Why is everybody on the internet so stupid? If you like Slayer, good for you! If you like Megadeth, good for you! if you don't like either of them, good for you too! Dont waste your time comenting on what you dont like
Guys who think that Rockmusic is about good musicianship are just wrong. If you think its like that then go and listen to 70s Prog Rock or Jazz or some other shit. Rock is emotion man, intense emotion to be specific. You take your feelings and you write a song about it. Everyone can do that and everyone is allowed to do that. Thats what Rock Music inherited from Blues Music (a lot of famous blues musicians are not that good with their instruments). Thrash Metal is a genre that deals a lot with feelings that are usually perceived as negative (hate, anger, agression). Thats all there is to it. Something pisses you off write an angry song about it and Slayer have always been excellent at this.
Lame comment section here. I don't play the guitar, but I love slayer and everything that generates there sound. Have fun debating over pointless shit. I'll just pop in Hell Awaits
Actually, I've seen Michael Angelo Batio live, he is quite an amazing guitarist. My point here was simply that music does not have to be complicated to be good, and Kerry King is a great example of that. As to me being a "noob" I've been playing guitar for 9 years and have taken several classes in music theory, I just prefer Slayer's riffs because they easily get stuck in your head, unlike the virtuoso type players. Don't misunderstand, I love them too, they are just different to listen to.
I don't understand all the hate Kerry gets. To me he always sounds like a nice guy in interviews, and while it's true that Jeff wrote most of my favorite Slayer songs. Kerry also wrote enough kick ass stuff.
Thanks for reminding me bro. Here I am trying to learn licks while dreading going to work tomorrow, and you reinforce the fact that I'm not touring the world and being a metal legend. Lol
Actual neck-through one or a cheapo bolt-on? Anyhow, BC Rich's are a hit or miss. I own a bolt-on KKV I bought off a friend for 150 bucks in mint condition, put an X2N in the bridge and for the money this guitar fucking rips. And I've also heard of people getting their higher end models with sharp fret edges and whatnot. Really, the company's been a bit of a mess in the last few years.
Comparing Jeff to Kerry again? Really? Its getting old. Kerry isn't a greedy douche. He's looking out for his band, for his fans. If it wasn't for Kerry we wouldn't have slayer. Kerry taught Jeff how to play better. Kerry fuckin rules
Honestly, when I first started, I did the same. Just remember to master alternate picking, and then you can practice whatever you want. Now that Ive played for eight years (I got 5th in shred the web 2) I figure you can play whatever you decide you wanna play, its just a matter of how long it will take you to get it.
I find the latest comments on this video nuts, Kerry King is a master and genius when it comes to guitar and music. This dude is freakin' awesome! (my opinion I understand this)
I like how Jimi mixed the minor pentatonic and mixolydian in Purple Haze, and he did some other interesting stuff in other tunes... like many of his contemporaries (Beatles, Cream, etc.) he was pushing the envelope musically. I got a weird CD of Jimi's in a truck stop and every song sucked... however, there were still a few riffs (even by his keyboard player) that influenced a lot of chromaticism in my writing (along with Kerry King, Randy Rhoads, and some others).
Megadeth better than Pantera and Slayer combined and even Metallica? You must be high. While I'm loyal to Megadeth from growing up listening to them and the likes I can't say they outweigh those heavy hitters.
Hi My name is Kerry Kunt and i suck at the guitar at slayer. I dont know how the hell this band maintained 30 years with my shit skills in it " aww i think its minor or major and just run it down the neck"
Kerry fucking nails the riff from 'Angel of Death' in this video. I've never seen him play it so clean before - if only he could play it this well live! The 'Spirit In Black' solo except is also brilliant...not as easy to play as it may look.
It doesn't really matter that much. Slayer's riffs alone were the responsible for extreme metal creation. The caotic guitar solos, non stop disarmonic riffs and sadistic lyrics were the foundation for many other metal subgenres. Also, Kerry's live presence is sensation. Pure hateful headbanging. He was born to this band.
