Guitarist explains feud with the Brazilian band in the 1990s and cites producer Andy Wallace as an indirect pivot of history
Two of the heaviest bands in history and thrash metal icons, Slayer and Grave They walked similar paths at times. So similar that, in the mid -1990s, the choice of the same producer even generated friction between them.
According to Kerry KingSlayer guitarist, that was the reason for the famous bullshit between the bands. In an interview with Rolling Stone Brazilhe said that Andy Wallaceeven indirectly, it turned out to be the pivot of the feud.
Wallace has been working as a Slayer sound engineer since Reign in Blood (1986) and so did so Seasons in the Abyss (1990). With the grave, he joined forces the following year to mix Arise (1991), was the producer of Chaos ad (1993) and remained in mixing until Roots (1996).
Kerry King indicates that he and his bandmates did not like the situation very much, given that the grave emerged as one of the great forces of metal in the decade – including being constantly compared to Slayer. However, it minimizes the tension level of the bullshit:
“In my opinion, it was a lot of testosterone. We had our producer Andy Wallace, who made three albums for us, and they started using Andy Wallace, everyone called them ‘Baby Slayer’ anyway. They took our producer and it was just one of these things, not even a misunderstanding, just the press talking something and going in it.”
The grave side on bullshit with Slayer
Max Cavaleraat the time guitarist and vocalist of Sepultura, has also commented on the subject. In conversation with the Blabberouth (via Igor Miranda website), the Brazilian followed a line similar to that of Kerry King and considered friction as something that was restricted to the press.
With the SoulflyMax worked with Tom Arya being one of your guests on the album Primitive (2000) and had a chance to trim the edges with Slayer’s bassist/vocalist.
“One of the things that bothered me most was this feud we didn’t create, but the media. They got into this. It was like two tribes going to war. There was so much strange thing being said. I had the opportunity to work with tone and it was great. That whole week I played Slayer in my car, I heard several of her old albums, which I love. HELL AWAITS (1985), Reign in Blood and HAUNTING THE CHAPEL (1984), which is probably my favorite EP. ”
Kerry King in Brazil
Kerry King arrives on Brazilian soil this week to perform at Bangers Open Airscheduled for May 2, 3 and 4 at the Latin America Memorial in São Paulo.
The band Kerry King plays on Sunday, 4, and is one of the main attractions of the day, alongside Blind Guardian, Wasp and Avantasia.
It will be the first presentation of the group in Brazil. The vocalist completes the formation MARK OSEGUDA (Death Angel), the guitarist Phil Demmel (ex-Machine Head and Vio -ush), the bassist Kyle Sanders and the drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer).
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Source: Rollingstone
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