Monday, March 17, 2008

Everyone gets to see the Wizard!

And while I admit that he does look the best in long black robes in front of a black mass of people. Kerry King is still the man. While I do sometimes doubt his abilities as a musician (solos are everywhere) I do not doubt his abilities as an artist (alcoholic).

The Slayer member has a good twenty-five years in the business and a headlining act in most every tour they go one. But what's more is that while Kerry King has to be the most metal name in the business. I think that he has more than a healthy affiliation with snakes. King is a devoted herpetologist, and a member of the California Herpetological society if I remember right. But that's not what I'm saying I saying that this guy has to be the most unappreciated man of the century and I know why...

HE'S BALD!

Kerry King

King was shaved his head since the early nineties and do you know what this tells me! That's even more metal than your average man! While Dave Mustaine flips his hair nonstop King just does what everyone else would do get drunk, play guitar, and forget where he put his wah controllers and just use Jeff's since he's on the opposite side of the stage anyway. Shit happens.

Seasons in the abyss, Reign in Blood, Christ Illusion, God Hates Us All, South of Heaven and countless others have helped to make Slayer a huge influence on all of the popular music on the radio waves today! Think about it! That means Slayer was heard by people like Breaking Benjamin! URGH!!!!

Fortunately though, there is hope. Thanks to video games (and not just for tanking the violent crime rate since 1996 with the epic title released that year ((DooM))), more specifically Guitar Hero. Skill and talent is starting to bleed back into the hearts of the youth.

WE WANT SOLOS! WE WANT SKILL! WE WANT SLAYER!