According to Blabbermouth, Slayer guitarist Kerry King will release “My War”, which is the first single from his upcoming second solo album, on Tuesday, November 17.  During an appearance on a recent episode of the 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal podcast, hosted by Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel,

Kerry spoke about the upcoming follow-up album to his solo debut, From Hell I Rise, which came out in May 2024 through Reigning Phoenix Music. “I’m excited about it. There’s so many, so many fun things going around about this record in my camp. [Producer] Josh Wilbur’s doing it again, and my publicist would knock me the fuck out if I gave up too much. But I think it’s a wonderful extension of the first album. I think everyone that’s been a fan of mine throughout history is gonna like it entirely. The intro, to me, is one of the best intros I ever made up, so I’m looking forward to hearing what people say about it once it comes out. It’s a slam dunk. It’s fucking crushing,” said the artist.

Kerry was scheduled to enter the studio in April 2026 to begin recording the follow-up to From Hell I Rise. A new tour in support of the upcoming effort will launch in early 2027, according to the talent agency Independent Artist Group, which recently signed SLAYER and King’s solo band for representation outside the U.S. and Canada.

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