When Slayer stepped off the street, lots of people assumed that chapter was executed. As an alternative, Kerry King constructed a brand new car for his riffs and handed the mic to Mark Osegueda from Demise Angel, backed by Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Vio-Lence), Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah), and Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Testomony, Exodus).
On From Hell I Rise, that lineup already sounded road-tested. Now, in response to Osegueda, they are road-tested after which some. Speaking to the That Metal Interview podcast, he laid out simply how laborious they’ve pushed this factor (through Blabbermouth): “Yeah, it is doing nice. We simply acquired again from Japan about three weeks in the past, our first reveals in Japan. So these have been wonderful. And, yeah, for [King‘s debut solo] document [2024’s From Hell I Rise], we toured all over the place. And I assume in a sure approach, the touring cycle for that document has been accomplished. We did North America a few instances, Europe a few instances, South America, Japan, and Australia. So we have labored that document fairly properly.”
“Now we’re busy writing, getting the fabric collectively for the second document. And it is coming, it is coming alongside. And we’re gonna in all probability document the second document someday within the first quarter of this upcoming yr. So far as when it will be launched, I am not fairly positive. However we’re undoubtedly within the means of getting the songs collectively for it,” Osegueda added.
Contained in the band, it sounds just like the vibe is as stable because the schedule is intense. Osegueda is blunt about the way it feels to be on this unit: “They’re good guys. I like the blokes. It is an excellent band to be part of. Touring with them’s wonderful. They’re all stable dudes that I’ve recognized for years, a long time. And I am very proud to be part of it, and I stay up for rather more to come back, for positive.”
In fact, the shadow hanging over any Kerry King venture is Slayer. When you deliver these songs onstage, each fan within the room turns right into a decide. The interviewer identified that Mark does a “nice job of emulating Tom Araya‘s” vocal components when the band drops into Slayer materials stay. Osegueda’s response reveals precisely the place his head is at.
“Properly, Tom, he is an icon. I love him; I’ve for a few years. I am a Slayer fan, so he is acquired a really distinct voice and one which I’ve admired for a lot of, a few years. So after we do these songs, I simply get on the market and do my greatest to do the songs justice and his voice justice, as a result of I feel he is incredible.”
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