Slayer guitarist Kerry King has blasted Killswitch Engage in a recent interview with MusicRadar. King answered some questions from fans, including one about Slayer kicking Killswitch Engage off one of their tours...
"We actually didn't get able to. I tried. Because I'd never seen 'em live, and then I saw them live at some, I don't know, maybe at Kerrang! Awards over in Europe. And I'm just offended by the silliness that goes on on stage [on the part of] the guitar player [Adam Dutkiewicz]. He puts his foot in his mouth all the time and he says stupid shit, and I just didn't think that side show should be on my stage. So I pulled the plug on the spot, but on that particular Jägermeister tour, we didn't have any product and they did, so Jäger kind of insisted, and I went... They're all friends of mine, so I said, 'Ok, I'll deal with it.' Still don't like it."
This isn't the first time KSE have copped a beating, Sepultura/Soulfly guitarist Max Cavalera said in the February 2008 issue of Sweden's Close-Up magazine...
"I went to see Lamb of God in the States and they were alright, but Killswitch Engage opened and it was the gayest show I've ever seen. I was like, 'I'm not part of this scene, it's fucking gay.' They were acting like they were U2 and I was like, 'Hmm…' The attitude was so ridiculous. I don't know these guys, they're on my label [Roadrunner] and all, but it was completely disappointing and gay. Like really lame, such a lame band live, everything about the whole attitude. Lamb of God came out and destroyed them and I don't even like Lamb of God that much, but they were so much better coming after Killswitch Engage. I was like, 'If that's what the scene is about, hey fuck it, it ain't got nothing to do with me.' "
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