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Kerry King (born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Slayer. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 533 pixelsFull resolution (1200 Ã— 800 pixel, file size: 399 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... The KKV (Kerry King V) is an electric guitar designed by Kerry King of Slayer for B.C. Rich. ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Kerry King was born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California to a father who was an aircraft parts inspector and a mother who worked as a telephone company employee. He has been married twice, and has a daughter named Shyanne Kymberlee King.^[1] is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...

In 1981 King was trying out for the position as a guitarist in a band. After the session was over Jeff Hanneman approached him and the two began playing Iron Maiden and Judas Priest songs with the session drummer. King mentioned "Why don’t we start our OWN band?” [Laughs] and I was like, “…Fuck yeah!".^[2] Like most heavy metal musicians, King had long hair, but then shaved his head when he started balding. His bald head, spiked wristband, and extensive tattoo work (which covers his hands, arms and head) are his trademarks, to such a degree that Blender included a tour of his body ink.^[3] Jeff Hanneman (born January 31, 1964, in Oakland, California) is the guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash metal band Slayer. ... This article is about the band. ... For other uses, see Judas priest (curse). ... For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). ... The Bass Red Triangle, was the first trademark registered in Britain in 1876. ...

King's acronym, KFK, was revealed to mean "Kerry Fucking King!" in the January 2007 Issue of Guitar World.^[4] Two issues of Guitar World featuring Jimmy Page, and Jimi Hendrix on the covers, and the accompanying CDs (May 2005, October 2005) Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. ...

Style

Over the years, Kerry King's guitar style has remained similar, giving him a very distinctive sound. Aside from his strong, often angular rhythm guitar work, King is one of the most distinctive soloists in metal: focusing more on speed and chaos than on melody or typical metal-style technical precision, King typically makes extensive and unorthodox use of whammy bar and uses a very heavy, irregular vibrato. Rhythm guitar is a guitar that is primarily used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a singer or for other instruments in an ensemble. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic pickups to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. ... Vibrato is a musical effect where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound. ...

Some fans and critics have disapproved of King's solo style, but it should be noted that his solo style had little precedent, but has exerted a strong influence, particularly thrash and death metal bands, where diatonicism is less important than in traditional rock and metal. Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... In music theory, a diatonic scale (from the Greek diatonikos, to stretch out; also known as the heptatonia prima; set form 7-35) is a seven-note musical scale comprising five whole-tone and two half-tone steps, in which the half tones are maximally separated. ...

Lyrics

Perhaps Slayer's primary lyricist, King's songs are mostly based on Satanic subjects, which he attributes to his love of horror movies. He has stated he does not believe in God, and he does not believe in Satan, but he writes about Satanic subjects because he says it is more fun to sing about Satan than God. Satanism can refer to a number of belief systems depending on the user and contexts. ... â€œHorror Movieâ€ redirects here. ...

King has frequently and outspokenly criticized organized religion and describes it as a "crutch" for people who are "too weak to get through life on their own."^[5] King has also stated that "I'm the kind of guy that says if I don't see it, then it doesn't work. And nobody can show me God."^[5]

Like Plato's uncle Critias of more than 2000 years ago, King frequently attempts to awaken modern humans to the fact that religion is "the ultimate form of mind control that is perfectly legal." (Metal: A Headbanger's Journey). In the same documentary King says that religion is a "load of shit". Mind control (or thought control) has the premise that an outside source can control an individuals thinking, behavior or consciousness (either directly or more subtly). ...

Feuds

King has had well-publicized disagreements with several of his contemporaries, including a long-standing feud with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, who attempted to persuade King to leave the "posers," "lame spikes," and "eyeliner" of Slayer behind and focus on Megadeth. Recently in GuitarWorld.com's Dear Guitar Hero, King "admires him to this day" as a guitarist, even though he considers Mustaine a "hypocrite".^[6] David Scott Mustaine (born David Scott Mustonen, September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, United States) is the lead/rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and singer for the speed/thrash metal band, Megadeth. ... Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Two issues of Guitar World featuring Jimmy Page, and Jimi Hendrix on the covers, and the accompanying CDs (May 2005, October 2005) Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. ...

Another feud is with Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn, who claims that King started "talking shit about us out of nowhere."^[7] King labeled Machine Head as “sell-outs” after the release of their 2001 album Supercharger. King continued to criticize the band stating "They're responsible for rap-metal", "they fooled me into thinking they're metal", "'they have no integrity left."^[7] King and Flynn reportedly ended this feud backstage at the "Metal Hammer" awards show in London on June 11th 2007. The machine heads on a Squier Stratocaster electric guitar. ... Image:Robb Flynn. ... Supercharger is the fourth album by heavy metal band, Machine Head. ... Rap metal is a musical genre influenced by both rap music and heavy metal music. ...

In 2006, Slayer's producer Rick Rubin lent production to Metallica's untitled ninth studio album, instead of Slayer for their album Christ Illusion. King deemed this action a "slap in the fucking face,"^[8] labeling Metallica as a "sinking ship."^[9] Frederick Jay (Rick) Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is an American record producer and is currently the co-head of Columbia Records. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Metallicas yet-to-be-titled ninth studio album is tentatively planned to be released in late 2007. ... Christ Illusion is the tenth studio album by Slayer, which was released on August 8, 2006 on American Recordings. ...

