Back in 1984 Slayer and other metal mainstays Venom and Exodus hit the road on what was dubbed the Combat Tour. According to band legend, one drunken night on the tour bus, Slayer frontman Tom Araya -- just a tempestuous twentysomething -- stumbled down the hallway looking for a place to take a leak. Venom vocalist Cronos joked that the bathroom was right there, in his mouth. Araya proceeded to whip it out and piss all over Cronos' hair. Sure, Cronos left Araya with a shiner but it's all part of what makes Slayer, well, fucking Slayer.
After more than 20 years and 13 albums, the thrash-metal titans are still going strong and with the release of "Christ Illusion" in 2006, some say Slayer is better than ever. Not only is "Christ Illusion" the first album in 15 years with the original lineup -- Araya (vocals/bass), Kerry King (guitar), Jeff Hanneman (guitar) and Dave Lombardo (drums) -- but it also managed to earn the band a Grammy, proving you never know what to expect from these California natives.
SuicideGirls caught up with metal legend Kerry King to chat about the "Christ Illusion Special Limited Edition" (out now), the band's summer tour with Marilyn Manson, and the joys of breeding snakes...
Erin Broadley: So Slayer just released a special edition of Christ Illusion, which is the first album you guys have put out with Dave Lombardo on drums in over a decade. How is it to have the original lineup back together again?
Kerry King: Well, weve been touring with Dave since 02 so to us its old news, but for fans its cool because its the first thing hes gotten to stay on since the 90s. I think for the kids still, its like the gift that keeps on giving. Slayer putting out a new album with Lombardo for the first time since 1990, you know, its like Christmas every day.
EB: Right. How did the shows go in Europe?
KK: Cool.
EB: Those were not with Manson, correct?
KK: Just a couple. We played together in Switzerland and I actually held up bus call so I could go check out his show because I hadnt seen Manson play in years. So I went on stage. Actually one of our old guitar techs is working for Manson, so I went up for the first five songs and hung out in guitar world and got to see what it was about. So looking forward to it, looking forward to having my first drink of Absinthe in a month next week [laughs].
EB: Yeah. One of our writers interviewed Manson a few weeks back and he said that he has to drink Absinthe every day because if he doesnt, hell melt.
KK: I know, its the strangest thing, man! I remember when we met he did a photo session for Revolver. He brings out these three cups of Absinthe.
EB: Oh man.
KK: Hes like, Im drinking, whos in? I was like, Oh, were going to get along fine.
EB: I thought when you drink Absinthe, thats when youre supposed to feel like youre going to melt -- not the other way around.
KK: It doesnt do anything to me. Either that or Im not drinking enough of it. Manson mixes it with water. Im like, Why are you mixing it with water man? Drink that shit straight. I guess if hed been doing it all day maybe he needed to put water into it [laughs].
EB: Do you have a favorite bottle you carry around with you like that?
KK: Well, I generally dont drink before we play. I think of the fans first.
EB: For sure.
KK: Im sure therell be a moment or two where me and Manson will light it up before we both play. When we did that show in Switzerland it was like that. I know a lot of people on his crew so it was like, Come do a fucking shot before we go on stage. So we did. For me, I usually drink whatever vodka flavor of the month Im on. You know, weve always got Jgermeister backstage.
EB: When you and I first met at an Ozzfest press conference a couple years back, you made me do shots of Jger with you.
KK: [Laughs] Imagine that
EB: Wasnt it only noon? You were like, Dude, come on and I said, No I hate black licorice. But you insisted so I thought, Well fuck, whos going to turn down shots of Jger with Kerry King?
KK: Yeah, its good [laughs].
EB: Well, getting back to the tour you guys are doing with Manson, during Manson said that with this tour you guys are bringing Satan back. Id have to argue that when it comes to representing the evil in rock and roll, I dont think it ever really went away. What do you think?