I think every Slayer record has its own niche. Most people would probably say Diabolus was pretty weak too, but I fucking love it. And God Hates is just fucking soul crushing. Whenever I get pissed and feel like killing people, I put that record on, lol.
death metal is basically someone playing with so much distortion that you cant hear anything just headbang, those that play metal (or anything else than death met) play with style and skill, they perfect their songs
It's what Total Guitar magazine call the videos that are included on the cd-rom that comes with their magazine. As far as I am aware it's not broadcast on any tv channel...
he is the best thrash metal riff writer period . and he never even lernd music theori and still writes sick ass songs , he said in a interview he is starting to learn theorie so stop pissing about his solos . and dont start macking fun of my spelling im german
Guide to kerry king: Get floyd rose guitar, set it up half step down, crank distortion, palm mute open e and then do some sliding power chords. for soloing start on any random ass shape and wiggle the floyd rose.
***** i enjoy Kerry King but you don't have to be a five star chef to tell if food sucks its subjective just like whether or not you like someones music
***** you are consuming a product. the product receives a subjective opinion, so if you don't like it that's your opinion and not the artist's problem. one cannot please everyone.
he was described as the best rhythm guitarist by Dave Ellefson and Dave Mustaine said hes good, all your arguments and opinions are invalid and until you can do the spider crawl riff in raining blood then sit down and stop talking shit about someones guitar playing and hating on someone because your pals do it or you think its popular to do so
I have never noticed how much KK down picks. It's funny because when I play some of his stuff it seems harder to alternate pick and I find myself downpicking naturally. I figured it was a bad habit (which it may be) but it explains why it sounds more like them. I wonder if he down-picked the opening riff of chemical warfare. It seems the only way my timing works is to do it that way
I used to have that same guitar but it was the starter pack one from BC Rich. The resemblance is with the body and the decal on it. I loved that guitar it was my first one ever. Yeras later I traded it for a black les paul with gold hardware. And no not one of the crazy expensive les pauls lol
Kerry's such a terrific rhythm player. He doesn't get the accolades he deserves for his riffing chops. (I won't even get into how amazing he is at riff writing.) Everyone who slams the dude focuses on his lead-playing capabilities (and his are unique). The heart of a great metal player is his rhythm chops. Anyone who truly knows metal guitar playing will listen to his playing in this video and be like, "Yeah, he's got it."
I love how ppl keep saying kerry kings solos suck cause there not musical and just a bunch of random notes not thought out...But lets be honest if they were all musical then it wouldnt really be slayer now would it? I think kerry king is one of the most badass guitarists out there...KERRY KING FUCKING RULES!
I hate people's stereotypical view on Kerry's playing. He is a great guitarist. And those who make fun of his solos are really just making fun of the random screeching ones from Reign In Blood. If you can't tell from this video he can Write some sick riffs and he's probably a lot better than most of you.
He probably does use effects but it doesnt sound like it in this video ..He gets a good tone because he uses a marshall tube amp and he has active emgs pickups..i love his tone
He's a person he happens to play guitar He managed to become one of the few in the flood followers to be a leader, to be known and to make a good life and living doing it. Every where I go on the internet or in the world for that matter there's always a malcontent.
Aah, I see what you mean. That is true, I agree. it was just weird/impressive that you analyzed it so well, yet the way the music was written was due to a lack of understanding and a basis in feel. My point was more that rather than define his music by dissecting it as you did, I would explain it more in terms of feel and a certain mindset one needs to be in to hear/write these sounds if you get what i mean
@BAJARACER43X The songs have a phylosophical background. If you don't get it quit bitching. Slayer isn't Iron Maiden. They aren't melodic, they are heavy, raw, harsh, fast, distorted as hell and most importantly- their riffs are fuckin' EVIL! Those give you goose bumps no matter if you listen to them the 1st or the 34th time. It's one of the things that make you come back for more Slayer.
