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OH, KERRY KING. I EXPECTED BETTER FROM YOU.

 Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 2:00pm by

I just read this on the ol’ Bmouth:

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King, a close friend of the late “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGELAN), had the legendary axeman’s guitar in the studio during the recording process for SLAYER‘s new album, “World Painted Blood” (although he didn’t use it it during the sessions), still with the same strings that were on it the last time Dimebag played it. “The one thing that made me look at my lead playing a little differently was when Dimebag passed away,” revealed King. “Not that I’m going to fill Dime‘s shoes because nobody can do that, but I paid more attention to my leads while recording this album. I wanted to make them more memorable in memory of Dime.”

So, to review: King had Dime’s guitar just sitting around, and he wanted his leads to be a tribute to Dime.

I now have two questions for Mr. King:

  1. How is this not exploiting Dime’s death for press? If you didn’t play the fuckin’ guitar, fuck’s having it around got to do with anything?
  2. Dime was killed in ’04. Christ Illusion came out in ’06. Why didn’t you want the leads on that album to be a tribute to Dime?

I normally have the utmost respect for Kerry King; I mean, he just might be the single most metal dude of all time. But this is total bullshit.

-AR

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Duranite-Dilemmachine/733841214 Duranite Dilemmachine

    SLAYYYYYYER

  • Mike

    Yeah something tells me that they’re going to be no different than any other album.

  • Tom

    he did actualy say hes tried to make the leads on the “last two albums” better since his death, on the video press release or whatever, lets hope that it does actually mean there will be some memorable ones like the war ensemble solo

  • Byron. W

    I must admit, before I saw this, I thought that the Dimebag tribute ship has sailed long ago…..

    Apparently not…. Cash in much??

    • Brandon

      Yeah, i thought the focus now shifted to the Michael Jackson ship.

      • Z

        Well, he’s not exactly gonna bring in MJ’s glove to the studio.
        Or maybe…

  • g

    what a terrible fucking guitarist

    • Tom

      in what way?

      • g

        its not so much that he sucks at guitar, just at solos and the fact that he gets pumped up as the ultimate metal badass guitarist

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrs-C-Ruiz/692879149 Andrés C. Ruiz

          I think his appeal has more to do with his big bad macho balls of steel persona than his actual songwriting ability. Some people just like angry music for the sake of it *cough cough Death metal and Grindcore fans*, so obviously this guy would appeal to them.

          He can play guitar, no question there, its what he actually decides to pay and *write* that sucks.

          • Attic

            You obviously don’t know much about death metal and grindcore then. You’re confusing us with Pantera fanboys.

          • http://www.myspace.com/crocpodcast Noch

            Attic…couldn’t have said it better.

    • Anselmowitz

      He was the ultimate baddass guitarist probably before you were born & has remained true to his craft & fans since. Its less about weather he stacks up to guitar leads today & more about keeping the slayer legacy alive into this century.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Farhaad-Esfandiary/501309890 Farhaad Esfandiary

    Hahaha @ Hair loss.

    • http://www.myspace.com/crocpodcast Noch

      Who cares about his hair?

      Always wondered why people liked to make such a big deal out of a fucking haircut.

      Last time I checked,the music is what counts.

  • Biff Tannen

    This is not ‘dimebag’ darrell. At this point in his trend hopping career, he was known as “Diamond Darrell”. This is from back when he was still sporting lipstic,blush,and copious amounts of hairspray.

    • Jay

      And was still better at guitar than you.

      • Biff Tannen

        I don’t know why someone who was apparently so great at guitar chose to make a career out of mindless, knuckle draggin groove ‘riffs’….oh, I know, so he could appeal to pickup driving,rebel flag sporting cavemen. Groove is dumbed down thrash, without the passion and aggression.

        • http://www.myspace.com/somethinglikesweet CJ

          You’re dumbed down thrash without the passion and aggression.

          • Biff Tannen

            Nice comeback. You’re a regular Bobby Fischer.

          • http://www.myspace.com/somethinglikesweet CJ

            lol

          • Biff Tannen

            Check Mate.

        • (required)

          If annoyingly overbearing stereotypical opinions were assholes, you would be some kind of supermassive anus quasar.

          • Biff Tannen

            I can live with that.

          • (required)

            Apparently.

        • arlene_MAK

          Wait. Are you actually saying that Pantera lacks passion and aggression? Seriously? Oh wow.

          • SP420

            What’s wrong with that assertion? Pantera sucks.

          • (required)

            Well, that is pretty much irrefutable. Some random dude posted it in an anonymous comment. Finally, PROOF that Pantera sucks.

          • Biff Tannen

            yes, I am saying that Pantera lacks aggression and pasion. They were always posers. They faked their way through whatever trend was big at the moment. their most “classic” record, Vulgar display of power is the perfect example of this. Is 13 year old macho posturing, backed by completely nuetered thrash riffs and special ed department drumming. its funny that the word “Vulgar” actually means “Common”. That is exactly what they were, trend following, populist musical waste.

