Kerry King of Slayer Shows Off His Signature Guitars | Welcome to Rockville ‘24 Interviews

A huge thank you to Kerry King of the legendary metal band, Slayer, and Chris Cannella from the equally legendary Dean Guitars for taking the time to sit down with us at the 2024 Welcome to Rockville festival! Ryan spoke with Kerry and Chris about life after Slayer, what’s on the horizon for King’s new music, and of course his amazing Dean Guitars signature model.
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Chapter Markers:
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Dean Kerry King Overlord Guitars
00:51 - How Kerry King Gets His Sound
02:29 - Being Compared to Slayer
04:31 - How to Mix the Old Songs with the New Ones
06:44 - Playing with Paul Bostaph
08:09 -Surprise Influences
09:05 - Gear Talk
09:56 - What does Kerry King Look for in a Co-Guitarist?
10:32 - What’s Next?
12:37 - New Music
14:43 - How Many Guitars Do You Tour With?
16:15 - Outro

[@jgmopar]

I was fortunate to see Slayer on every tour from 1988 to the end. The earwig geetar.

[@nativedavesmetalchannel520]

I'm so grateful Kerry came back with his solo stuff, he was a major influence on me growing up. I love his new album.

[@tweakthatproductions1648]

I love AMS!! Got all my gear from you guys play while I pay. Couldn’t have done it any other way! I have multiple drums, guitars, keys…etc all thanks to AMS!! ❤

[@rosskrause3926]

Same here..been with AMS since 2017 and paying on gear now..AMS ROCKS..Kerry King too.

[@rottingcorpse6002]

My Kerry King head is an absolute unit! He borrowed it to play the Dime Tribute at Ozzfest in 08. One of my all time favorite amps.

[@formallynamed85]

Can’t believe Kerry is gna be 60 fucking time flys

[@Henoxen]

And he still looks and sounds the same

[@michaelc9507]

@@Henoxen homeboy had ton of hair now he is chrome done

[@Henoxen]

@@michaelc9507 well that was in the 80s, he shaved his head around the mid 90s due to balding. All im saying is that he has looked the same for a long time

[@gery8989]

i´m watching this for the third time ! haha i simply can´t get enough Kerry King ! I am also super excited for new KK dean models !

[@wrigleyx]

Kerry is a big idole for me, i've learned how to thrashed a guitar's riff with KfK :)

[@Invincible_Force]

Kerry queen

[@backyardboogiewoogie]

Yeah hea a prick

[@zengroove16]

🤟 #Slayer 🤟

[@thrasher5122]

Metallica totally plays Damage Inc still but I’d still like to hear Kerry do it 😂

[@kombatunit66]

Can wait to to see KFK in August!!!

[@bradleybnelson391]

I love my kkv with a kahler

[@Superjet113]

I have rock star status like Kerry King, oh wait, my rock star status is with AMS.. hahhaa

[@gantronyc]

That should be a sticker. 😂

[@coreycann6751]

Me too. Gotta live that payment plan with no credit cbeck

[@taylorsholes596]

Kerry looks good 👍

[@TheStrykerProject]

Cool ass interview. Love Slayer and love Kerry's new album! 🤘🏻🔥

[@crimsontowerfullmoon8646]

Killer guitars ! Menacing sinister shapes with the best trem ever : Kahler. Oh, and King's new album rules supreme

[@vorpalblades]

New album is weak as shit.

[@jonathanalexander1517]

🤘🎸🤘🇺🇸❤️!!

[@rebel1980warrior]

KK rules!

[@ExileonBrockSt]

🇨🇦👽🎸👍🏼

[@brucetungsten5714]

His guitars from the 80ies and the very early 90ies(B.C. Rich, ESP) are truly beautiful compared to what he has been pushing for the last 20 years... pretty sad. Nonetheless more power to him as he once was (from 1987 - 1991) the most exciting guitarist of all time for me.

[@ErWo75]

Is Kerry jealous of Jeff Hanneman? 5:17

[@vorpalblades]

Rightfully

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

I got the Kahler and a Floyd and they both have pros and cons but the Kahler is the better and easier to use and stays in tune better.

