Kerry King , guitarist and composer for Slayer , spoke again in an interview with Metal Blast about the period heavy music was going through in the 1990s with the new nu metal , which ended up interfering with the band's compositions. He admits he doesn't like the albums from that period, especially Diabolus In Musica, released in 1998.
King regrets that period in his career and said, "I don't like the things we did in the '90s." He contributed very little to the 1998 album. Jeff Hanneman , the band's late guitarist and songwriter, wanted to do something different at the time, and Kerry King let himself be carried away in his songwriting as well.
“I became very disillusioned with music because I didn’t understand the bands that were becoming popular. And I still don’t understand them,” he continued. “I never liked Limp Bizkit . I never liked bands from that era. It just upset and discouraged me. And it’s really visible to me in Diabolus In Musica . I didn’t pay attention to that album.”
He adds: “Some people like this album, but it’s definitely not my favorite. The late 90s isn’t a good point in my history, in my mind.” Tom Araya, bassist and vocalist of Slayer, doesn’t like another album from the band in the 1990s, Divine Intervention, from 1994; he told Loudwire that “in terms of production” he doesn’t like that work and therefore it’s not one of his favorites.
Slayer will return to the stage after the band's retirement in 2019. In the second half of the year, the group will reunite for three performances at festivals in the United States. The Californian band will perform at Aftershock, Riot Fest, and Louder Than Life between September and October.
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