2025 just got quite a bit louder.
Slayer guitarist Kerry King just announced a North American tour that will send him and his backing band — featuring Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph— to venues all over the U.S. and Canada in January and February.
Late in the 28-concert run, they’re slated to headline at New York City’s Irving Plaza on Friday, Feb. 7 along with special guests Municipal Waste and Alien Weaponry.
The nationwide trek is in support of his recently-released debut solo album “From Hell I Rise” and comes on the heels of King’s recent jaunt supporting Lamb of God and Mastodon.
“We’ll be headlining on this next tour, so we’re playing a longer set than we did with Lamb of God and Mastodon,” King said. “We’ve got a little bit of a learning curve, so will start rehearsing the first week of November. And we might put an extra Slayer song into the set and learn a cover song or two.”
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Kerry King shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Oct. 4.
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Kerry King tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Aftershock Festival 2024
From Oct. 10-13, the annual Aftershock Festival is going down in Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA.
And, yes, Slayer is on the bill.
They’ll be joined by heavy metal icons Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Judas Priest, Pantera and more.
If you want to go, single and multi-day Aftershock passes can be found here.
Kerry King set list
On Aug. 29, 2024, Kerry King opened for Lamb of God and Mastodon at Colorado’s famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Here’s what he took to the stage during his short set that evening, according to Set List FM.
01.) “Where I Reign”
02.) “Trophies of the Tyrant”
03.) “Residue”
04.) “Toxic”
05.) “Idle Hands”
06.) “Shrapnel”
07.) “Raining Blood” (Slayer song)
08.) “Black Magic” (Slayer song)
09.) “From Hell I Rise”
Kerry King new music
King’s debut album “From Hell I Rise” hit shelves on May 17, 2024.
Made up of 13 heavy tracks, the album is ear candy for fans of metal and rock alike.
The opening track, “Diablo,” is a thumping anthem just waiting for a Major League closer to claim it as his own. Other standouts include the freewheeling “Where I Reign,” brooding “Tension” and no holds barred “Rage.”
If you’d like to hear for yourself, you can find “From Hell I Rise” here.
As an added bonus, check out King’s music video for the aforementioned “Where I Reign” below.
Kerry King band members
In addition to King and Bostaph, the Slayer members will be joined by Death Angel‘s lead vocalist Mark Osegueda, Machine Head/Vio-lence‘s guitarist Phil Demmel and HELLYEAH‘s bassist Kyle Sanders on the road.
Kerry King special guests
At all gigs, King and co. will be preceded by a pair of opening acts. If you haven’t heard their stuff before, here’s a sample of each group’s sound:
Municipal Waste: “Wave of Death”
Alien Weaponry: “Kai Tangata”
Heavy metal groups on tour in 2024-25
If you like to thrash and/or mosh, listen up.
Many of the biggest names in metal will be on the road this year and next. Here are just six (!) of our favorites you won’t want to miss live.
• Deftones
• A Perfect Circle with Primus and Puscifer
Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of the 50 biggest concert tours in 2024 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