[@RonaldJBateman]

@2:46

[@slamdjentcore]

Mr. King needs to do his research. Metallica last played Damage Inc. In 2022. Saw them in 2015 playing it.

[@hidraaegi]

Any chance to made interviews with : prong, flotsam & jetsam,death angel, exodus, destruction,sodom, grave digger, kreator, taime downe faster pussycat , danny liker (anthrax,nuclear assault & new book) , Don Dokken,Mick ,Pilson or Lynch, Ratt : Pearcy,Croucier or Blotz, Lita, - Uriah Heep ,Jeff Waters (Annihilator) , Phill Ridd (Sacred Reich) Mike Muir (Suicidal T.) - Cronos or Mantas (Venom Venom Inc) Dee Snider, - Eddie Ojeda or Jay Jay French(Twisted Sister) - - Chris Caffery (Savatage ,TSO,Spirits of Fire) - Rudy Sarzo - Ynwie - Bobby or Ray Fates Warning - Lizzy Borden Vescera ex Ynwie , Holmes from WASP, Armored Saint,Zlozower,Mark Weiss,Def Leppard,Motley, Flotsam,Overkill,Anthrax, Vanderberg STRYPER , Stryper ,etc

[@phoenixx100]

I met you guys in a dressing room (as Slayer) in Chicago Metro in 1985. I and my good friend Steve Wilson were teenage loaders. We had been ordered to organize and freshly paint the dressing room prior to your arrival. When you guys got there very early, it smelled strongly of fresh paint fumes. We all shared a few dumb jokes about the odor. I then asked if you guys really worshipped Satan. There was a silence. Tommy Araya calmly hesitated and then replayed "No, but we do believe in the Triumph of Nature" Not sure if you will recall this.

[@auntjenifer7774]

I love Dean guitars ! Every one is so perfect it makes you wonder what Gibson is doing today.

[@frankking439]

Making tons of money selling expensive guitars.

[@nicolasbeaudry6158]

Apple and orange I love Gibson a Dean USA is the same prices… 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@brutesmagootes3996]

Those guitars 🤮

[@steverichards1482]

Kerry, please stop wearing sunglasses inside, you look weird.

[@Porous_Dawg]

It's a tattoo.

[@eldiablo3794]

Kerry King hasn't had a good or decent signature guitar since he left ESP in the late 90s.

[@uv77mc85]

The first KKV with the 6 inline headstock he did when he went back to BC Rich was nice. It didn't last long though before it was replaced with the tribal one which was horrible looking.

[@kmetal83]

Jeff > KK

[@backyardboogiewoogie]

Fact

[@paulpv7]

Metallica will probably play damage inc again. They played it 8 times in 2022.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

makes sense a B -leaguer doing a cover of B-leaguers like Motorhead and the B-league Di'Anno ERA of Maiden . And some covers that Metallica did

[@riffboogie6529]

Metallica didn’t cover Damge Inc they wrote it

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@riffboogie6529 We know it is on Master of Puppets. I read something they were going to do something off Garage Inc

[@g3ng4rb0i3]

How do you not know about your guitar. What a disappointment kerry is. I would absolutely LOVE talking about the shit I've wanted to be in MY guitar that I spent years forging.

[@kiezersosay49]

Absolutely dude. I spec'd out a ⅞ s-style warmoth build(24 frets/24¾" scale) and I could tell you every last detail about it. I could do that with all my guitars really... but if I had dean/bc rich making signature guitars for me I'd be able to answer any questions about them.

[@waywardanarchist]

too expensive and beyond most peoples budgets...better value for money to be found elsewhere...should have stuck with b.c. rich!

[@dpapaioannow]

did he frickin lose a tooth or something?

[@johndoderino2609]

He sounds weird

[@corystanley4297]

Sounds like he has new teeth

[@MadAlhazred]

Somehow he managed to make a guitar look uglier than his BC Rich signatures.