Kerry King At NAMM 2009 Playing War Ensemble

[petedogg369]

I don't see why people think he is a good player. He blows and is sloppy as hell.

[paraglidermx]

Slayer never wrote a ballad.

[23chopperrob]

for whatever reason people always think of Kerry King as Slayer's rhythm player...FUCK THAT he can play awesome leads just as well!!!

[SparcoC4]

Standard tuning maybe?

[BlackT0othGrin]

@SparcoC4 What it sounds like to me

[darekdarius]

1a !!!!!!!!!! 

[belrocksg]

refering to the solo comments:

I never did like KK's solos! I discovered quickly that Jeff's solos were the ones I was liking. I just dont care for KK's choice of notes. On another note, Jeff writes most of the riffs in Slayer so I never really understood why KK is the FAMOUS one.

P.s. Im not saying KK sucks. Hes good at playing, but Jess is great at writing/playing

[belrocksg]

@belrocksg just to add, Jeff wrote: "Raining Blood", "War Ensemble" "South of Heaven" "Seasons in the Abyss" and "Angel of Death"

[TheNehetCZ]

@belrocksg I think because Kerry is the one more talkative and extrovert dude..I dont even think Jeff would want to be the famous one. Also Kerry is more popular because he is iconic, he looks like a fricken garden gnome.

[Gerritspartan69]

If you're all so much better than him, why haven't you dicks made an even bigger band than slayer? You're just a bunch of fucking posers!

FUCKIN' SLAYER!

[jimmycrackcorn1981]

woot bad solo

[KoTowaty]

he is THE BEAST!

[GlockenspielSAS]

OMG, stop comparing guitarists ! All of them are good, I ´m tired of this ,,XY sucks, XYZ is better"... All guitarists have their own style, and not all metal songs are about mind-blowing solos. Kerry is one of the inventors of thrash, so show some fuckin´respect !

[Chuloloc]

Awesome. Kerry Fucking King. SLAYER!!!!!!

[RHCPgroupie42]

he is an awesome rhythm player, but his leads are downright awful

[talent2k]

Some dude below said YNGWIE is better. Yeah he can play but he never wrote anything close to a good song. Slayer as a group writes killer songs! Name 10 YNGWIE songs and ten SLAYER songs without going to look it up. I thought so!

[kolliasmalmsteenown]

@talent2k It's not even nearly the same style what about I do the same? Name 10 Justin bieber songs and 10 Def Leppard songs. Try looking less stupid thanks.

[talent2k]

@kolliasmalmsteenown I Couldn't tell you one of Bieber songs. But When it comes to Rock and Metal I can name about 10 songs from every good band. and the point here was about Kerry King and Yngwie. Why dont you look on your Ipod and name 10 Bieber songs for me?

[kolliasmalmsteenown]

@talent2k Fail attempt to troll I do not even have a Ipod LAWL.

[blackblurable]

Dave inspired him and slayer inspired many. Thank megaDave! King's solos always sucked ass though even his dive bombs and whammy tricks. I think Kirk Hammet has better whammy bar tricks and that's saying something because Kirk is a horrible guitar player and his whammy-ing is god awful too! I think Mr. Trey of Morbid Angel has better dive bombs as well as whammy bar tricks, solos, and riffs over both King and Kirk the jerk

[blackblurable]

Dave inspired him and slayer inspired many. Thank megaDave!

[icabodcranium]

LOL I was only looking @ the picture and clicked on it thinking it was Rob Halford!

Why do all metal guys that go bald end up looking like ZZ Top?

Anyway, Love Slayer, Respect Kerry, But hate his Batitude!

Would love to meet up with him and teach him a lesson in violence!

Beat the living Satan out of him!

Cut that nasty beard off, wipe my ass with it and stuff it down his fucking throat!

Fuck you too Kerry!

[raylegea]

I like him, he is awesome :D

[DecadenceBeyond12]

need the backing track ahaha

[erikthered9]

LMAO..KERRY KING IS A JOKE AND THIS VIDEO IS PROOF.....WUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA­HHAHAHAAAAAA ....GO TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND CLICK YNGWIE AT NAMM.....THATS A REAL GUITARIST, NOT SOME ATE UP DEMONIC SHIT STAIN.

[erikthered9]

LMAO...THIS CLIP IS SOLID PROOF THAT KERRY KING IS A JOKE...WUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA­AAA...HE SUCKS.....THIS IS ALL THE PROOF I NEED TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT A CRAP GUITARIST SOUNDS LIKE WITHOUT HIS BAND BEHIND HIM.....JUST GO OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PAGE AND CLICK ON YNGWIE MALMSTEEN AT NAMM...THATS A REAL GUITARIST.....SLAYER IS A DEMONIC SHIT STAIN....

