During a recent interview with Guitar World, Slayer guitarist Kerry King further discussed the band’s upcoming festival appearances. According to him, he “was very surprised” by the initial announcement.
King said the following:
“I was very surprised. I made my comments [about Slayer being finished] based on [bassist/vocalist Tom Araya] not wanting to play anymore. As far as I was concerned, we were done and never going to play again. To be honest, I don’t know what switched.
We’ve been turning down offers to play shows for at least three years. So, one came up that, I guess, enticed Tom to the point where he wanted to roll the dice and try a couple. I don’t know, but that’s all it is.”
He also added the following about the possibility of future shows from the group:
“There could be an instance where there’s another one-off. It just has to be the right offer at the right time, maybe someplace everybody loves to go. But touring, no, I don’t see touring. But, you know, who’s to say a one-off can’t happen again?”
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