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Kerry King has announced a London headline show

A couple of days after he hits Download’s main stage, Slayer legend Kerry King will be heading to London for a headline date.

Kerry King has announced a London headline show
Words:
Emily Carter
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Jim Louvau

Kerry King has just announced a London headline show for this summer.

The Slayer legend and his band are set to hit the Electric Ballroom in Camden on Tuesday, June 18, just two days on from their appearance on the Apex Stage at Download Festival.

Both performances will arrive around a month after from the release of Kerry’s upcoming solo album From Hell I Rise, which is due out on May 17 via Reigning Phoenix Music.

And in fact, there’s a chance we’ll be getting to hear even more new music from him, beyond the material on From Hell I Rise…

“Even with a record in the can, I’ve still got so many songs that need to be finished,” he said last week. “This is what I know how to do… number one being music, number two being metal. It’s been a part of my life for 40 years, and I’m nowhere near being done.”

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Riding off into the sunset was never an option for Kerry King. He’s too driven, too angry, too damn metal for anything like that. On top of it all, debut ‘solo’ album From Hell I Rise is cranium-rattling proof he’s still got far too much to give. Digging into its creation, it feels reassuringly unlikely that he’ll ever give up that legendary Flying-V anytime soon…

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