KK: No, I dont think it went away. Something he probably didnt bring up, which rings a bell with me, is that it seems like more and more people are coming around to our way of thinking. Im not saying everybodys going to be Satanists, but for me its like questioning what youre told. I think a lot of people dont just sit and think, Oh yeah, go to church on SundayJesus is good. Jesus is great. I think people say, Well, why is Jesus good? Why is Jesus great? Ive never seen the guy. How do I know this is real? I think people are questioning the norm more than they did 15 years ago.
EB: Well, I always say that if there is a God, the only reason he rested on the seventh day was because he was fuckin' hung over.
KK: [Laughs] Yeah.
EB: Do you see Slayers music providing any answers for those people who are questioning the norm?
KK: Well, the way I write 90 percent of the time is to throw up issues but not give a definitive opinion. I mean, to me the opposite would be Rage Against the Machine. Zack has an agenda. He makes sure everybody knows it and he wants you all on board. I dont like to do that because I think some of our fans are still too impressionable and theyll just believe it because you tell them to.
EB: Right, and then youre kind of being the same thing youre preaching against.
KK: Yeah. Like, when I say, Religion is hate -- I mean thats a definitive statement, thats what it is to me.
EB: When it comes to your fan base, do you find that there are a lot of new recruits still coming on board?
KK: Oh, absolutely. In the last five years Ive seen more kids than I did when we were coming up. [Slayer] has definitely jumped generations and its really cool to be able to do that. Theres no formula, theres no recipe. I guess you just stay relative long enough to where older brothers or parents hand it down and say, Im so into this, I want you to dig it.
EB: Slayer, entertainment for the whole family.
KK: Hopefully the kids arent going to rebel and say, Well I hate it because you like it.
EB: Youve mentioned before the importance of integrity to the band. Do you find that a lot of other metal bands out there are lacking integrity?
KK: Well theres a revolving door as to whos playing in a lot of bands. So theres no question mark there. We never made questionable records where you thought, Well, I wonder what Slayer is going to be playing when they come to town this time. You know, its just like you know whats coming to town. You know whats going to be happening. You know youre going to have a good time. You know people are going to be talking about it for the next few weeks. Its as close to a guarantee, I think, as anything out there.
EB: You guys won a Grammy this year for the song off Christ Illusion called Eyes of the Insane. That must have been a pretty surreal experience.
KK: Actually I was on tour and I had a day off that day and I was at the gym when that went down. I came back from the gym and I had all these texts on my phone. Im like, Well, either something really good or something really bad happened [laughs].
EB: Yeah, either someone died or I won a Grammy.
KK: All the congrats and when I came back to earth and went to the bar later and people could get a hold of me, they were like Oh, congrats. Whatever, you know, I dont really care. The same day I won Man of the Year through Metal Hammers readers poll. That means more to me because the fans voted for it.
EB: Right, right.
KK: I think people in the Academy you know, I think as far as metal goes, they have no idea. That just told me were a household name. I think they probably picked it because it was [also a] video. I think if you were to ask them, Whats the other nine songs on the record? they would have no idea.
EB: Wheres your Grammy? Is it in the house?
KK: Yeah, were moving right now so I left it in the box. Ill definitely display it. Ive got two Metal Hammer Golden God awards. Ive got two Kerrang! awards. Ill have a little award shelf and theyll be more prominent. Ill probably have that one in back and the Golden God ones in the front.
EB: How is the snake breeding going?
KK: I only had one batch this year because I was touring and didnt pay enough attention. But next year I stand to have 23 clutches of eggs, which could be upwards of 400 animals, you know. Thats going to be huge.
EB: Its fascinating.
KK: I know people have had them, like Alice Cooper has had them and Slash had them, but its technically a secondary business for me.
EB: You know as much about snakes as you do about playing guitar.
KK: Oh yeah, there are people in the snake world that know me for my line of reptiles have no idea that I even touch a guitar.
