Soundwave’s Slayer Dismiss Modern Metal

Thrashing metal legends Slayer have always been well-known, and sometimes condemned, for their make-up and Satanic overtones, but according to the band's guitarist Kerry King, no one in today's metal scene is there to follow their lead.

In an interview with Brendan Crabb in this week's The Drum Media, King voiced his dissatisfaction with the current state of metal.

“It seems to me like it's just cruising along, status quo,” the heavily tattooed, instantly recognisable shredder ponders. “I'm yet to see anything new that's like a threat; not even a threat, like the next suitor to the throne. You've first got your Maiden, Sabbath and Priest and then you've got Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament and bands like that. After that, there's a lot of bands, but I don't think anybody's the chief, you know what I mean?”

“…But people are making up good stuff; it's just nobody's… It's all kind of faceless. Nobody is saying, 'Notice me, this is where metal's gonna be'…”

King reassured that the band will be sticking around, not letting this image die, with plans for recording after their Australian tour for Soundwave.

Read the full interview here.