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title: "Kerry King"
type: "Person"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/musician/kerry-king"
bands: 2
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# Kerry King

**Kerry King** (co‐founder of Slayer) is a metal musician, known for Slayer.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Kerry King |
| Description | co‐founder of Slayer |
| From | Los Angeles |
| Born | 1964 |
| Bands in catalog | 2 |

## Bands

| Band | Role | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) | background vocals, guitar | 1983 to 1983 | Former |
| [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) | guitar, original | 1981 to present | Current |

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/musician/kerry-king](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kerry-king). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt