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
human
musician
songwriter
associatedAct Anthrax NERFINISHED
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
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1964-06-03
familyName King NERFINISHED
fullName Kerry Ray King NERFINISHED
genre heavy metal
thrash metal
givenName Kerry NERFINISHED
hairStyle shaved head
influencedBy Black Sabbath NERFINISHED
Iron Maiden NERFINISHED
Judas Priest NERFINISHED
Tony Iommi NERFINISHED
Venom NERFINISHED
instrument guitar
knownFor fast aggressive guitar solos
influential role in thrash metal
use of pentatonic and chromatic scales
memberOf Slayer NERFINISHED
notableSongwritingContribution Angel of Death NERFINISHED
Raining Blood NERFINISHED
Seasons in the Abyss NERFINISHED
South of Heaven NERFINISHED
notableWork Slayer NERFINISHED
occupation guitarist
musician
songwriter
placeOfBirth California NERFINISHED
Los Angeles County NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
plays BC Rich guitars NERFINISHED
Dean guitars NERFINISHED
positionInBand lead guitarist
rhythm guitarist
religiousView atheism
spouse Ayesha King NERFINISHED
startTimeOfActivity 1981
uses Marshall amplifiers

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Slayer guitarist Kerry King
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