The future of Slayer looks quite black

Following Slayer’s two festival appearances in September and October after a five-year break, Kerry King discussed the band’s future intentions in a recent interview with Australia’s Metal Roos. And while they won’t certainly shift into black metal music, the future does not appear very bright.

We’re never gonna tour again. We’re never gonna make a record again. Mark my word: we’re never gonna make a record again, we’re never gonna tour again. Because that was the last thing. We said [back in 2018], ‘This is our final tour.’ It took five years for us to come and say, ‘Hey, here’s a couple of shows, five-year anniversary.

But he does not regret reuniting with the group.

I think it’s really cool. A lot of fans are into it. There’s gonna be haters who say, ‘Oh, they retired.’ Yeah. Whatever. This is all about celebration. Say a kid was 10 years old when we retired. Now he’s 15, 16. First opportunity to see us. I think that’s important.

King also mentioned how Slayer’s reunion performances were revealed only a few weeks after he revealed the specifics of his new solo band and first solo record. 

The announcement timing was not my favorite, but my band was doing its thing. The festivals Slayer agreed to play, they wanted to release, they wanted to announce. So, the timing wasn’t in my favor, but everything went, and here we are in Australia kicking ass.