[Guilherme81]

TOO MANY IDIOTS HERE...

[Vomitore]

You know what's worse than all the negative Kerry Komments? Err, comments ... Is that Jeff hardly gets the recognition he deserves. Jeff was the true essence of what Slayer was.

[boggsty]

nah... i'm reading so many comments on their vids "hey slayer is shit they sound muddy" "yeah fuck you bitch" *punchingrightonthenose*

[Carnifex11100]

someones should of told kerry king that this even is only for guitarists with talent not whammy bar abusers

[ThorRising]

@Carnifex11100

kerry king is one of the best riff guitarists ever. Who gives a shit that he doesnt shred his style is amazing anyways

[Carnifex11100]

@ThorRising i know that and btw nice name i love norse mythology, and yea i do love slayers songs and riffs but yea like i stated in his solos he just abuses his whammy

[Carthy6]

@ThorRising yea he is responsible for creating a new style of metal but overall he is a pretty shitty guitarist and his riffs all sound the same and he practically just chugs the shit out of his guitar without real sense of rythm and melody

[666tomko666]

@JOAPY Fuck you! No one is better than Kerry and no one will be. He has got his own style.

[Aeolianshredhead]

@levilostritto1 The song War Ensemble is predominantly based off the Phrygian Mode. Also, some accidentals are added-notably a flattened fifth. This song progresses to a dominant, harmonic minor section with added accidentals and undergoes three main key changes. Upon the third change, there is a recapitulation back to the original key playing the riff from the second key change as a modulation.

[ordepcbmt]

Its so lame and stupid to compare Kerry with virtuosos, typical crappy-youtube-idiots, Kerry is great in his own fashion, he wrote Hell Awaits, South of Heaven, and a lot more gems even before your stinky assholes have born, now shut the fuck up and show some respect...

[levilostritto1]

I like how he plays in the key of...oh wait....

[WilliamBonneau]

Dave Mustaine might be better than kerry king these days X3

[TheRagman666]

kerry king has never been a shredder, sad how everone is slagging him, digraceful ,,this guy and his band slayer are in the history of metal and been an influence on not many but almost everyone, and to still be active and together all these years playing good stuff not great like the earlier ,, is a teatament to their work, hail slayer a name that demands RESPECT.

[ADEZK]

@TheRagman666 who gives a fuck about solos o.O the riffs are the ones that realy count =)

and thats what they are specialist at

[MrUsedBooks]

@TheRagman666 It's not that he isn't a shredder it's that his phrasing is terrible.

[ShredableGuitar]

Wow ... awful, Nice bending technique at 0:51

[Goremorah]

What's with all the hate comments? He is playing War Ensemble, nothing more nothing less.

[Dazzler59]

@Goremorah well yea since he cant play anythin else

[jonahfox]

So boring.

[arsehole420]

@JOAPY hahaha glad i'm not the only one that was thinking that.

[dickiedik5]

@SquareWand you nothing better loser, i dont like santana or yngwie that mats

[MegaWitchhunter]

Metalhead6252 your an idiot to call yourself a metal head is an insult cause every metal head loves slayer and Kerry king is way better than Jeff why don't all you idiot out there go listen to to your gay to remember and gay bullet

[CDZTycoon]

Kerry King is a good guitarist... idk y he messed up his OWN solo haha he musta been kinda high cuz that didnt sound to much like the war ensemble solo...lmao he was shitfaced thats y he had his shades on lol

[fippysteed]

check out malmsteen at namm 09 fucking mind blowing. gotta be said this is total shit.

[BS4YU]

0:56

SERIOUS fucking shredding skills. I didn't learn how to play like that until like a whole 4 HOURS after I picked up a guitar.

[TheCr0wing]

@BS4YU actually its serious weak shred skills...its like three notes tremelo picked...hes stayin in one position theres no major melody in the shredd its ez shit

[hlli999]

@TheCr0wing He was being sarcastic :D

[metalhead6242]

Oh my god, HE SUCKS! I can't believe he's famous.

[aLeeX6100]

fucking love slayer, and fuck anyone who dosent!!!

SLAYER!!!

[CHARMINOO]

@aLeeX6100 retard

[metalmaniac41]

holy fuck r u that stupid really He's a fucking legend in one of the most influential death metal bands ever DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A LEGEND IN WHAT !!!!!