EB: How long have you been doing it?
KK: I got my first [snake] in 84. Right after our first big tour and I peaked in the late 90s. I probably had just under 400 animals of my own. Then I realized it was taking too much time away from Slayer and I sold everything. I got back into it about four years ago on a much smaller scale. I still realize that Slayer pays the bills and I need to pay most time to that because I can breed snakes forever and I cant play in Slayer forever.
EB: Well hey, youre a smart man, youve got a back up.
KK: Yeah, I mean it took me a while to prioritize but now Ive got it all right.
EB: And you know, its convenient that the two go hand in hand -- being a snake breeder and being in a band. Theyre both pretty badass professions.
KK: Yeah, totally, once I actually get my website up next year. If theres a Slayer fan thats going to buy a snake hes going to come to my site because hes going to want a Kerry King snake. Even if 5,000 other people have the same reptile hes going to buy it from me.
EB: [Laughs] Hey, well dont tell Gene Simmons or else hell start a snake business. Hell be like, That is a great idea. I am a businessman. Im going to start a KISS snake farm.
KK: Yeah, hell buy me out [laughs].
EB: Right. With Christ Illusion, there was a bit of a debacle last year where you guys felt a little bit dissed when Rick Rubin chose to produce Metallicas record instead of yours. What was the story behind that whole thing?
KK: Thats probably as much of it as I know. I didnt delve into it at all. You know, once it was done it was done. I didnt really care. All Ive got to say is you know, I want Metallica to succeed as much as anybody because I would love to be a fan again. But now that Ive got Christ Illusion out, theyve got something to step over.
EB: Will you guys still work with Rick in the future?
KK: He had his hand on this record. He didnt do full production but he had his hand in it mixing and stuff like that. If he wanted to do the next record, yeah hed have a shot at it. I dont dislike the guy for it or anything. But I think Josh Abraham did a good job on this record so Id be more than happy to work with him again too.
EB: Right. Whats the difference between Christ Illusion and the special edition?
KK: Were on Sony now. Sony wanted to re-release the record and have, you know, their own stamp on it so its got the song we didnt finish its got Final Six on it. Its got the video for Eyes of the Insane. Its got some behind the scenes video from Australia and Florida, I believe, just some fan stuff. Everything on there is pretty fun. Ill watch it. If I was a fan Id dig this.
EB: I have a quote here from Tom where he talks about the references to death in Slayers music. He says, I think its just a common thread in general: we all share death, and we all share it at different times in different ways, but its the one thing that we all have in common. We all die. Its how we live that makes us different. I thought that was a pretty good way to sum it up. What would you say? What about the life you and the band have lived has made you different, especially amongst your metal peers?
KK: Well, we make up a mean riff [laughs]. It could be something that simple and easy. If I dont come up with anything better, use that [laughs]! Yeah, you know, I think from the beginning we were lucky enough not to have to not be ourselves to be popular. Before we got our first record deal, we went out and played. We didnt care if anybody liked us. We liked it. It was awesome and people came around to us. I think that also speaks for longevity. We never had to make believe we were somebody we werent. So, we made stuff up we loved. We made up stuff we believed in. We made stuff up we were fans of. Im still a fan of the genre. Im still a metal kid. Youll always find me at Anaheim House of Blues if theres a metal show in town. I think it all just revolves around itself.
EB: That brings up another question: Playing in this band for 26 years and being a fan of metal obviously longer than that, have you ever come to a point where youve felt disenchanted? Have you ever felt like you started to lose touch with being a fan first and foremost?
KK: The funny thing is, we were just in Europe. We played somewhere in Holland at a festival and Heaven and Hell opened for Slayer. That was weird for me.
EB: Wow.
KK: Yeah, that was weird to me. After the show Tony Iommi was knocking on the door and Im like [laughs], Stop knocking on my fucking door and get your ass in here! Dont ever do that again!
EB: Like, Mr. King can I come in?
