MARK OSEGUEDA Confirms Second KERRY KING Solo Album Will Be Recorded “Sometime In The First Quarter” Of 2026

When Slayer stepped off the road, a lot of people assumed that chapter was done. Instead, Kerry King built a new vehicle for his riffs and handed the mic to Mark Osegueda from Death Angel, backed by Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Vio-Lence), Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah), and Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Testament, Exodus).

On From Hell I Rise, that lineup already sounded road-tested. Now, according to Osegueda, they are road-tested and then some. Talking to the That Metal Interview podcast, he laid out just how hard they’ve driven this thing (via Blabbermouth): “Yeah, it’s doing great. We just got back from Japan about three weeks ago, our first shows in Japan. So those were amazing. And, yeah, for [King‘s debut solo] record [2024’s From Hell I Rise], we toured everywhere. And I guess in a certain way, the touring cycle for that record has been completed. We did North America a couple of times, Europe a couple of times, South America, Japan, and Australia. So we’ve worked that record pretty well.”

“Now we’re busy writing, getting the material together for the second record. And it’s coming, it’s coming along. And we’re gonna probably record the second record sometime in the first quarter of this upcoming year. As far as when it’ll be released, I’m not quite sure. But we’re definitely in the process of getting the songs together for it,” Osegueda added.

Inside the band, it sounds like the vibe is as solid as the schedule is intense. Osegueda is blunt about how it feels to be in this unit: “They’re good guys. I love the guys. It’s a great band to be a part of. Touring with them’s amazing. They’re all solid dudes that I’ve known for years, decades. And I’m very proud to be a part of it, and I look forward to much more to come, for sure.”

Of course, the shadow hanging over any Kerry King project is Slayer. Once you bring those songs onstage, every fan in the room turns into a judge. The interviewer pointed out that Mark does a “great job of emulating Tom Araya‘s” vocal parts when the band drops into Slayer material live. Osegueda’s response shows exactly where his head is at.

“Well, Tom, he’s an icon. I admire him; I have for many years. I’m a Slayer fan, so he’s got a very distinct voice and one that I’ve admired for many, many years. So when we do those songs, I just get out there and do my best to do the songs justice and his voice justice, because I think he’s fantastic.”