[Metalobsession94]

SLAYER!!!!

[nez349]

@LukeHeavyshield u suck

[Vomitore]

@LukeHeavyshield I agree. Jeff IS Slayer IMO.

[metalmaniac41]

EXCEPT 4 U BRUTALIZE 666 U HIT THE FUCKING MARK KERRY KING IS A FUCKING LEGEND !!!!!!!!STAY FUCKING METAL!!!!

[WoxHax]

@metalmaniac41 A legend in what?

[metalmaniac41]

kerry king has been in one of the most successful death metal bands around and u fucking camelballsucking spooge sucking fucksticks say he sucks oh my fucking god u motherfuckers have the brains of a t rex and u jeff u fucking assbag im sure ur a good player but by no means r u even in kerry kings league u fucking halfwit god damn i hate stupid people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STAY METAL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MGRIndieBoy]

I think kerry king its not a grate guitarrist the only good he have is his guitars

[husqvarnawrk]

that's quite good to be honest

[kzrrz]

Jaggërmeister \m/ 0.52

[rockerdude29]

damn kerry sucks.I knew there had to be a reason he played a BC Rich xD

[deathtrapdeath]

Jeff is better...well go fuck your self....Jeff is better!

[Brutalize666]

kerry king is a legend!!!!!!!!!!

[Freddie88]

Badass Goatee....

[slowhand19]

still better than hammett. hes a hell of a rhythm guy though.

[Metallideth94]

@slowhand19 did you just have the ball to compare this guy to hammett? who the fuck do you think you are, ma'am?

[slowhand19]

@Metallideth94  its nice they let people with your disability have some fun on the computer once in a while, huh?

[Metallideth94]

@slowhand19 lol y u mad tho?

[EVERLASToffical]

Make it stop!!!!!!!

[Gevaurdan]

if is saw him do that tapping shit in front of me ion the 6th string i woulpd slap him and say give me that fuckin guitar you stupid idiot.... and omggg?? :O penatonic scale thats so amazing!!! psshhh gtfo kerry king

[xxBRIANPILLAxx]

@Gevaurdan like your better than kerry king? get a life motherfucker quit bashin on him you prolly suck dick at guitar so shut the fuck up and go fuck your mom

[ItsTimeIDisappear09]

fuck yeah. KFK

[Zackronym]

For someone who's famous for playing guitar, Kerry King sucks. You'd think for him playing as long as he has he'd be better. He has to be the most over-rated guitarist in the history of everything. He either doesn't care, or has developmental issues, i can't decide.

[poop770]

@Zackronym Who cares if Kerry sucks, it's Kerry. Kerry's not famous for being the best guitarist in the world, nor does he probably care. He's famous because he's in SLAYER!!!!! And probably played metal the way he does before anyone else and while most of you were in your diapers. They pioneered the heavy shit even though many younger players may be better technically. They still got it from SLAYER because SLAYER started it all anyway. He's a legend!

[Zackronym]

@poop770 Lol I don't know where you've been if you think Slayer started it all. Have fun over there in Narnia.

[poop770]

@Zackronym Lol you're a fag.

[Zackronym]

@poop770 u mad?

[Davemercd]

I want a Jagermeister guitar strap =[

[CamW91]

he sucks so bad. way over rated

[Barnbred]

@CamW91 I like slayer, but watching this video makes me realize how average his guitar playing skills are.

[poop770]

@Barnbred Who cares if Kerry sucks, it's Kerry. Kerry's not famous for being the best guitarist in the world, nor does he probably care. He's famous because he's in SLAYER!!!!! And probably played metal the way he does before anyone else and while most of you were in your diapers. They pioneered the heavy shit even though many younger players may be better technically. They still got it from SLAYER because SLAYER started it all anyway. He's a legend!

[freddy692000]

king is totally over-rated and i mean when the fuck he will learn to solo for real

[roadragetruck]

sound like a bunch of teenage girls gossiping

[TFfan92]

If you see a non custom made guitar that's really flashy and shiny and has cool designs on it and all that that jive, it probably sounds like shit.

[skatesftw]

the worlds most overrated guitar player IMO.

[308scoutrfl]

@skatesftw not even close.that would be eddie van queerbait, slash,clapton,any "ska"/"punk" fag,and the douche from greenday,and nirvana.

