Slayer’s Kerry King Says Distribution Deal Is To Blame For New Album’s Delay
Slayer guitarist Kerry King has cited distribution problems as the reason why the bands new album has yet to emerge. Speaking with Eddie Trunk at the recent NAMM event, King offered:
“We got two songs completed last year that I thought was going to come out before Mayhem. And since they didn’t, they’re just gonna be on the record. They’ve just gotta get mixed. We have another one that just needs vocals and leads, and then me and Dave are working on eight complete other ones that we haven’t demoed. We’ve just gotta go in…
The whole hold-up now, as with every record we ever do, it seems like Rick Rubin changes distributors. And we’re kind of, like, left in limbo until he lands somewhere.
I mean, realistically, we’re without a deal, but we plan on staying with Rick. But, he’s working out his distribution, when that gets settled, we’ll be recording. So I am very comfortable saying it will be out this year.”
More on that and the status of guitarist Jeff Hanneman can be found in the interview below:
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Didn’t he say the exact same thing when “Christ Illusion” wasn’t ready to be released on 06/06/06? And again when “World Painted Blood” was postponed again and again?
“The whole hold-up now, as with every record we ever do…”
It’s not like he was dodging the fact.
Bit odd (or sad or both) that even the mighty SLAYER can’t ring each other up and go “You good to thrash around for a few?” Also, pretty sure Jeff Hanneman wrote Psychopathy Red as well as a few more on World Painted Blood. Hopefully the dude can at least record a few tunes even if he has to back out of a tour to keep rehabilitating.
So why can’t they write and record as the “distribution process” is getting settled? He admitted they still have 8 songs to record. The only way this is a valid excuse and not just lazy is if the record’s done and mixed but have no way of getting it to the masses.
Jeff Hanneman almost died from a fucking spider bite. That’s insane.
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