That's good of you to say, Timmy. He is talented in a way though, he never learned any music theory back in the day when they recorded most of those tunes, and I quote my Drummer yesterday "...for a Metal band back in the '80's, Slayer grooved heavily!". ;) The thing I like about Kerry King is that he's written some really heavy harmonized chromatic riffs that will actually form new neural pathways in your brain the first time you hear them. :)
@RevisedTV i think the first song i learned every note all the way through for the rhythm guitar was master of puppets. i learned all of smells like teen spirit except for the "a mullato my libido" whatever part
This is probably the first time I've seen him without sunglasses
this is probably not the first time I've seen this comment...
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i didn't notice that until i saw this comment
😂😂😂 I was just thinking that
This is probably not the first time I've watched this.
one of the most important guitarists in metal ever!!!
we owe him so fuckin much!
Kerry King is possibly the greatest guitar player of all time.
@@danday4634 lol :D
@@danday4634 Now that's the best joke I've heard in a while.
@@danday4634 no he isn't 🤣🤣
Dan Day Okay woah there bud
Why is everybody on the internet so stupid?
If you like Slayer, good for you! If you like Megadeth, good for you! if you don't like either of them, good for you too!
Dont waste your time comenting on what you dont like
THANK YOU!
There is finally someone intelligent on the TH-cam comments!
the haunted made me do it
Yeah, so intelligent wow. I've never read this kind of like-seeking comment before. Give this man an award.
Guys who think that Rockmusic is about good musicianship are just wrong. If you think its like that then go and listen to 70s Prog Rock or Jazz or some other shit. Rock is emotion man, intense emotion to be specific. You take your feelings and you write a song about it. Everyone can do that and everyone is allowed to do that. Thats what Rock Music inherited from Blues Music (a lot of famous blues musicians are not that good with their instruments). Thrash Metal is a genre that deals a lot with feelings that are usually perceived as negative (hate, anger, agression). Thats all there is to it. Something pisses you off write an angry song about it and Slayer have always been excellent at this.
Thank you for that. Am sick and tired of stupid comments. Kerry King is king.
HOLY SHIT HE'S NOT WEARING THE SUNGLASSES!
Lame comment section here. I don't play the guitar, but I love slayer and everything that generates there sound. Have fun debating over pointless shit. I'll just pop in Hell Awaits
Kerry's tuning: E E E E E E
Lol when I started playing I thought that was how you tuned to E standard.
+Lexxi Starr Please.... D D D D D D.......
Patrick Petrie Eb tuning on the old stuff. Seasons in the abyss etc. And for some tracks on Repentless it's B standard. But most are still Eb
D# D# D# D# D# D#*
They use Standard, Half-step, C# Standard, and Drop B
Actually, I've seen Michael Angelo Batio live, he is quite an amazing guitarist. My point here was simply that music does not have to be complicated to be good, and Kerry King is a great example of that. As to me being a "noob" I've been playing guitar for 9 years and have taken several classes in music theory, I just prefer Slayer's riffs because they easily get stuck in your head, unlike the virtuoso type players. Don't misunderstand, I love them too, they are just different to listen to.
I don't understand all the hate Kerry gets. To me he always sounds like a nice guy in interviews, and while it's true that Jeff wrote most of my favorite Slayer songs. Kerry also wrote enough kick ass stuff.
His riffs are the best
Kerry wrote my favorite slayer songs
Not a crazy slayer fan, but major respect for kerry and jeff! Angel of Death riff is amazing!!
Angel of death is the song that got me into metal
one of the best guitar players of all time, he and hanneman made slayer's spirit
lol good joke
Neighborhood Troll Troll indeed
+StayFit Productos Naturales since there were no other guitarists in the band...
+BRAGY AH It already is
Rey Resvel one of the most shit player of all time
love his tone. Like a river of lead. Heavy and inevitable.
2:33 heaviest riff ever
This was me interviewing Kerry backstage at Hammersmith. He was awesome and very nice!
And like I said before...This riff will live forever!
"Mandatory" chugging! love it
Wow 9 years.
great guitarist he is one of my favorites
He is Kerry King and you are not.
Yep and created countless memorable and unique riffs none of these ignorant cunts could EVER think of.