Guest appearances

In addition to appearing on Slayer's albums, he has also made several guest appearances as lead guitarist. While lending production to 1986’s Reign in Blood, Rick Rubin was also helming production of the Beastie Boys debut album Licensed to Ill. Rubin felt the track "No Sleep till Brooklyn" needed a guitar solo, so he offered King several hundred dollars to lay down the part.^[10] He also did the guitars on "Fight For Your Right (To Party)", and "She's Crafty". King has since commented that his playing ability "certainly wasn’t that of a virtuoso".^[10] "No Sleep till Brooklyn", whose title was a spoof on Motörhead’s 1981 live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, was originally intended to feature King being knocked offstage by a gorilla in its music video though King refused.^[10] King replied "If there’s gonna be any knocking offstage, it’ll be me knocking the gorilla", which is what subsequently happened.^[10] King has reminisced that he thought the Beastie Boys were cool, although never having heard any of their music at the time.^[10] Reign in Blood is the third studio album and major label debut by the American thrash metal band Slayer. ... Beastie Boys is a hip hop musical group from New York City, consisting of Michael Mike D Diamond, Adam MCA Yauch, Adam Ad-Rock Horovitz and the official DJ for the group Michael Mix Master Mike Schwartz. ... Licensed to Ill is the debut album by the Beastie Boys, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). ... No Sleep Till Brooklyn is a song by the Beastie Boys. ... (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party) was the first single released from the Beastie Boys breakthrough album, Licensed to Ill (1986). ... No Sleep Till Brooklyn is a song by the Beastie Boys. ... This article is about the band. ... No Sleep til Hammersmith was MotÃ¶rheads first live album. ...

King contributed a lead guitar outro part to Pantera’s song "Goddamn Electric", which appeared on the 2000 album "Reinventing the Steel".^[11] King’s rig was set up in Pantera’s bathroom backstage just after Ozzfest in Dallas, as the group still had their own dressing room despite not appearing on the festival bill.^[11] After King had finished the first take, Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell yelled "DON’T LET HIM DO IT AGAIN!"^[11] King tried again with the hope would find a superior rendition, though the first take was used.^[11] For other uses, see Pantera (disambiguation). ... Reinventing the Steel is a groove metal album by Pantera and the bands last studio album. ... â€œDimebagâ€ redirects here. ...

King also contributed lead guitar solos to the following songs; "Disorder" with rapper Ice-T (from the 1992 album "Judgment Night"), Rob Zombie’s "Dead Girl Superstar" (from the 2001 album The Sinister Urge), Hatebreed’s "Final Prayer" (from the March 2002 album Persevereance) and Sum 41’s "What We're All About (The Original Version)", (from the June 2002 released Spider-Man movie soundtrack). Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958)[1], better known by stage name Ice-T, is an American rapper, rock musician, author, former United States Army soldier, and actor. ... â€œJudgment Nightâ€ is an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. ... Robert Cummings (born January 12, 1965 ) ), better known as Rob Zombie, is an American musician, film director, and writer. ... The Sinister Urge is the sophomore solo album (not counting the remix album American Made Music to Strip By) by the former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie, released in 2001. ... Hatebreed is a band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. ... Perseverance is the third studio release by the American metalcore band Hatebreed. ... Sum 41 is a Canadian Punk rock band from Ajax, Ontario. ... Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man Spider-Man is the name of an extremely successful movie (released on May 3, 2002) which stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe and was directed by Sam Raimi. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Equipment

Zakk Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wiedlandt on January 14, 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is a lead guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter, best known for his role as founder of Black Label Society and guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne. ... â€œDimebagâ€ redirects here. ... B.C. Rich use unusual shapes for their guitars, like this Warlock model. ... The KKV (Kerry King V) is an electric guitar designed by Kerry King of Slayer for B.C. Rich. ...

Snakes

Kerry is a long time and noted herpetoculturist and snake breeder who is known to pop up at Southern California reptile events and pet shops with little notice. In 2005, he participated in an online chat discussion with both music and snake fans at the popular online reptile community kingsnake.com where he discussed both his involvement with Slayer and his interest in reptiles.^[12]Kerry King's Obsessions: Snakes! An Herpetoculturist is one who keeps reptiles and/or amphibians in captivity, sometimes (but not exclusively) for the purpose of breeding. ...

References

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Paul Bostaph (born March 6, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a heavy metal drummer, who has played for the bands Forbidden (originally known as Forbidden Evil), Slayer, Testament, and Systematic. ... Jon Dette is a heavy metal drummer. ... Tony Scaglione is a thrash metal drummer. ... The Reign In Blood album cover The discography for the American heavy metal band Slayer. ... Show No Mercy is the debut album by the thrash metal band Slayer, which was released in December 1983 through Metal Blade Records. ... Hell Awaits (1985) was the second full-length album by Slayer, released through Metal Blade Records. ... Reign in Blood is the third studio album and major label debut by the American thrash metal band Slayer. ... South of Heaven is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. ... Seasons in the Abyss is the fifth studio album by thrash metal band Slayer. ... Divine Intervention is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. ... 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Undisputed Attitude is an album of punk covers and three original songs by the thrash metal band Slayer. ... Live Intrusion is a home video by Slayer which was released in 1995 through American Recordings. ... War at the Warfield is a home video by Slayer which was released in 2003 through American Recordings. ... Still Reigning is a home video by Slayer which was released in 2004 through American Recordings. ... Josef Mengele, the SS physician whose acts during WWII inspired the lyrics of Angel of Death Angel of Death is the opening track on the American thrash metal band Slayers 1986 album Reign in Blood. ... Raining Blood is the final track from thrash metal band Slayers 1986 album, Reign in Blood. ... Eyes of the Insane is a 2006 single by American thrash metal band Slayer, taken from their 2006 album Christ Illusion. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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