KERRY KING Explains Why PHIL ANSELMO Wasn’t Right For His Solo Band

Kerry King started teasing his solo challenge all the best way again in 2020. Rumors swirled about who can be part of the band, with Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo being a reputation that will continuously pop up. Death Angel vocalist Mark Osegueda in the end took the microphone and is clearly crushing it based mostly on all of the reside footage that is been surfacing.

So was there any fact to Anselmo being in King‘s band? Based on King in an interview with Glide Magazine, not likely. King mentioned everybody round him was very into the concept of Anselmo being within the band, however it was by no means gonna occur.

“Nicely, the Phil connection that was beloved by all of the fits. And by fits, I imply the reserving brokers, the promoters, and my supervisor as a result of all of them see greenback indicators. And, you recognize, I am not upset with that. That is what they receives a commission to do. However I informed all of them alongside, I am, like, ‘Phil‘s not the man.’ I mentioned, ‘I’ve received the man,’ they usually fought me tooth and nail throughout. However on the finish of the day, you recognize, I am in cost.”

He continued: “We had conversations with Phil, however it by no means even received to some extent the place we performed in a room collectively. He was dragging his toes for a very long time as a result of I do not assume he actually wished to do it. And he received some music and I believe he realized it was most likely too thrashy for him and what his model is lately. So, you recognize, the Pantera factor got here round and that simply flew proper out the door. By no means considered it once more.”

Anselmo has definitely exhibit his means to maintain up with quicker music over time (see Pantera, Scour, and Superjoint Ritual), however yeah – Osegueda was an amazing alternative. Particularly contemplating the man reduce his enamel within the thrash world for many years.