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Merlin Alderslade

"I’m going to be doing this for the next 10 years at least." Listen to Kerry King's ferocious debut solo single, Idle Hands, as the ex-Slayer man reveals his new band members and debut album From Hell I Rise

Kerry King .

Former Slayer guitarist Kerry King has finally unveiled his much anticipated new solo project in full, courtesy of a brand new single, title for his upcoming album and the long awaited reveal of the four men that will be joining him in his new band. As first suggested by his appearance on the bill for this year's Welcome To Rockville Festival in May, King's new project will perform under his own name - something which he tells Rolling Stone wasn't the original plan.

"It was going to be King’s Reign for a long time, which is really cool," he explains. "But even with that one, I went to the guys, like, 'I’m not a vain dude. I don’t want my name to be a part of it.' We talked about Blood Rain for a while, but it didn’t work. Every time I came up with anything remotely cool, it was taken by some obscure band in Eastern Europe. It became Kerry King because I love that logo."

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