In The Studio With SLAYER
April 16, 2009Steve Appleford of RollingStone.com reports: SLAYER are still in the early stages of recording, just five weeks in, working out ideas for what will be an 11-song album, released in July, in time for the summer's second Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour with MARILYN MANSON. Lyrics still wait to be written. Rick Rubin, who produced the band's landmark 1986 album "Reign in Blood", is executive producing.
"Why do I write this shit at my age? It's fucking brutal," says guitarist Kerry King, 44, his head shaved and tattooed. "It's exciting to be part of it and I'm excited to be writing this heavy fucking shit. It's still in the blood."
During this night's session, some friends arrive for a visit. One of them is Rita Haney, wife of the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, and she's brought one of the PANTERA veteran's old guitars. It's a blue V-shaped electric from the early-'80s, and she's hoping King will give it a try. "That was his holy grail," she says, handing it to King's guitar tech. She notices a snapshot taped to the Beast of King boozing it up with Darrell and Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde. "Ah, the triple threat."
Read the entire report from RollingStone.com.
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