[poop770]

@skatesftw Who cares if Kerry sucks, it's Kerry. Kerry's not famous for being the best guitarist in the world, nor does he probably care. He's famous because he's in SLAYER!!!!! And probably played metal the way he does before anyone else and while most of you were in your diapers. They pioneered the heavy shit even though many younger players may be better technically. They still got it from SLAYER because SLAYER started it all anyway. He's a legend!

[steinber]

King and Hanneman have differing styles but they both rip it better than YOUR fucking whining ass ever could, bitch. I'm getting there, but it's practice practice practice on my gorgeous BC Rich V till my fucking fingers bleed. Haters should crawl back to the Dave Matthews Hospital for Musical Narcoleptics and have their nap.

[gluethrower]

whatever you whiny cunts are crying about, lets see you post all of your bands albums, and show all the money you have made over the past 30 years. . kerry is an amazing guitarist and so is jeff. he's playing a fucking convention, who gives a fuck about how tight he plays.while you are all at it, post videos of yourselves playing at all the conventions that the major manufacturers invited you to. Awwww... too soon?!

[AlexisGuitar94]

sounds like shit....

[shiznoes]

lame

[cammpinno]

amateurish

[treetoptop]

I've decided to revise my last post regarding this. I just think that alone on a stage is not a good place for Kerry to show his stuff. He belongs in the full Slayer lineup on stage, then his parts really shine as an important part of the band. He is not a solo technician and there's nothing wrong with that.

[lionslicer9999]

Kerry downpicks the part at 0:22... thats pretty intense...

Also Kerry records all the rhythm parts to every song on almost every album, Jeff just shows him the songs and he does it, typically the only thing Jeff records are extra songs and his solos and maybe some harmonies Kerry doesn't know. So if you say Kerry sucks and can't play then you're pretty much saying every album they made sucks.

[treetoptop]

I always knew Jeff was the "real" guitar player in Slayer but crap, wtf is going on here? This sounds like a novice teenager metalhead just starting out practicing in his room. Big laughs at the fingertaps from Kerry. Maybe he was just having a bad day. I'm still a big slayer fan, I was just shocked to hear this.

[beerdeddi]

BETZ!

[zilch1823]

This song is really fun to play haha

[CaptainNensho]

lame.

[salimsvt]

Haha!!

The Evil scale...

auehuaheuahe

[muflonpl]

nothing special

[vicgarcia30]

god dam he is dam fat he needs to hit the gym before he gets a heart attack 

[redlarracas]

he is good in riffing...

[superdanlewis]

he has awseme tatoos XD

[Ranger11413]

This is what all the fuss is about ? His playing sounds amateurish to me !

Weak as fuck ! Lose some weight you fat fucker !!!!!

[silasnofx]

I don't know, if King isn't technician, I don't know what you guys call technic.

[efbellweather]

I like the guy but this sounds like some young kid checking out his first amp at gutiar center. You know the ones who drive you crazy when your actually trying to buy something.

[betterthandirt]

I'm pretty sure Slayer is the only band that King would ever fit in. His rhythm playing and riffs are cool, but he really sucks technically.

[ImperialArmour]

this is such an injustice to him.

[IIThesaviour]

This is why slayer are shit.

[AcidChurch]

kerry was in megadeth like two weeks and played shows i think that proves at least his rhythm guitar playig is crazy

[Shink5]

@AcidChurch

Nah If Kerry King was in Megadeth for 2 weeks thatd make him Lead

Cause Dave Mustaine is Rythm

[theeternalidol]

@Shink5

Not really. Mustaine was the Lead guitarist in Megadeth back in those days.

Check out "Megadeth Berkley 1984" here on youtube, and you will see that Dave handles all the lead work

[dukeljk]

@Shink5 Dave plays lead too you fucking idiot.

[Shink5]

@dukeljk I havent listenned to Megadeth in a while you fucking jackass

[MrChristopheFrance]

COOL..!!!

[jesman1]

Well he`s not really a technician is he? Nothing was really put together that sounded like anything good. Maybe he`s just a rhythm player that dabbles with a little soloing?

Never was a fan of Slayer anyway. Bring on the Malmsteen (hec, any 80s buttrock)- heh.

[SilverSnake424]

Ok let's be fair. He's good at what he plays, but he can't do any better :L

[armandddd]

0:57 when ı wacth this thing ı really appreciate Yngwie j. Malmsteen....

[HellMaidenJames]

he fuckin sucks

[waltknowm]

jeff just needs more attention.. he writes most of the stuff.. kings a great guitaist, but...hanneman needs more time to shine. kinda underated if you ask me.. while king is a bit over-rated..

