KERRY KING Announces 'My War', First Single From Upcoming Second Solo Album 'The End Of All Gods'
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SLAYER guitarist Kerry King will release "My War", the first single from his upcoming second solo album, "The End Of All Gods", on Tuesday, November 17. "The End Of All Gods" will be released on February 12, 2027 via Reigning Phoenix Music.
During an appearance on a recent episode of the "100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal" podcast, hosted by Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel, Kerry spoke about the upcoming follow-up album to his solo debut, "From Hell I Rise", which came out in May 2024 via Reigning Phoenix Music. He said: "I'm excited about it. There's so many, so many fun things going around about this record in my camp. [Producer] Josh Wilbur's doing it again, and my publicist would knock me the fuck out if I gave up too much. But I think it's a wonderful extension of the first album. I think everyone that's been a fan of mine throughout history is gonna like it entirely. The intro, to me, is one of the best intros I ever made up, so I'm looking forward to hearing what people say about it once it comes out. It's a slam dunk. It's fucking crushing."
King and his solo band performed live for the first time in nine months on July 4 at the Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
King headlined the Miller Lite Oasis stage at the event as the replacement headliner for MEGADETH, which dropped out of Summerfest in April, citing an "unforeseen scheduling conflict".
Kerry was scheduled to enter the studio in April 2026 to begin recording the follow-up to "From Hell I Rise". A new tour in support of the upcoming effort will launch in early 2027, according to the talent agency Independent Artist Group, which recently signed SLAYER and King's solo band for representation outside the U.S. and Canada.
In a 2025 interview with Reigning Phoenix Music's Reigning TV, King said about his plans for is second solo album: "Well, it's vague because there's planning, there's a record company's perspective, but we have enough material for the next one already. I just started writing lyrics on it. I sent 'em to [singer Mark Osegueda]. He got the first song the other day. So, as long as I can get off my ass and get some lyrics happening, I would love to record before New Year's and then just give it to the record company and say, 'Whenever you want, there it is.' If it becomes January, February, that's fine too, because I don't think we're gonna be doing any shows. But I wanna keep these guys working because you've gotta keep the train rolling… [Mark] likes the lyrics too." Osegueda concurred, saying: "I do. The lyrics to the new song are vicious."
Joining Kerry in his new band are Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL),guitarist Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD, VIO-LENCE),bassist Kyle Sanders (HELLYEAH) and drummer Paul Bostaph (SLAYER).
All material for "From Hell I Rise" was written by the now-62-year-old SLAYER guitarist. The LP was recorded in 2023 at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