Thanks for reminding me bro. Here I am trying to learn licks while dreading going to work tomorrow, and you reinforce the fact that I'm not touring the world and being a metal legend. Lol
Thank god
There is no god.
@@piratelife5287as a deist, I think there is a god bruh🤓
I think one of his best solos is the solo he does at the end of War Ensemble, that one pretty much kicks ass
I used to have one of those Kerry King warlocks. Worst pos I ever owned
Actual neck-through one or a cheapo bolt-on? Anyhow, BC Rich's are a hit or miss. I own a bolt-on KKV I bought off a friend for 150 bucks in mint condition, put an X2N in the bridge and for the money this guitar fucking rips. And I've also heard of people getting their higher end models with sharp fret edges and whatnot. Really, the company's been a bit of a mess in the last few years.
man that angel of death riff is just legendary. I've been hearing it for yeaaaaaaars and years, and it's still got the exact same effect on me.
0:17 - 0:19 OMG thats sound happy....
Seen these guys Saturday night, Kerry is such a machine.
Comparing Jeff to Kerry again? Really? Its getting old. Kerry isn't a greedy douche. He's looking out for his band, for his fans. If it wasn't for Kerry we wouldn't have slayer. Kerry taught Jeff how to play better. Kerry fuckin rules
i agree my favorite guitarist
The greatest guitar player of all time. It is either Kerry King or Jeff Henneman.
Sure mate..
Honestly, when I first started, I did the same. Just remember to master alternate picking, and then you can practice whatever you want. Now that Ive played for eight years (I got 5th in shred the web 2) I figure you can play whatever you decide you wanna play, its just a matter of how long it will take you to get it.
this is more about Hanneman
@Johnny Austin lol.ok noob.
I find the latest comments on this video nuts, Kerry King is a master and genius when it comes to guitar and music. This dude is freakin' awesome! (my opinion I understand this)
This is a complete joke
Reminds me of my first few days holding the guitar in my room for the very first time
***** IF HIS FUCKIN WAMMY BAR FELL OF HED BE LOST , JAGOFF YOU WANT ANIALATION ROCK? AOD WACKY HIJINKS
I like how Jimi mixed the minor pentatonic and mixolydian in Purple Haze, and he did some other interesting stuff in other tunes... like many of his contemporaries (Beatles, Cream, etc.) he was pushing the envelope musically.
I got a weird CD of Jimi's in a truck stop and every song sucked... however, there were still a few riffs (even by his keyboard player) that influenced a lot of chromaticism in my writing (along with Kerry King, Randy Rhoads, and some others).
I'm quite puzzled by how Kerry King didn't attend any guitar or music lessons after earning all that money
idiot.
@@johnaustin209 Kerry King is the worst successful guitarist of all time. He has no respect for both music and the guitar. He fucking sucks.
@@someonesucks7185 You're so full of sh*t you can't smell it.
@@johnaustin209 Boo-hoo. Kerry King's cock sucker's feelings are hurt🤣
😂😂😂
Kerry's leads might not be the best. But hands down the best riffs ever written by a metal group! Slayer #1
Megadeth better than Pantera and Slayer combined and even Metallica? You must be high. While I'm loyal to Megadeth from growing up listening to them and the likes I can't say they outweigh those heavy hitters.
Mihai Bacauanu Megadeth has had the most talented musicians out of all those bands but Pantera was a little less technical and more heavy.
@@michaelgraham9774 Dimebag had more feel then dave or marty
I'd say megadeth and pantera are equally superior and the other 2 are below
kerry and jeff have written some of the most brutal songs in metal and there solos match
the songs brutality unlike some other bands
Hi My name is Kerry Kunt and i suck at the guitar at slayer. I dont know how the hell this band maintained 30 years with my shit skills in it " aww i think its minor or major and just run it down the neck"
***** Man, Kerry sucks!
***** I approve this message
@iGotShelz Because it was. Kerry is using here guitar tuned to C# standard, which is lower than "Angel Of Death" is usually played
that angel of death riff is the best riff of the song.
Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King are the best guitarist to walk this earth!!
Kerry fucking nails the riff from 'Angel of Death' in this video. I've never seen him play it so clean before - if only he could play it this well live! The 'Spirit In Black' solo except is also brilliant...not as easy to play as it may look.
It doesn't really matter that much. Slayer's riffs alone were the responsible for extreme metal creation. The caotic guitar solos, non stop disarmonic riffs and sadistic lyrics were the foundation for many other metal subgenres. Also, Kerry's live presence is sensation. Pure hateful headbanging. He was born to this band.
I think every Slayer record has its own niche. Most people would probably say Diabolus was pretty weak too, but I fucking love it. And God Hates is just fucking soul crushing. Whenever I get pissed and feel like killing people, I put that record on, lol.
Im 15 and slayer is the best fucking band ever!!! so not only older metal heads like them
man Kerry King is a ledgend
Slayer and Kerry King RULE YOUR SOULS!!!!!!!
Slayer's solo go perfect with thier songs
Love that guitar. Looks like a doom machine
death metal is basically someone playing with so much distortion that you cant hear anything just headbang, those that play metal (or anything else than death met) play with style and skill, they perfect their songs
It's what Total Guitar magazine call the videos that are included on the cd-rom that comes with their magazine. As far as I am aware it's not broadcast on any tv channel...
man i love his freakin guitar!! i want it!! XP
Kerry King is my hero.
he is the best thrash metal riff writer period . and he never even lernd music theori and still writes sick ass songs , he said in a interview he is starting to learn theorie so stop pissing about his solos . and dont start macking fun of my spelling im german
Guide to kerry king: Get floyd rose guitar, set it up half step down, crank distortion, palm mute open e and then do some sliding power chords. for soloing start on any random ass shape and wiggle the floyd rose.
kerry king uses Kahler, not Floyd Rose
^ yes he does my bad. Replace any instance of floyd with kahler tremolo bar
***** i enjoy Kerry King but you don't have to be a five star chef to tell if food sucks its subjective just like whether or not you like someones music
***** you are consuming a product. the product receives a subjective opinion, so if you don't like it that's your opinion and not the artist's problem. one cannot please everyone.
he was described as the best rhythm guitarist by Dave Ellefson and Dave Mustaine said hes good, all your arguments and opinions are invalid and until you can do the spider crawl riff in raining blood then sit down and stop talking shit about someones guitar playing and hating on someone because your pals do it or you think its popular to do so
AHHHH 6 DAYS TILL I SEE SLAYER!!!!!!!!
7/25 INDIANA i cant f'n wait!!!
i love his guitar!!! yeaaah!!!
angel of death got the most awesome riff!
I have never noticed how much KK down picks. It's funny because when I play some of his stuff it seems harder to alternate pick and I find myself downpicking naturally. I figured it was a bad habit (which it may be) but it explains why it sounds more like them. I wonder if he down-picked the opening riff of chemical warfare. It seems the only way my timing works is to do it that way
@thispagesux
The root note is 1. A chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd and 5th as you said, the root note being the 1st.
This Buddy owns anybody, he is just the best, there is no one I guess that is besser than Kerry King on guitar...
Just fucking amazing. 5*
Kerry King talks! XD Usually he never talks. War Ensemble is my fav Slayer song. Cool lesson video.
I used to have that same guitar but it was the starter pack one from BC Rich. The resemblance is with the body and the decal on it. I loved that guitar it was my first one ever. Yeras later I traded it for a black les paul with gold hardware. And no not one of the crazy expensive les pauls lol
that Angel of Death riff was fuckin sick.
Kerry's such a terrific rhythm player. He doesn't get the accolades he deserves for his riffing chops. (I won't even get into how amazing he is at riff writing.)
Everyone who slams the dude focuses on his lead-playing capabilities (and his are unique). The heart of a great metal player is his rhythm chops.
