about my band or Slayer? What are we talking about here?’ He’s, like, ‘Slayer.’ And I’m, like, ‘Yeah, but that’s done. We hung that shit up. I dropped the chains. Done.’ But then it started getting to where this is really gonna be the five-year anniversary of our last tour and I went, ‘That’s kind of cool. Three shows, five-year anniversary. Okay.’ That’s about all I thought about it.”
Reactions from the Band Members
“The funny thing about this story is I didn’t tell anybody in my band. I’d never been in that situation. And the news dropped that we were doing three shows and everybody blows me up. I’m, like, ‘Goddammit.’ ‘It never occurred to me to tell you guys.’ Never fucking occurred to me. It wasn’t a secret. They can keep secrets. I know that. And I felt so bad.”
“It never occurred to me. Paul [Bostaph, Slayer and King’s solo drummer] knew, of course. But [the rest of the band], they all texted me and blew me up. I’m, like, ‘I’m so sorry, man. It never occurred to me. This is what’s up. This is what’s gonna happen. If it happens again, it’s gonna be the same thing. We’re never gonna fucking make a record. We’re never gonna fucking tour. This is my band.’”
For all metal fans, it remains exciting to see if Slayer will actually come to Europe. Stay tuned and watch the complete interview to learn more about Kerry King’s and Slayer’s plans.
