Slayer guitarist Kerry King and his new band are set to embark on a European tour next summer. The journey kicks off on July 29 in Frankfurt, Germany, and includes performances at the “Brutal Assault” festival in the Czech Republic, the “Motocultor” festival in France, and the “Dynamo” festival in the Netherlands.
Kerry King 2025 European dates:
Jul. 29 – Zoom Saal – Frankfurt, DE &
Jul. 30 – Simm City – Wien, AU &
Aug. 1 – Rockstadt Extreme – Transylvania, RO &
Aug. 4 – Komplex 457 – Zürich, CH &
Aug. 6-9 – Brutal Assault Festival – Jaromer, CZ
Aug. 7 – FZW – Dortmund, DE &
Aug. 8-10 – Alcatraz Festival – Kortrijk, BE
Aug. 12 – Academy 2 – Manchester, UK &
Aug. 13 – SWX – Bristol, UK &
Aug. 14-17 – Motocultor Festival – Carhaix, FR
Aug. 17 – Dynamo Festival – Eindhoven, NL
Aug. 19 – Tauron Arena – Krakow, PL *&
& Newly announced shows
* Supporting GOJIRA
Kerry King‘s debut solo album, “From Hell I Rise“, dropped in May, featuring material entirely written by the 60-year-old former Slayer guitarist. The album was recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles last year, with producer Josh Wilbur at the helm, known for his work with Korn, Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold, and Bad Religion, among others.
King’s new band lineup includes Mark Osegueda (vocals; Death Angel), Phil Demmel (guitar; Machine Head, Vio-lence), Kyle Sanders (bass; Hellyeah), and drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Testament, Exodus).
After touring with Lamb of God and Mastodon and completing his first European headline tour earlier this year, King is set to hit the road with his band for a 28-date North American headline tour in early 2025. Featuring Municipal Waste as the special guest and Alien Weaponry as support, the tour kicks off in San Francisco on January 15 and concludes at the “House of Blues” in Las Vegas on February 22.
“Getting back on the road for the first time in five years wasn’t exactly like riding a bike, that’s for sure,” King said. “I’ve never had that much time off, but the first tours with my new band — in the U.K. and Europe, and then in America with Lamb of God and Mastodon — were all total blasts. We’ll be headlining on this next tour, so we’re playing a longer set than we did with Lamb of God and Mastodon. We’ve got a little bit of a learning curve, so will start rehearsing the first week of November. And we might put an extra Slayer song into the set and learn a cover song or two.”
In early May, the Kerry King‘s band made its live debut at Reggies in Chicago. Shortly after, they transitioned from the intimate venue to the massive stages of U.S. festivals, performing at “Welcome To Rockville” in Florida and “Sonic Temple” in Ohio.
Kerry King kicked off a European tour on June 3—coinciding with his 60th birthday—in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The tour included headline shows across the U.K., The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Spain, along with appearances at major festivals like “Rock Am Ring“, “Hellfest“, “Tuska“, “Download“, “Sweden Rock Festival“, and more.
The former Slayer guitarist’s solo band first took the stage as a support act for Lamb of God and Mastodon on July 19 at the Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas. The six-week “Ashes Of Leviathan” tour concluded on August 31 in Omaha, Nebraska.
