SLAYER guitarist Kerry King will enter the studio in April 2026 to begin recording the follow-up album to his solo debut, “From Hell I Rise”, which came out in May 2024 via Reigning Phoenix Music. A new tour in support of the upcoming effort will launch in early 2027, according to the talent agency Independent Artist Group, which has just signed SLAYER and King‘s solo band for representation outside the U.S. and Canada.

In a 2025 interview with Reigning Phoenix Music‘s Reigning TV, King said about his plans for is second solo album:  ”Well, it’s vague because there’s planning, there’s a record company’s perspective, but we have enough material for the next one already. I just started writing lyrics on it. I sent ’em to (singer Mark Osegueda). He got the first song the other day. So, as long as I can get off my ass and get some lyrics happening, I would love to record before New Year’s and then just give it to the record company and say, ‘Whenever you want, there it is.’ If it becomes January, February, that’s fine too, because I don’t think we’re gonna be doing any shows. But I wanna keep these guys working because you’ve gotta keep the train rolling… Mark likes the lyrics too.” Osegueda concurred, saying: “I do. The lyrics to the new song are vicious.”