Slayer guitarist Kerry King has revealed that he “can’t be bothered” with Iron Maiden‘s more recent output – see what King had to say below.
Speaking to RIFFX and transcribed by Ultimate Guitar in a recent interview, the Slayer axeman opened up about listening to Iron Maiden’s newer albums when asked if he had head frontman Bruce Dickinson‘s recent solo album ‘The Mandrake Project’.
King said: “Haven’t heard Bruce’s new album, but I have a friend who told me it’s better than [Iron] Maiden. Wouldn’t surprise me — nothing against Maiden, but their songs have gotten so long, man, I just can’t be bothered with it. And my attention span isn’t that much.”
The guitarist’s comments seem to reference Iron Maiden most recently releasing two double-albums: 2015’s ‘The Book of Souls’ and 2021’s ‘Senjutsu’. Additionally the band have also released some of their longest songs to date on their recent output, with ‘The Book of Souls’ cut ‘Empire of the Clouds’ clocking in at 18 minutes and three songs on ‘Senjutsu’ running for over 10 minutes.
King then added that he also hasn’t heard Judas Priest‘s latest offering, ‘Invincible Shield’: “I haven’t heard the entirety of Priest’s new album, but I heard a handful of songs on satellite radio. Some are you know, typical. I heard one that stood out. ‘The Serpent and the King.’ That’s really cool; it sounds like a progression of what Priest [does]. I enjoyed that one. I haven’t heard the whole album, but I definitely will. Actually, I’m going to be playing with Priest in a couple of weeks.”
King most recently released his debut solo album, ‘From Hell I Rise’, last week (May 17) and is in the midst of touring the record. The guitarist will return to the stage with Slayer for the first time in five years this September, playing a short string of US festivals.
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