Fan-filmed video of Kerry King‘s July 24 performance at the Orlando Amphitheater in Orlando, Florida can be seen below.
The setlist for the concert was as follows:
01. Where I Reign
02. Trophies Of The Tyrant
03. Residue
04. Toxic
05. Idle Hands
06. Shrapnel
07. Raining Blood (SLAYER song)
08. Black Magic (SLAYER song)
09. From Hell I Rise
The SLAYER guitarist’s solo band played his first concert as the support act for LAMB OF GOD and MASTODON on July 19 at the Texas Trust CU Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Earlier this month, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton told theHeavy Consequence‘s “Two For The Road” series about the fact that King‘s new group is serving as the support act for the North American “Ashes Of Leviathan” tour: “It speaks to the character of Kerry Kinga legend in this game. [I have the] utmost respect [for him]. [He was] part of some of the greatest metal songs in history. SLAYER [was] absolutely formative in my understanding and my love for metal. And SLAYER has taken LAMB OF GOD out on multiple occasions, MASTODON out on multiple occasions, at some point together. And so now SLAYER is defunct or on hiatus, whatever it is that they’re doing, or not doing. I don’t know how to characterize that, but they’ve not been around, they’ve not been actively working.”
Morton continued: “First of all, it speaks to who he is as a musician and as a songwriter and as an artist and as a performer that he doesn’t just like kick back and go play with the snakes or whatever he does for fun. He puts a new band together, writes a new album, records a banger of an album, and now he’s gonna go out on tour opening for these guys that opened for him. No pretense, no ego, none of the behind-the-scenes stuff, prima donna stuff — none of it. Because that’s who he is.
“If there’s any question, to the fans who are watching this or hearing this, but understand that that doubt is a real one,” Mark added. “He’s an absolute real one. He’s doing this not for the money — it’s none of that. He’s doing this because that dude is, in the truest, realest, most genuine sense of the concept, a heavy metal guitar player, songwriter. And if he can’t do it with that band [SLAYER], he’s gonna do it with this band. And if he can’t do it headlining, he’s gonna open up. It doesn’t matter. ‘Cause that’s who he is. And out of all the things I could say out of respect and accolades for Kerry King, that, to me, hits the hardest. That is the most impressive thing to me.”
The six-week “Ashes Of Leviathan” tour will wrap on August 31 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Joining Kerry in his new band are Mark Osegueda (vocals; DEATH ANGEL),Phil Demmel (guitar; MACHINE HEAD, VIO-LENCE),Kyle Sanders (bass; HELLYEAH) and drummer Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, EXODUS).
In early May, the KERRY KING band performed their first live show at Reggies in Chicago. In the days following, the band went from playing an intimate venue to performing at the huge US festivals Welcome To Rockville (Florida) and Sonic Temple (Ohio).
KERRY KING launched a European tour on June 3 — King‘s 60th birthday – in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The trek combined headline shows in the UK, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Spain but also festival appearances such as Rock Am Ring, Hellfest, Tuska, Download, Sweden Rock Festival and many more.
King‘s debut solo album, “From Hell I Rise”, was released in May. All material for the LP was written by the 60-year-old SLAYER guitarist Helming the sessions at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles last year he was producer Josh Wilburwho has previously worked with KORN, LAMB OF GOD, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and BAD RELIGIONamong others.
