| Band Members |
| Kerry King (Guitar) |
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Birth Name: Kerry Ray King Born: June 3rd 1964 Place of Birth: Los Angeles, CA, USA Residence: Anaheim, CA, USA Instrument: Guitar Slayer member: 1982 - present |
| Biography |
He was the one to start the whole thing. He was the one to
start Slayer. He got together with Jeff at first. Then they
met with Dave Lombardo, who they could use, because they were
looking for a drummer. In 1983, Kerry helped out Megadeth a
few times, during concerts, because Megadeth had some problems
with a guitarist.
One of Kerry's hobbies is breeding snakes and show-dogs. It has even envolved into some sort of a business for him. Kerry is a man who isn't afraid to open his mouth and sometimes that causes trouble. He says what he wants to, completely. In 1995, he was the one to say, in an interview to Kerrang, that Kirk Hammet was the most overrated player ever to grace the pages of a guitar magazine. Many readers couldn't deal with that, and Kerrang received tons of letters about that. After that incident, the relationship between Metallica and Slayer has not been the best. He was married in 1990 but was later divorced. His current wife is Ayesha King, he also has a daughter from his first marriage named Shyanne Kymberlee King. He lives in Anaheim (California). Kerry King and Lars Ulrich, have been described as the most influencial persons in heavy/thrash metal. Because Kerry started Slayer and Lars Ulrich started Metallica. Those two bands, have influenced countless other bands. The entire thrash generation, was build on Show No Mercy and Kill'em all. Kerry is a big fan of hockey and football. Usually he wears a sports shirt, when performing. He also has a sister but I don't know her name. |
| Equipment |
Guitars
Kerry has been a major endorsee of B.C. Rich guitars for many years. He is best known for playing his signature model guitars (many are all maple with ebony fingerboards), with EMG pickups, Fernandes Sustainer Systems, and Dunlop strings. When performing live and in studio recordings, King favors neck-thru guitars. Kerrys guitars:
Amplifiers and cabinets Throughout Slayer's career, Kerry has used mainly the same equipment. He has been an endorser of Marshall amplifiers since the 1980s. Today, he uses his signature amplifier, through 4x12 cabinets with Celestion G12K-100 and Vintage 30 speakers.
Effects To avoid problems with pedals being damaged during live performances, Kerry keeps his effect pedals in a rack along with his amplifiers and rack effects. He controls them through a pedalboard onstage. The pedal controller allows him to change between different effect pedals and amplifiers.
Accessories
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B.C. Rich KKV Signature V