KK: Yeah [laughs].
EB: What are Slayers plans for the rest of the year?
KK: The Manson tour is it. Then Im off for football season. So dont call me on Sunday.
EB: Is being home for football a requirement?
KK: No, this is the first football season Ive been off for years. Usually Im in Europe and cant see shit! The last two years I was in European tours and I missed most of the season.
EB: Whos your team?
KK: Raiders.
EB: Nice.
KK: Gotta be the bad guys.
EB: That, and they have a pretty badass color scheme going on.
KK: You know what, if Al Davis ever kicks the bucket the coolest thing the Raiders could do would be the monochromatic uniforms like all the other teams are doing. They could be all black. Or they could be all silver like little trophies [laughs].
EB: [Laughs] Anybody else in the band a football fan?
KK: Yeah, Jeffs into it -- hes a Raiders fan too. He used to wear Wheatlys jersey offstage. Hes copying my ass because in 94 I wore Biletnikoff for two years [laughs].
EB: How dare he.
KK: Yeah. Its my idea.
EB: Its funny; during the Manson interview he said that he hates watching sports, he reuses to watch them and he doesnt want to be around anyone who does.
KK: [Laughs] Hey Manson, get in here, youre watching this.
EB: I know, right? You just thought it was a coincidence that you got to go home for football season but maybe in reality he scheduled it to pull the plug before the jerseys come out.
KK: [Laughs] Yup.
EB: You guys are taking the stage before Manson but youre excited because now you get to relax and hang out after your set, right?
KK: I know. We never ever get to play except last. So people say Isnt that weird? And were like, No, thats really cool. Yeah, Manson will be onstage and Ill be drunk already.
EB: To wrap things up, I know that youre a big lover of horror movies. What was the last good one you saw?
KK: 1408. I saw that when I got back from Europe. Its pretty cool, man. Youre watching this movie and youre like, This is fucking wrong. Just mentally, What the fuck is going on with this thing? It was cool. It was mental.
EB: Alright, well thanks for your time.
KK: Hopefully well see you in Irvine.
EB: Hopefully.
After more than 20 years and 13 albums, the thrash-metal titans are still going strong and with the release of "Christ Illusion" in 2006, some say Slayer is better than ever. Not only is "Christ Illusion" the first album in 15 years with the original lineup -- Araya (vocals/bass), Kerry King (guitar), Jeff Hanneman (guitar) and Dave Lombardo (drums) -- but it also managed to earn the band a Grammy, proving you never know what to expect from these California natives.
SuicideGirls caught up with metal legend Kerry King to chat about the "Christ Illusion Special Limited Edition" (out now), the band's summer tour with Marilyn Manson, and the joys of breeding snakes...
Erin Broadley: So Slayer just released a special edition of Christ Illusion, which is the first album you guys have put out with Dave Lombardo on drums in over a decade. How is it to have the original lineup back together again?
Kerry King: Well, weve been touring with Dave since 02 so to us its old news, but for fans its cool because its the first thing hes gotten to stay on since the 90s. I think for the kids still, its like the gift that keeps on giving. Slayer putting out a new album with Lombardo for the first time since 1990, you know, its like Christmas every day.
EB: Right. How did the shows go in Europe?
KK: Cool.
EB: Those were not with Manson, correct?
KK: Just a couple. We played together in Switzerland and I actually held up bus call so I could go check out his show because I hadnt seen Manson play in years. So I went on stage. Actually one of our old guitar techs is working for Manson, so I went up for the first five songs and hung out in guitar world and got to see what it was about. So looking forward to it, looking forward to having my first drink of Absinthe in a month next week [laughs].
EB: Yeah. One of our writers interviewed Manson a few weeks back and he said that he has to drink Absinthe every day because if he doesnt, hell melt.
KK: I know, its the strangest thing, man! I remember when we met he did a photo session for Revolver. He brings out these three cups of Absinthe.
