Kerry King Vocalist Mark Osegueda Says People Will “Be Blown Away” by From Hell I Rise

We’re just two months away from the release of Slayer guitarist Kerry King‘s solo album From Hell I Rise, but you might want to start securing your home and getting your affairs in order. You’re liable to be “blown away” once you hit play, if Death Angel vocalist Mark Osegueda, who’s been tapped to provide vocals for aforementioned solo album, is to be believed.

Now, it’s no surprise that he’s talking up the album. He is a member of King’s solo project, along with Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph, ex-Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders, and ex-Vio-lence guitarist Phil Demmel. His high praise for the work done on the record came during an interview with El Planeta del Rock.

“We’ve already released the first single, which is ‘Idle Hands’. The record’s all done, it’s wrapped up, recorded, mastered, everything. The release date is May 17 on Reigning Phoenix Music. It’s a beast. It’s a body of work that… from beginning to end, that album is something I’m very proud of, and I know everyone on the record, all of us in the band, are very proud of it. And I think when people hear it, they’re gonna be blown away. Yeah, it’s a beast.”

Kerry King’s solo effort was officially announced just last month, with a flurry of headlines that took the internet by storm.

Though a lot has been made about the composition of the band, not a lot of information was given about how the band was formed. Well, that was until Osegueda shared those details.

“It wasn’t an overnight thing. It was a long process. Me and Kerry are friends, for sure, but that’s not the reason I got the gig. By no means did I get the gig because we’re friends; it was definitely a lot of hard work.

“He’s an institution unto himself as his, as is Slayer, and when Slayer announced that they weren’t gonna go any longer, he made it known to everyone that he was far from done. And when that was announced, it was quite a few years ago, it was probably during the pandemic that I just gave him a cold call out of the blue, or a cold text rather, just saying, ‘Just so you know, I heard you’re doing this, and I’m just throwing my name into the hat, into the ring, or throwing my throat into the ring rather.’ And he was, like, ‘Hmm.’ He’s a very to-the-point guy, and he said, ‘Okay.’ And I know he’s very serious about everything he does musically.

“It was a lot of hard work, I’ll tell you that. A lot of going back and forth. I did quite a bit of demoing with him, and nothing was a sure thing, ever. I know he had other people in mind for every for every position in the band. I think Paul was the shoo-in right off the bat, and then after that – Kerry knew his vision, he knew what he wanted, he knew what he heard in his head, and he wanted a lineup that could deliver it. And after a lot of hard work, one day me and him were out together, and it was plain and simple as that. But quite some time had gone by and a lot of work was put into it, and he just said, ‘If you want the gig, it’s yours.’”

From Hell I Rise will have 13 new tracks and will be released on May 17, but you can pre-order your copy today.