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In a recent installment of the Talk Louder<\/em> podcast, Phil Demmel<\/strong> offered some thoughts about his working relationship with Slayer<\/a><\/strong>‘s guitarist Kerry King<\/a><\/strong>, set against the backdrop of Contrary to popular belief, “If there’s one thing that I know with Kerry<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> is exactly where he stands and exactly what he’s feeling. He has his agenda, of course, but there’s no meandering around with the point he’s gonna try to get to, and there’s no steps being set up to\u2026” he shared.<\/p>\n Demmel<\/strong> highlighted King<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>‘s authenticity, dispelling notions of him being solely an abrasive or callous guy. Instead, he portrayed “Kerry<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> gets this stigma of being a fucking asshole or a fucking dick. And he’s not. He’s a nice dude.” Demmel<\/strong> continued. “And he’s an empathetic dude. He’s a caring guy about stuff. It’s not like he’s this hardened dick and blah, blah, blah. There’s just not a filter there where he just says, ‘No, I don’t like that, or ‘I can’t do this because’ blah, blah, blah. And it’s just straightforward, man. And I wish people would kind of understand that about other people. It’s not him being a fucking\u2026 well, maybe it could be considered a dick, but that’s not his intent. He’s just, like, ‘I’m not fucking around. I’m not gonna bullshit you.'”<\/p>\n Kerry King<\/a><\/strong>‘s new band features\u00a0Death Angel<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0vocalist\u00a0Mark Osegueda<\/strong>, former\u00a0Slayer<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0drummer\u00a0Paul Bostaph<\/strong>, former\u00a0Vio-Lence<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Machine Head<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0guitarist\u00a0Phil Demmel<\/strong>, and former\u00a0Hellyeah<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0bassist\u00a0Kyle Sanders<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n King<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0will release the\u00a0Josh Wilbur<\/strong>-produced album\u00a0From Hell I Rise<\/em>\u00a0on May 17 via Reigning Phoenix Music, and you can\u00a0pre-order it right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n