[Trevmeister671]

@waltknowm couldn't agree more. i mean, when it comes to riffs and rhythms, Kerry's a MONSTER. but Jeff is a way better soloist. even if Kerry has taken more lessons than Jeff

[ex6arch6angel6]

@waltknowm yeah thats true

[RedShogun13]

@waltknowm

Agreed. King is a phenomenal rhythm guitarist but Jeff has written the best Slayer guitar pieces. Raining Blood, Angel of Death, ect. Jeff is undoubtedly the more skilled soloist of the two that's for sure.

[cmc47834]

@waltknowm jeff prob doesnt wanna be the one with the most attention i think hes been asked to do stuffl ike thisbut he prob doesnt want to

[vicgarcia30]

@cmc47834 yea kerry does care about fans

[Tettuli]

@waltknowm i don't think, that jeff really wants attention much

[waltknowm]

@Tettuli yeah, true, im not that kind of guy who really wants attention either, but sometimes i want to just see the other great guitarist of Slayer do some stuff like clinics or other public showings (besides the concerts haha).

[cooliovasquez]

@waltknowm yep but i dont think jeff gives a shit so its all good

[satanicamerica]

@waltknowm that bullshit, the best slayer albumns were written by king... the shit hanneman writes sucks in comparison.... look at reign in blood for some Kerry King awsomeness and then look at diabolus in musica for some hanneman bullshit that dosent sound like slayer... almost every great slayer song was written by King, hanneman is a good guitarist but King is the essence of Slayer

[waltknowm]

@satanicamerica Thats because Hanneman has more variety. King even said so himself.. that Jeff likes experimenting alot more while himself sticks to similar stuff. Theyre both great guitarists. They both formed Slayer. Jeffs written alot of their great guitar riffs during their 80s high points. All i was trying to say was Jeff is kind of underrated.

[unorthodoxmu]

@waltknowm I agree, except for the solos. Hanneman's tricks on the solos are too similar if you pay attention from the 90's to now. 

[alexchere34]

@waltknowm they both wrote every song either with tom or not

[miramar9999]

@waltknowm YOU ARE DAMN RIGHT !!!!

[ibanezrgr420ex]

he sucks

[adrianslilmusic]

@ibanezrgr420ex yup

[mortimer2100]

lame

[lordSabazios666]

alwayyys the same solo alwaays the same riffs. fuck

[thesimonbj]

he is not that great guitarist...

[oid6]

@thesimonbj your right

[RAFLAMOLAO]

suks

[Fraeg]

maybe it is just youtube, but this tone sucks so bad compared to the albums/live

[sniffy45]

poop

[MasterofKnees]

Kerry King is awesome as fuck!

[thing666]

whats NAMM?

[ducky811]

NAMM is the North American Music Merchants annual showcase where mainly all of the manufacturers of musical products set up booths to display all of their new products that will be coming out in the near future. Hope this helps.

[maidenrulz73]

a country in asia....you might have heard of the vietmamm war....loser!!!!!!!

[abccdrom]

crazy guitartist

[Helvetinhelvetti]

wouldn't fuck with him :D

[Mike4metal]

he's a bad motherfucker!

[megaluisdeth]

Stop lying to yourself.

[Bac837]

I would've died to be there for that :D

[thywillbedone9]

if u think Kerry King is influenced by Bring me the horizon you are wrong Slayer was making cds before bring me the horizon was even around learn dates u stupid fucks

[ZachMetalAsFuck]

well hes definetly not influiced by bring me the horizon. but he is motivated by the cock.

kerry king sucks...

[SpaceAceTX]

The dude is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to Judas Priest, he was on some guitar game show in Japan and started spewing all these Priest facts. Was about the good 'ole days if I remember it correctly, like Sad Wings of Destiny era. There is a small bit of the clip on youtube but not the entire Priest rant, cheers!

[TheBigglenn311]

1:50 fail lol

[MrPersonality77]

No, that is how the song is played fuckass.

[308scoutrfl]

fail!?

[skolanbrinner]

awesome :P

[knifefuck]

i wonder if kerry king can play anything other than slayer songs?

[FreshPrince388]

he can play iron madien stuff lol

[snakemaster7]

and Judas Priest ;)

[flipsk8101202]

you are a fucking jackass.

[SelfDestruction7]

Why don't you check out Kerry on the Marty Friedman show and find out.

[m169marroquin]

r u kidding? He is maiden and priest influenced.

[LichKingSkullWart]

Really? I was pretty sure he was influenced by Bring Me The Horizon!