Anyone who truly knows metal guitar playing will listen to his playing in this video and be like, "Yeah, he's got it."
look at that guitar man, so badass
the little intro song sounds like a new level
Well, he's succeeded in the music industry as a Pro Guitarist of a Major Rock Band, that is what counts. Respect
ZAKK,DIME,AND KERRY..ALL YOU FUCKIN NEED
thats a really kick ass looking guitar.
Literally the only time you’ll see him without sunglasses
I love how ppl keep saying kerry kings solos suck cause there not musical and just a bunch of random notes not thought out...But lets be honest if they were all musical then it wouldnt really be slayer now would it? I think kerry king is one of the most badass guitarists out there...KERRY KING FUCKING RULES!
the angel of death riff is my favorite riff of all time to play
thrashtildeth247 bro u still alive after 10 years?
Andrei Co 2 yep, still kicking
I hate people's stereotypical view on Kerry's playing. He is a great guitarist. And those who make fun of his solos are really just making fun of the random screeching ones from Reign In Blood. If you can't tell from this video he can Write some sick riffs and he's probably a lot better than most of you.
metal isn't only horror metal is "extreme" because metal is our FUCKED RAGE exiting from our mind!
Kerry the riff king
He probably does use effects but it doesnt sound like it in this video ..He gets a good tone because he uses a marshall tube amp and he has active emgs pickups..i love his tone
i dont know why but kerry king just looks so totally laid back when he plays
He's a person he happens to play guitar He managed to become one of the few in the flood followers to be a leader, to be known and to make a good life and living doing it. Every where I go on the internet or in the world for that matter there's always a malcontent.
kerry is such a badass
i saw that guitar at guitar center! i want it really badly
Aah, I see what you mean. That is true, I agree. it was just weird/impressive that you analyzed it so well, yet the way the music was written was due to a lack of understanding and a basis in feel. My point was more that rather than define his music by dissecting it as you did, I would explain it more in terms of feel and a certain mindset one needs to be in to hear/write these sounds if you get what i mean
Whole step, absolutely.
@OfficialJabberwocky Slayer typically uses Eb standard tuning. There are exceptions though.
i'm not saying he sucks, i think he is awesome. i freeaking love slayer!
first major, second minor... there you go mister king
Without his sunglasses what has this world come to
ppl dnt be trolling what u dnt understand.
I use to hate metal as well but then i opened my mind to it and it blew me out of the water :O
It's a BC Rich Warlock, with a Kahler trem system and EMG pickups.
its a bc rich warlock, at music shops there's the same guitar, kerry king one is costumized and its on sale as production item
@BAJARACER43X The songs have a phylosophical background. If you don't get it quit bitching. Slayer isn't Iron Maiden. They aren't melodic, they are heavy, raw, harsh, fast, distorted as hell and most importantly- their riffs are fuckin' EVIL! Those give you goose bumps no matter if you listen to them the 1st or the 34th time. It's one of the things that make you come back for more Slayer.
i would love to be able to play angel of death like kerry dose there, saw slayer twice, awesome band live, jeff hanneman rest in peace.
That's good of you to say, Timmy.
He is talented in a way though, he never learned any music theory back in the day when they recorded most of those tunes, and I quote my Drummer yesterday "...for a Metal band back in the '80's, Slayer grooved heavily!". ;)
The thing I like about Kerry King is that he's written some really heavy harmonized chromatic riffs that will actually form new neural pathways in your brain the first time you hear them. :)
In fact, those chromatic riffs that you refer to were created by jeff hanneman
Best guitar player ever
Okay that was so funny. Total respect for you and everyone else on this comment board now. lol
I like the ad before the video.
Kerry king is THE Guitar god. \m/
He makes it look easy. this guy is one of my inspirations for taking up guitar. but i can't afford one.
@RevisedTV
i think the first song i learned every note all the way through for the rhythm guitar was master of puppets.
i learned all of smells like teen spirit except for the "a mullato my libido" whatever part
@MegatallicaFTW69 He played his solos and riffs they wanted to hear
Indeed, Hail SLAYER!
and also he's been playing slayer live for over 20 years without doing a mistake..