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Kerry King

Kerry King

Real/full name:
Kerry Ray King
Age:
59 (born Jun 3rd, 1964)
Place of birth:
United States (Los Angeles, California)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Kerry King was one of the guitarists of Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and remained a member until they disbanded in 2019.

King was also a member of Megadeth in their earliest days, performing at some of the band's first gigs. On October 21st, 2010, he joined Megadeth on stage at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California for the song "Rattlehead".

Trivia

King graduated high school as valedictorian.

He was born on the same day as Doro Pesch and Billy Milano.

He has made guest appearances for various acts including the Beastie Boys, Marilyn Manson, Sum 41, Pantera, Ice-T, and Witchery. He played lead guitar on the Beastie Boys song "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" and appeared in the music video.

As a musician, he was mostly known for playing ...

Kerry King

Guitars (2019-present)

Slayer

Guitars (1981-2019, 2024-present)

1983 Show No Mercy Lyrics (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8-10), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-10)
1984 Haunting the Chapel (EP) Songwriting, Lyrics, Guitars
1984 Live Undead (Live album) Guitars
1985 Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge (Split video) Guitars
1985 Hell Awaits Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5, 6), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)
1986 Postmortem (Single) Guitars, Lyrics
1986 Reign in Blood Lyrics (tracks 2-8, 10), Songwriting (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8), Guitars (lead)
1987 River's Edge (Split) Guitars
1987 Criminally Insane (Single) Guitars, Lyrics
1988 South of Heaven Lyrics (tracks 3, 6-8), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2, 5, 6)
1990 Seasons in the Abyss (Single) Guitars
1990 Seasons in the Abyss Songwriting (tracks 4, 6-9), Lyrics (tracks 3, 7-9), Guitars
1991 Decade of Aggression (Live album) Guitars
1994 The Tour '95 (Split) Guitars
1994 Divine Intervention Songwriting (tracks 1-8, 10), Lyrics (tracks 3-6, 10), Guitars
1995 Live Intrusion (Single) Guitars
1995 Serenity in Murder (EP) Guitars
1995 Live Intrusion (Video) Guitars
1996 I Hate You (Single) Guitars
1996 Undisputed Attitude Songwriting (track 14), Guitars
1996 Abolish Government (Split) Guitars
1998 Diabolus in Musica Lyrics (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8-11), Guitars, Songwriting (track 8)
1998 Stain of Mind (Single) Guitars
2001 God Send Death (Single) Lyrics (tracks 2-3), Guitars
2001 God Hates Us All Lyrics (tracks 1, 2, 4-8, 11-13), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 4, 5, 7-9, 11-13)
2003 War at the Warfield (Video) Guitars
2004 Still Reigning (Video) Guitars
2006 The Unholy Alliance (Split video) Guitars
2006 Eternal Pyre (Single) Guitars
2006 Cult (Single) Guitars
2006 Christ Illusion Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 6, 7, 9, 10), Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 6, 7, 9, 10), Guitars
2006 Eyes of the Insane (Single) Guitars
2007 The Unholy Alliance Chapter II - Preaching to the Perverted (Split video) Guitars
2009 Psychopathy Red (Single) Guitars
2009 Hate Worldwide (Single) Guitars, Lyrics
2009 World Painted Blood (Single) Guitars
2009 World Painted Blood Lyrics (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 11)
2010 Exclusive Members Only DVD (Video) Guitars
2010 The Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (Split video) Guitars
2014 Implode (Single) Guitars, Songwriting
2015 When the Stillness Comes (Single) Guitars, Songwriting
2015 Repentless (Single) Guitars
2015 You Against You (Single) Guitars
2015 Repentless Songwriting (tracks 1-8, 10-12), Guitars, Lyrics (tracks 2-8, 10, 11)
2019 The Repentless Killogy (Live at the Forum in Inglewood, CA) (Live album) Guitars
2019 The Repentless Killogy (Video) Guitars
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Megadeth

Guitars (1984)

Pantera

2000 Reinventing the Steel Guitars (lead) (track 2)

Witchery

2010 Witchkrieg Guitars (lead) (track 1)

S.O.D.

2000 Kill Yourself: The Movie (Video) Cameo appearance (track 8)

Slayer

1984 Haunting the Chapel (EP) Cover concept
1995 Live Intrusion (Video) Producer
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Added on: 2011-04-09 03:35:02 Last modified on: 2024-02-21 12:25:34
 
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