Slayer’s Kerry King discussed his new solo album and the band’s lineup and also discussed why Pantera’s Phil Anselmo wasn’t chosen to front King’s new solo band.

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Kerry King said the reason he refused Phil Anselmo to take part in his band:

“My management, my promoter, my record label all wanted Phil. Phil’s a good friend of mine, but I always thought he’s not the right guy.

”That has nothing to do with his ability; I just knew he wasn’t the right guy. When you hear Mark on this record, you know that’s the guy. […]

“I had to do due diligence because, at the end of the day, had Philip been the guy, we’d be in arenas immediately because we could play new stuff, we could play Pantera, we could play Slayer, and fans would’ve been happy. It ended when the Pantera thing came up.”