Recently talking to Glide Magazine, guitarist Kerry King discussed the rumors that spread around for a while that Pantera’s Phil Anselmo would have sung for Kerry King’s solo album:

“Well, the Phil connection that was loved by all the suits. And by suits, I mean the booking agents, the promoters, and my manager because they all see dollar signs. And, you know, I’m not upset with that. That’s what they get paid to do.

” But I told them all along, I’m, like, ‘Phil’s not the guy.’ I said, ‘I’ve got the guy,’ and they fought me tooth and nail all the way through. But at the end of the day, you know, I’m in charge.

“We had conversations with Phil, but it never even got to a point where we played in a room together. He was dragging his feet for a long time because I don’t think he really wanted to do it.

”And he got some music and I think he realized it was probably too thrashy for him and what his style is these days. So, you know, the Pantera thing came around and that just flew right out the door. Never thought of it again.”