“Rob Halford shows up in a jean jacket and I’m like, ‘Oh, this guy, come on!’” Slayer’s Kerry King explains why Judas Priest were a “letdown” at 1981 gig

Judas Priest in 2024 and Kerry King in 2024.

Slayer’s Kerry King has called the first time he saw Judas Priest live a “letdown”.

The guitarist, who last week returned to the stage with Slayer for the first time in five years, makes the admission during a new interview with Nikki Blakk of San Mateo radio station 107.7 The Bone. The host asks King to name the “catalyst” that drew him to heavy metal when he was young.