I’m Not Saying I’d Have Made MEGADETH Better – I’d Have Made Them Different

Earlier than his illustrious profession in Slayer and as a solo artist, Kerry King joined Megadeth for a really transient stint in 1984. King has since claimed that his time in Megadeth wasn’t dangerous, however that the substance abuse rampant within the band on the time did not jive with what he needed.

Nonetheless, what would Megadeth have gave the impression of if King stayed? King briefly weighed in throughout an interview with Metal Hammer when requested what band he would decide to be in, if he could possibly be in some other band.

“I used to be nearly in Megadeth. I feel if myself and Dave Mustaine might have co-existed for 4 years, it will have been a really totally different band. I am not saying I might have made them higher – I might have made them totally different. It is humorous. I used to be backstage at Mercyful Fate‘s present in Las Vegas and obtained speaking to [guitarist] Hank Shermann, and mentioned to him, ‘I assumed you guys may come knocking’, and you possibly can see his head explode. ‘It by no means fucking occurred to me!’ I am an enormous Mercyful Destiny fan so I might have completed that in a heartbeat.

“I might additionally like to play with Judas Priest. That transient second the place Richie obtained sick and so they steered going out with one participant, I assumed in the event that they known as me and mentioned, ‘Are you able to be that one guitarist?’, I actually do not suppose I might, as a result of they’re such a twin guitar band. Fortunately they by no means did it, but when they’d have requested, I feel it will have been the toughest ‘no’ of my life.”

It is attention-grabbing that King would’ve picked both Mercyful Destiny or Judas Priest, given their Iron Maiden-esque twin guitar leads – one thing completely totally different from Slayer. Anyway, behold the magic that’s Kingdeth beneath.