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COVER STORY : KERRY KING ive years since Slayer played what was to be the band ' s final gig on November 30 , 2019 , on their Farewell Tour during a hometown show at the Forum in Los Angeles , guitarist Kerry King has resurfaced with the release of his first solo album , From Hell I Rise ( via Reigning Phoenix Music ).
Recruiting former Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph was a nobrainer , while former Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders , former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel , and current Death Angel vocalist Mark Osegueda were also top-shelf choices , making the Kerry King band one lethal unit .
With Bostaph already on board with the project , Demmel became available after his exit from Machine Head in 2018 after 15 years of service and let King know his intent on wanting to join the band . Demmel was already familiar with King as he filled in for guitarist Gary Holt on the last four European Slayer shows in 2018 . Elsewhere , King hit it off perfectly with Sanders while their respective bands performed at the final Mayhem Festival in 2015 . Last but not least , Osegueda threw his name in the hat early on by participating in the recording of the demos with King and Bostaph off and on for eight to nine months .
Kelley Simms spoke to Mr . King .
KULA SHAKER
And as a songwriter , you have no idea out how long you ’ ll last or remain relevant years into the future , which was the appeal of talking to Kula Shaker . Its original lineup is back together again in 2024 , firing on all six throughout Natural Magick and the latest standalone single , dubbed “ Peace Wheel .” Mills ’ material is more mystical , his lyrics more sagelike , his psychedelic motifs more ethereal , his vocals more urgent , and his guitar lines much nastier , almost junkyard-dog mean . Consistent , sharphooked cuts like “ Gaslighting ,” “ Kalifornia Blues ,” “ Happy Birthday ,” “ Something Dangerous ,” “ Indian Record Player ,” finds Kula Shaker feels totally rejuvenated , with cultural anomaly that had more to do with exotic Indian raga scales and Vedic texts than typical Britpop bombast . Although Mills spun off in 2002 into a more straightforward rock combo called The Jeevas , he never lost sight of the Kula Shaker sound and identity and , in his current interview , is even wiser and more astute than he was for our first 1996 chat . Tom Lanham spoke to the enganging Crispian Mills .
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