          • (required)

            Excellent. More PROOF.

  • American Hate

    First of all, there is no way this is an example of capitalizing on dime’s death. So what, now no musician will ever be able to mention how they want to pay homage to the man without being accused of jumping on the bandwagon? Even if he was one of their buddies?

    Grow the fuck up.

    And second, most of christ illusion was already written when dime died – slayer didn’t ge tot put it out until ’06 because of a holdup with rick rubin’s production company.

    Stop making stupid fucking posts.

    • FuckYouAll

      Yeah what he said!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrs-C-Ruiz/692879149 Andrés C. Ruiz

    Both of them pretty much write shitty riffs and solos.

    Seriously, wtf were they even playing in that video you just posted?

    Mindless nonsense.

    • Biff Tannen

      Kerry King does have some pretty shitty solo’s, but he (along with Jeff Hanneman) has written some of the greatest metal riffs of all time. They are a great guitar team, kinda like the Adrian Smith/Dave Murray of thrash.

      • Sammy

        Great assessment. Great, classic metal riffs but mostly mindless “are we even in the right key” speed solos with no relation to the song.

        And yes King can play circles around me so you can forget that “come back”.

    • http://www.myspace.com/breathofmetalproductions pokesmot

      LOL so you are saying Kerry King and Dimebag write/wrote shitty riffs?
      Are you fucking stoned?

      • http://www.myspace.com/breathofmetalproductions pokesmot

        sorry that was for Andrés Ruiz above u

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrs-C-Ruiz/692879149 Andrés C. Ruiz

          Yes indeed actually.
          I wish I was stoned, maybe I’d enjoy them more.

  • http://infinitybasement.wordpress.com billybob

    I actually feel that’s kind of a cool vibe to have his guitar around. Considering they were actually friends and all… but what do I know?

    • ERiK

      Agreed. It’s neat to have a true artifact in your presence to add to the vibe in the studio. Nothing cheesy or exploitative about this. Slayer doesn’t need promotion, never has, never will.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrs-C-Ruiz/692879149 Andrés C. Ruiz

        How in the hell can having Dime’s guitar have anything to do at all with what Kerry decides to play or write?

        Does the fact that Dime’s guitar is sitting in a corner somewhere somehow make Kerry King decide to play a sixteenth note somewhere rather than an eighth?
        Does it make Kerry King somehow decide to do a whammy bar pulloff at the end of a solo rather than leave the last note ringing?
        How in the hell can it have any influence whatsoever? Seriously people, this borderlines on superstitious nonsense.

        This is clearly an exploitative move. To basically summarize the article, King said “Yeah, I had Dimebag’s guitar in the studio somewhere while I was recording. Didn’t use it, but it was there”

        How is this news? The record would have turned out exactly the same as if the guitar had never been there at all.

        Silly nonsense.

      • http://www.myspace.com/crocpodcast Noch

        Exactly.

        I have this feeling that a lot of what Kerry King does/says will always be twisted around to make it look like he’s an asshole.

        Heck,if he and Dime were friends,let the dude speak his mind about his loss,and about the positive feeling it gives him to hold the guitar in his hands.I know I wouldn’t hesitate to speak my mind about this if I were him.It has to be a strong and inspiring feeling.

  • Strep Townsend

    I’ve never been a huge fan of Pantera, Vulgar Display of Power stands out.
    I am one of the few people that though Christ Illusion was actually pretty rad, so I am eager for the new Slayer album.

    • http://www.myspace.com/crocpodcast Noch

      I wasn’t very enthusiastic about ”Christ Illusion”,not that I’m saying it’s the worst metal album I’ve heard,but to me,it did sound like something about it was kinda forced.Lombardo has talked about this in some recent interviews.He hadn’t been in the band for a very long time,at least not enough to feel like things were back to the way they were before the feuds started,and he even goes as far as saying that the album ”lacked something”.He definitely sounds thrilled about the new record,saying stuff like ”we really worked on this TOGETHER,listening to each other’s ideas” which is obviously going to sound more of a collective effort instead of a forced,”each of us is doing our thing to get through the damn recording already” kind of vibe.

      Obviously somebody’s gonna comment back to me,pointing out that every band that makes publicity for their record while finalizing it and also being on a small tour with Megadeth is obviously going to be thrilled out of their minds,but I’ll reply that Slayer doesn’t need any sort of publicity at this point,and I think they do know that the fans will each have their own opinions about the new material,regardless of how much the band is hyping it.

  • RobotScythe

    I’ve never listened to Slayer (or most thrash for that matter) for the leads. Most thrash leads are utterly forgettable and boring. I love lead guitar, but for me thrash is all about the riffs and drums. Jeff amd Kerry have written some of the best metal riffs of all-time.