EB: Oh man.
KK: Hes like, Im drinking, whos in? I was like, Oh, were going to get along fine.
EB: I thought when you drink Absinthe, thats when youre supposed to feel like youre going to melt -- not the other way around.
KK: It doesnt do anything to me. Either that or Im not drinking enough of it. Manson mixes it with water. Im like, Why are you mixing it with water man? Drink that shit straight. I guess if hed been doing it all day maybe he needed to put water into it [laughs].
EB: Do you have a favorite bottle you carry around with you like that?
KK: Well, I generally dont drink before we play. I think of the fans first.
EB: For sure.
KK: Im sure therell be a moment or two where me and Manson will light it up before we both play. When we did that show in Switzerland it was like that. I know a lot of people on his crew so it was like, Come do a fucking shot before we go on stage. So we did. For me, I usually drink whatever vodka flavor of the month Im on. You know, weve always got Jgermeister backstage.
EB: When you and I first met at an Ozzfest press conference a couple years back, you made me do shots of Jger with you.
KK: [Laughs] Imagine that
EB: Wasnt it only noon? You were like, Dude, come on and I said, No I hate black licorice. But you insisted so I thought, Well fuck, whos going to turn down shots of Jger with Kerry King?
KK: Yeah, its good [laughs].
EB: Well, getting back to the tour you guys are doing with Manson, during Manson said that with this tour you guys are bringing Satan back. Id have to argue that when it comes to representing the evil in rock and roll, I dont think it ever really went away. What do you think?
KK: No, I dont think it went away. Something he probably didnt bring up, which rings a bell with me, is that it seems like more and more people are coming around to our way of thinking. Im not saying everybodys going to be Satanists, but for me its like questioning what youre told. I think a lot of people dont just sit and think, Oh yeah, go to church on SundayJesus is good. Jesus is great. I think people say, Well, why is Jesus good? Why is Jesus great? Ive never seen the guy. How do I know this is real? I think people are questioning the norm more than they did 15 years ago.
EB: Well, I always say that if there is a God, the only reason he rested on the seventh day was because he was fuckin' hung over.
KK: [Laughs] Yeah.
EB: Do you see Slayers music providing any answers for those people who are questioning the norm?
KK: Well, the way I write 90 percent of the time is to throw up issues but not give a definitive opinion. I mean, to me the opposite would be Rage Against the Machine. Zack has an agenda. He makes sure everybody knows it and he wants you all on board. I dont like to do that because I think some of our fans are still too impressionable and theyll just believe it because you tell them to.
EB: Right, and then youre kind of being the same thing youre preaching against.
KK: Yeah. Like, when I say, Religion is hate -- I mean thats a definitive statement, thats what it is to me.
EB: When it comes to your fan base, do you find that there are a lot of new recruits still coming on board?
KK: Oh, absolutely. In the last five years Ive seen more kids than I did when we were coming up. [Slayer] has definitely jumped generations and its really cool to be able to do that. Theres no formula, theres no recipe. I guess you just stay relative long enough to where older brothers or parents hand it down and say, Im so into this, I want you to dig it.
EB: Slayer, entertainment for the whole family.
KK: Hopefully the kids arent going to rebel and say, Well I hate it because you like it.
EB: Youve mentioned before the importance of integrity to the band. Do you find that a lot of other metal bands out there are lacking integrity?
KK: Well theres a revolving door as to whos playing in a lot of bands. So theres no question mark there. We never made questionable records where you thought, Well, I wonder what Slayer is going to be playing when they come to town this time. You know, its just like you know whats coming to town. You know whats going to be happening. You know youre going to have a good time. You know people are going to be talking about it for the next few weeks. Its as close to a guarantee, I think, as anything out there.
EB: You guys won a Grammy this year for the song off Christ Illusion called Eyes of the Insane. That must have been a pretty surreal experience.
