Kerry King’s band will record the second album in 2026

Death Angel singer Mark Osegueda discussed his connection with Slayer guitarist Kerry King‘s solo band in a recent interview with the That Metal Interview podcast. Phil Demmel (guitar; Machine Head, Vio-lence), Kyle Sanders (bass; Hellyeah), and drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Testament, Exodus) complete the outfit. As reported by blabbermouth.net, this is what he said.

Yeah, it’s doing great. We just got back from Japan about three weeks ago, our first shows in Japan. So those were amazing. And, yeah, for [King’s debut solo] record [2024’s ‘From Hell I Rise’], we toured everywhere. And I guess in a certain way, the touring cycle for that record has been completed. We did North America a couple of times, Europe a couple of times, South America, Japan, Australia. So we’ve worked that record pretty good. And now we’re busy writing, getting the material together for the second record. And it’s coming, it’s coming along. And we’re gonna probably record the second record sometime in the first quarter of this upcoming year. As far as when it’ll be released, I’m not quite sure. But we’re definitely in the process of getting the songs together for it.

This is what he said when discussing the experience of recording and touring with the rest of the band.

They’re good guys. I love the guys. It’s a great band to be a part of. Touring with them’s amazing. They’re all solid dudes that I’ve known for years, decades. And I’m very proud to be a part of it and I look forward to much more to come, for sure.

Osegueda responded to the interviewer’s comment that when King and his solo band perform Slayer material live, Mark does a “great job of emulating Tom Araya’s” vocal parts.

Well, Tom, he’s an icon. I admire him; I have for many years. I’m a Slayer fan, so he’s got a very distinct voice and one that I’ve admired for many, many years. So when we do those songs, I just get out there and do my best to do the songs justice and his voice justice, because I think he’s fantastic.