    • Strep Townsend

      Most thrash bands are utterly forgettable.
      But Tankard-Beast of Burbon slays.

      • Biff Tannen

        there’s lots of shitty ones, sure. but what about Kreator? Sodom? (old) Exodus? ,Destruction? FastKill ?

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrs-C-Ruiz/692879149 Andrés C. Ruiz

      Yeah, if you want great guitar leads, Melo-death is where its at.
      Kalmah is easily at the top of the list of greatest leads of all time.

  • Strep Townsend

    Old Sodom was great, hell, even Final Sign of Evil was pretty spiffy for a re-cut, Kreator is always getting praise but I don’t care for them.
    I saw Exodus here in Orlando, their latest stuff seems watered down to me and Tempo of the Damned was their last decent album.
    Destruction-Antichrist
    Blah@ Fastkill
    BTW Souza is in Tenet and it’s going to kick your ass!!

    • Biff Tannen

      Yeah, I don’t care for the newer Exodus stuff, I think Rob Dukes is quite the meathead…seems like he was probably a big Pantera fan.
      You don’t dig Kreator? really? ever heard Coma of Souls, or Terrible Certainty? To each, his own I guess.
      I love FastKill. Its like early Slayer on meth (well, more meth than Slayer were on at the time). Great riffs and full of adrenaline.

      • Strep Townsend

        Coma of Souls and Terrible Certainty were Kreator at it’s peak obviously.
        I started to hate them for all they stood for when they started releasing stupid albums like Outcast and Endorama, still, early Kreator was decent.
        I remember watching a video for Enemy of God and Wanting to punch Petrozza for having a stupid eyebrow piercing.

        • Biff Tannen

          Hahah…yeah the post “Renewal” stuff is horrid….. although I do like their ‘comeback’ albums for the most part…..a little to heavy on the Gothenburg leanings occasionally, but solid overall. I think Hordes of Chaos is the best one they’ve done since “Coma…”. That eyebrow piercing is ridiculous as well….he is German, so you gotta cut him some slack, they have weird fashion taste.

          How about Sabbat (UK) ?? History of a Time to Come and Dreamweaver are both amazing, intricate thrash masterworks in my opinion.

          • Strep Townsend

            I’m pretty sure I have never heard Sabbat (UK).
            I may have heard Sabbat from Japan though.
            Speaking Blackened thrash…Ever heard Aura Noir?

          • Biff Tannen

            Yeah, I love Auro Noir…not their new one so much though. I like Sabbat from Japan as well, they are great guys and I like their work in Metalucifer as well. Sabbat from (uk) is really, really good. Andy Snep was their guitarist, he’s a mega famous metal producer now.
            Both of their classic albums were recently re-released, you should check em’ out. I like the first one better though. Here’s there metal archives page, see if it sounds like something you’d like

            http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=116

  • Dr schwine-hoot

    Dime’s riff’s eat kings riff’s/solo’s any day of the week… Period!

  • FuckYouAll

    Everyone of you owe respect to both of these guitarists. Period. What the fuck are we talking about here? So Kerry King said some shit about Dimes guitar. So what. Mr. Metalsucks writer, what the fuck man? Why do you have to jump his shit like he’s trying to cash in? Everyone who think Slayer sucks can kiss my pimply white ass.

    • Attic

      Kerry King sucks because Jeff Hanneman blows his ass out of the water.

  • moose_knuckle

    Yeah i fucking love slayer but ive always thought of Kerry King as the slightly stupid guy who dosent think before he talks, we still got Dave , Tom and Jeff for anything that requires intellegence.

  • chad

    sometimes you’re not really feeling a jam, and just wanna pull pinch harmonics. period.

  • Richard

    Pantera are one of the worst bands I’ve ever heard. I can’t even believe they were signed to begin with.

  • demonstrator

    Umm, if you watch the video that Kerry put out, he clearly says that he’s been trying to make his leads more memorable with the last two records. So, bullshit on you, Axl.

  • beau

    All you guys are ridiculous. How many of you can actually play guitar? I mean really, all you dingleberries are spouting nonsense about who’s got good riffs and solos and what not, but how many of you have any knowledge of music or even any concept of what is even going on? I’d like to see any of you retards pull any decent axe work outta yours asses, let alone have any idea of what decent guitar playing sounds like.

  • Alpa Chino

    Shut the fuck up everyone, Kerry said during Christ Illusion that then he was going to try and make his solos more memorable which i read in an interview in a mag (i forget which one) that the interviewer to kerry said that he could almost sing kerry’s solos on Christ Illusion compared to previous albums, (i dont know if i could but there you go) And it was Rita who brought the CFH in the studio during the World Painted Blood sessions and wanted Kerry to play a solo on it but when Kerry realised it was set up to Dime’s specs and may have still had the strings he used on it last that Kerry decided he didn’t wanna mess with that. That’s what happened.