Kerry King
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Kerry King is an American guitarist best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the influential thrash metal band Slayer.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Anthrax
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Beastie Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Dimebag Darrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatebreed NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ Megadeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantera NERFINISHED ⓘ Slayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sum 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beard | long braided beard ⓘ |
| coFounded | Slayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1964-06-03 ⓘ |
| familyName | King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Kerry Ray King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
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thrash metal ⓘ |
| givenName | Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairStyle | shaved head ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black Sabbath
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Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Judas Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ Venom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fast aggressive guitar solos
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influential role in thrash metal ⓘ use of pentatonic and chromatic scales ⓘ |
| memberOf | Slayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSongwritingContribution |
Angel of Death
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Raining Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ Seasons in the Abyss NERFINISHED ⓘ South of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Slayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
California
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Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| plays |
BC Rich guitars
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Dean guitars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBand |
lead guitarist
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rhythm guitarist ⓘ |
| religiousView | atheism ⓘ |
| spouse | Ayesha King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfActivity | 1981 ⓘ |
| uses | Marshall amplifiers ⓘ |
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