KERRY KING - 'FROM HELL I RISE' | ALBUM REVIEW 

Definitely agree that Demmel and Osegueda are some of the shining moments here. I think that's the thing, is that there was an overstay of Slayer material so King probably just wanted to get this out there and perhaps we might see some more evolution in the next solo record but I have ever faith in the band for sure!

Thanks ever so much! I think that considering what it is and the fact that I have been wanting to hear what Slayer 2.0 might sound like this is a great start. I really do think that once the whole Repentless stuff is out there then we'll see some more experimentation come through from King but in all honesty, he probably just wanted to get these tracks out there! Thanks for checking out the video and I hope you enjoyed it!

Oh that's awesome! I really do think that a lot of this is the overhang from Repentless so now that this is out of Kerry's system we might be seeing even more creativity - even if not, it's a sold record! thanks for checking out the video!

Oh hell yeah! That will be awesome, is Lamb of God headlining? I would have imagined that he would've been if it were Slayer but with the fact of it being a new band the roles might have been reversed? Either way I look forward to hearing how these songs sound in a live setting!

@@TheMetalTris yes Lamb of is headling with Malevince from your country

Hell yeah! That's awesome. Glad that you're such a big fan of the record!

Hah! That's so awesome, I love that you just enjoy the music and don't worry about all of the other stuff. At the end of the day it's all about the music at the end of the day!

Hahaha nah man, I know that there are a lot of people that aren't Slayer fans. Personally for me I've enjoyed the classics / Seasons / South / Reign and some of the later work but really need to dive into the earlier material. I'll definitely give Shellac a listen, I know of their influence but I've not actually really ever listened to them before. I'm currently editing it and hope to have it up asap!

I know what you mean, I think that this is definitely going to have that kind of overhang of Slayer because King said himself that there are some riffs that were written during the times of Repentless that he wanted to include on there. Now that there's a fully fledged band though I think that it will be interesting to see where he goes from here for sure but as someone that really is happy with hearing new Slayer I'm pretty stoked!

It's a killer little ripper of a record and whilst it might not be my album of the year, it's definitely something that I will be putting one when I'm not sure of what to listen to!

Yeah man, I agree too. Not quite spectacular but exactly what a fan of Slayer / Kerry would want and that's totally fine. I think that once there's that overhang of Repentless that is gone we might hear some more inventive playing etc... but even if we don't this is still real good fun!

@@TheMetalTris it’s a fun album exactly.

That's fair enough! I haven't actually had the chance to listen to the new Slash just yet but I would also definitely recommend the latest Pallbearer record and I'll have my Gatecreeper review up very soon!

@@TheMetalTris I respect your opinion if you enjoyed it!

Exactly but having said that I do think that Kerry probably just wanted to get these songs out there. Maybe it was the hangover from Slayer and now that's happened in the next record there might be more experimentation and growth on that side of things. Still though, it's a sold Thrash record!

Hey there fair enough! I wouldn't quite say that a phoenix from the ashes is a big call - more just a generic kind of imagery really. It's an interesting one for sure and I am really looking forward to what the next record will sound like but for now, I'm happy with this!

totally boring and flat

That's a fair point and if you're not a fan then that's totally OK too! I remember hearing Idle Hands and I was really stoked and excited for this record to come out. I think if anything I am really excited to hear that the next record sounds like now that the shadow of Slayer / Relentless will be kind of more of a memory and we might really start to hear some experimentation to bring this into a new sound. That being said though King has always been a chief songwriter in Slayer right so this is still very much him! It's a solid record that I'll definitely be spinning more than a few more times before the year is out!

I'm a fan and I'm very happy. Exactly the pure thrash I'm looking for

Well that's fair enough! I thought that it was cool to have some Slayer vibes back and hopefully we get some experimentation soon as well - thanks for checking out the video too!