Controversial Metal Opinions

[Don Gately]

Stranger in a strange land is probably top 5 Maiden songs ever for me. Somewhere in time is fantastic all round but Sea of madness, Wasted years, Stranger my tops

[Ducky]

Same as what Trev said there, in fact I'm not even sure I've heard it in full, certainly didn't buy it. Will have to have a nosy

There's a bit of filler on it (and Psychopathy Red is unfortunately sandwiched between the two worst songs), but there's four or five bangers, then three or four good tunes.

I agree with Pagan Saviour that they should've drawn a line under the band with it. Would have been a decent way to bow out.

[Circlepit]

The audio clipping turned me off World Painted Blood.
Some savage songs on it but it has this digital distortion from being pushed into the red.
Divine Intervention was the last great Slayer album.

[Ducky]

Yeah it does sound a bit shit. Pity that Repentless has a decent sound but no songs.

[Circlepit]

I listened to Repentless once and all I remember is Tom Araya just shouting all the ways through it.
I can only imagine how shit Kerry King's band will be if he ever puts anything out.

[KingHostile]

Interesting point on King..... we've been hearing about it for years..... the King and Bostoph project.

"The Truth About Sea Food" reborn?

It will sell, it will be big because of the promo campaign but I doubt it will last. Unless of course its that bad a label won't pick it up. I think King needs the bigger band infrastructure to give him momentum. Starting out again  (not from scratch) is a hard place for that ego to be. Also whats he gonna do, needless whammy dives and chugga chugga, bro metal, that ain't gonna work. Rob Flynn tried that for years and now his back catalogue post 1994 looks ridiculous!

The King Project needs a singer, depending on that does King Tune up? that ain't going to suit him either. He is quite a sloppy player, the precision riff bombing days are all pre 1998 or earlier.

He had run out of ideas on "Repentless" I doubt Gary Holt is interested, then I doubt Exodus will be able to play their last album live it was that 'produced'. Great album lads but no way your playing that live, you'll try. Whatever about backing tracks, this live needs a whole other level of technical sheen, that maybe the planet hasn't seen before! I'm pretty sure Gary Holt never learned a Slayer solo/lead, same run down the high B n E strings repeatedly. Its not that he can't play, learning that stuff was beyond his ability.

Anyway so..... King, Holt and Bostoph. But the power King had to dictate to Holt in Slayer might not pass over. Holt would want to stick with whats he's doing. That ain't King.

Get Adam Deuce on Bass. Now that is a bit more interesting.

King, Holt, Bostoph and Deuce...... Imagine Harley Flannagan singing on that.... will never happen.

It will probably be Chuck Billy..... he's cash hungry enough and has little respect for his own image in this regard.

That will sell.

Depends on Holt and King finding common ground. Don't be surprised if Rob Flynn pops up on a Kerry King / Bostoph  project. 3 ego's so unchecked its bound to be promoted but totally crap. Weirdly might sell in the UK as they have always had a place for post "Burn My Eyes" Machine Head.

Could turn this into a Netflix show..... it would rival Bach and Scott Ian. Wait Scott Ian is on the album as well!

Might get a woman singer, Gluzman....however thats spelt. Then Live it would be like watching a human thumb/pitbull eyeing up a chuwawa from behind.  Well on one side of the stage anyway..... I'd pay to see that (what &*% nope)! dogging for the modern music age!

[Circlepit]

I hope Gary Holt stays away.
He should stick with Exodus.
King might go out as KK's Slayer or something. That wouldn't surprise me.
I'm a live setting I'm sure it would be fine.
You would know what to expect and if you buy a ticket just go along for the ride.
On an album though....

[KingHostile]

King might go out as KK's Slayer or something. That wouldn't surprise me.

Brilliant, Yes, has to play at least 5 Slayer songs..... then 3 off "The Truth About Sea Fish" album. Wait, was it "sea Fish" or "Sea Food"...Paul..... Paul

[Don Gately]

Good lord that post is way too detailed, wtf?

[Pagan Saviour]

Think King has missed whatever boats were around at the time. It's been four - heading into five years since Slayer hung up their boots. There were A-Listers around at the time, rumours of Anselmo on vocals and so forth but there's no way that'd happen now.

I think as far as vocals go you're looking at a Z-Grade chump like Rob Dukes or something. And as for music, it's the leftovers from Repentless so toughman downtuned bottom of the barrel Machine Head worship.

King gets a bad wrap for his writing, which is fair. But he is capable of so much more, he practically wrote Divine which is a great record and has decent credits musically on the classic records.

[Bürggermeister]

I gave World Painted Blood and whatever the one before it is called another go a few weeks ago. They're fucking terrible. I don't understand the praise for WPB at all. To be honest, I'd take God Hates Us All over anything which came after it and it's largely shite too. King was a spent force 20 years ago. If he was going to do anything, he should have kept the momentum up when Slayer was winding down. It's been how many years now of doing fuck all other than talk? It's a hard life to get back into if you've been sitting at home on your hole for several years. He's done.

[Necro Red]

I think if King actually got musicians we looked up to or respected his project might get a bit of buzz going. I mean, Pat O'Brian briefly played with Slayer  I'd be calling him up if I was King.

[Squigs]

Think King has missed whatever boats were around at the time. It's been four - heading into five years since Slayer hung up their boots. There were A-Listers around at the time, rumours of Anselmo on vocals and so forth but there's no way that'd happen now.

I think as far as vocals go you're looking at a Z-Grade chump like Rob Dukes or something. And as for music, it's the leftovers from Repentless so toughman downtuned bottom of the barrel Machine Head worship.

King gets a bad wrap for his writing, which is fair. But he is capable of so much more, he practically wrote Divine which is a great record and has decent credits musically on the classic records.

Divine Intervention will be 30 years old next year.

[Circlepit]

30 years old.... I remember buying that on cassette. The Divine Intourvention video was savage from that tour.

[Pagan Saviour]

Yeah got it on tape myself. I was chuffed with it as their peers were either wimping out or band wagoning, they really went all in. It's so heavy both musically and in terms of lyrical subject matter.