KK: Actually I was on tour and I had a day off that day and I was at the gym when that went down. I came back from the gym and I had all these texts on my phone. Im like, Well, either something really good or something really bad happened [laughs].
EB: Yeah, either someone died or I won a Grammy.
KK: All the congrats and when I came back to earth and went to the bar later and people could get a hold of me, they were like Oh, congrats. Whatever, you know, I dont really care. The same day I won Man of the Year through Metal Hammers readers poll. That means more to me because the fans voted for it.
EB: Right, right.
KK: I think people in the Academy you know, I think as far as metal goes, they have no idea. That just told me were a household name. I think they probably picked it because it was [also a] video. I think if you were to ask them, Whats the other nine songs on the record? they would have no idea.
EB: Wheres your Grammy? Is it in the house?
KK: Yeah, were moving right now so I left it in the box. Ill definitely display it. Ive got two Metal Hammer Golden God awards. Ive got two Kerrang! awards. Ill have a little award shelf and theyll be more prominent. Ill probably have that one in back and the Golden God ones in the front.
EB: How is the snake breeding going?
KK: I only had one batch this year because I was touring and didnt pay enough attention. But next year I stand to have 23 clutches of eggs, which could be upwards of 400 animals, you know. Thats going to be huge.
EB: Its fascinating.
KK: I know people have had them, like Alice Cooper has had them and Slash had them, but its technically a secondary business for me.
EB: You know as much about snakes as you do about playing guitar.
KK: Oh yeah, there are people in the snake world that know me for my line of reptiles have no idea that I even touch a guitar.
EB: How long have you been doing it?
KK: I got my first [snake] in 84. Right after our first big tour and I peaked in the late 90s. I probably had just under 400 animals of my own. Then I realized it was taking too much time away from Slayer and I sold everything. I got back into it about four years ago on a much smaller scale. I still realize that Slayer pays the bills and I need to pay most time to that because I can breed snakes forever and I cant play in Slayer forever.
EB: Well hey, youre a smart man, youve got a back up.
KK: Yeah, I mean it took me a while to prioritize but now Ive got it all right.
EB: And you know, its convenient that the two go hand in hand -- being a snake breeder and being in a band. Theyre both pretty badass professions.
KK: Yeah, totally, once I actually get my website up next year. If theres a Slayer fan thats going to buy a snake hes going to come to my site because hes going to want a Kerry King snake. Even if 5,000 other people have the same reptile hes going to buy it from me.
EB: [Laughs] Hey, well dont tell Gene Simmons or else hell start a snake business. Hell be like, That is a great idea. I am a businessman. Im going to start a KISS snake farm.
KK: Yeah, hell buy me out [laughs].
EB: Right. With Christ Illusion, there was a bit of a debacle last year where you guys felt a little bit dissed when Rick Rubin chose to produce Metallicas record instead of yours. What was the story behind that whole thing?
KK: Thats probably as much of it as I know. I didnt delve into it at all. You know, once it was done it was done. I didnt really care. All Ive got to say is you know, I want Metallica to succeed as much as anybody because I would love to be a fan again. But now that Ive got Christ Illusion out, theyve got something to step over.
EB: Will you guys still work with Rick in the future?
KK: He had his hand on this record. He didnt do full production but he had his hand in it mixing and stuff like that. If he wanted to do the next record, yeah hed have a shot at it. I dont dislike the guy for it or anything. But I think Josh Abraham did a good job on this record so Id be more than happy to work with him again too.
EB: Right. Whats the difference between Christ Illusion and the special edition?
KK: Were on Sony now. Sony wanted to re-release the record and have, you know, their own stamp on it so its got the song we didnt finish its got Final Six on it. Its got the video for Eyes of the Insane. Its got some behind the scenes video from Australia and Florida, I believe, just some fan stuff. Everything on there is pretty fun. Ill watch it. If I was a fan Id dig this.
