Though some may argue that it’s still these case these days, Slayer‘s Kerry King was asked by Full Metal Jackie (transcription via Loudwire) about why the band command ‘enormous respect’:
“I think that is a question for the fans, but I can try. Because if I say it, it sounds like I’m a jackass, you know? I mean the way I put it and I don’t compare, I have made this comparison a million times. I don’t think we are AC/DC, but I compare us to AC/DC because if you are an AC/DC fan you know what the record is going to sound like, you know you are going to like it, you know you are going to see them play, you know it’s going to be awesome.
I think Slayer has done that throughout our history and I think metal more than anything is a more camaraderie based fan band kind of thing and I try to make myself available if I’m out in public. It’s always okay to come take a picture, shake my hand unless I got a mouthful of food or something. And I think that people get that this isn’t how I dress backstage, this isn’t how I dress if I go to fucking Burger King. I get made up to be onstage in leather because I still think people should have heroes and I don’t think my hero dresses like this, I think my hero is a different image so to speak, it’s different than your everyday life.”
Slayer‘s new album “Repentless” will be released on September 11th.