EB: I have a quote here from Tom where he talks about the references to death in Slayers music. He says, I think its just a common thread in general: we all share death, and we all share it at different times in different ways, but its the one thing that we all have in common. We all die. Its how we live that makes us different. I thought that was a pretty good way to sum it up. What would you say? What about the life you and the band have lived has made you different, especially amongst your metal peers?
KK: Well, we make up a mean riff [laughs]. It could be something that simple and easy. If I dont come up with anything better, use that [laughs]! Yeah, you know, I think from the beginning we were lucky enough not to have to not be ourselves to be popular. Before we got our first record deal, we went out and played. We didnt care if anybody liked us. We liked it. It was awesome and people came around to us. I think that also speaks for longevity. We never had to make believe we were somebody we werent. So, we made stuff up we loved. We made up stuff we believed in. We made stuff up we were fans of. Im still a fan of the genre. Im still a metal kid. Youll always find me at Anaheim House of Blues if theres a metal show in town. I think it all just revolves around itself.
EB: That brings up another question: Playing in this band for 26 years and being a fan of metal obviously longer than that, have you ever come to a point where youve felt disenchanted? Have you ever felt like you started to lose touch with being a fan first and foremost?
KK: The funny thing is, we were just in Europe. We played somewhere in Holland at a festival and Heaven and Hell opened for Slayer. That was weird for me.
EB: Wow.
KK: Yeah, that was weird to me. After the show Tony Iommi was knocking on the door and Im like [laughs], Stop knocking on my fucking door and get your ass in here! Dont ever do that again!
EB: Like, Mr. King can I come in?
KK: Yeah [laughs].
EB: What are Slayers plans for the rest of the year?
KK: The Manson tour is it. Then Im off for football season. So dont call me on Sunday.
EB: Is being home for football a requirement?
KK: No, this is the first football season Ive been off for years. Usually Im in Europe and cant see shit! The last two years I was in European tours and I missed most of the season.
EB: Whos your team?
KK: Raiders.
EB: Nice.
KK: Gotta be the bad guys.
EB: That, and they have a pretty badass color scheme going on.
KK: You know what, if Al Davis ever kicks the bucket the coolest thing the Raiders could do would be the monochromatic uniforms like all the other teams are doing. They could be all black. Or they could be all silver like little trophies [laughs].
EB: [Laughs] Anybody else in the band a football fan?
KK: Yeah, Jeffs into it -- hes a Raiders fan too. He used to wear Wheatlys jersey offstage. Hes copying my ass because in 94 I wore Biletnikoff for two years [laughs].
EB: How dare he.
KK: Yeah. Its my idea.
EB: Its funny; during the Manson interview he said that he hates watching sports, he reuses to watch them and he doesnt want to be around anyone who does.
KK: [Laughs] Hey Manson, get in here, youre watching this.
EB: I know, right? You just thought it was a coincidence that you got to go home for football season but maybe in reality he scheduled it to pull the plug before the jerseys come out.
KK: [Laughs] Yup.
EB: You guys are taking the stage before Manson but youre excited because now you get to relax and hang out after your set, right?
KK: I know. We never ever get to play except last. So people say Isnt that weird? And were like, No, thats really cool. Yeah, Manson will be onstage and Ill be drunk already.
EB: To wrap things up, I know that youre a big lover of horror movies. What was the last good one you saw?
KK: 1408. I saw that when I got back from Europe. Its pretty cool, man. Youre watching this movie and youre like, This is fucking wrong. Just mentally, What the fuck is going on with this thing? It was cool. It was mental.
EB: Alright, well thanks for your time.
KK: Hopefully well see you in Irvine.
EB: Hopefully.
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One of the times being won by a raffle they were having at Sam Ash Guitars. i was able to go back stage and I won Tom Aria's bass which I still have.
Slayer's concerts have been the best shows Ive ever experiences. And another plus having Hatebreed open for them
Will always dig that band!