From Hell I Rise

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From Hell I Rise
KerryKing-FromHellIRise.jpg
Studio album by
Kerry King
ReleasedMay 17, 2024
Recorded2023
Studio Henson (Los Angeles)
Genre Thrash metal [1]
Length46:37
Label Reigning Phoenix
Producer Josh Wilbur
Singles from From Hell I Rise
  1. "Idle Hands"
    Released: February 5, 2024 [2]
  2. "Residue"
    Released: April 12, 2024 [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 7/10 [4]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kerrang! 4/5 [6]
Metal.de 8/10 [1]
Metal Forces 7/10 [7]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rock Hard 8.5/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

From Hell I Rise is the debut solo album by Slayer guitarist Kerry King, released on May 17, 2024, through Reigning Phoenix Music. [2] It is King's first album since disbanding Slayer in 2019, and its contributors include Mark Osegueda of Death Angel on vocals, former Vio-lence and Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders, and Slayer and former Testament, Forbidden and Exodus drummer Paul Bostaph. [2] The album's sound has been described as similar to Slayer. [1]

Contents

The album topped Rolling Stone 's ranking of the best metal albums of 2024. [12]

Background and recording

Work on From Hell I Rise began as early as 2020, with King saying in an interview on the Dean Guitars YouTube channel that August that he had "more than two records' worth of music". [13] King's Slayer bandmate and drummer Paul Bostaph stated that same month he and King were working on a new project that would "sound like Slayer without it being Slayer — but not intentionally so." [14]

Progress on the album remained slow within the next three years. King said in a January 2024 interview with Metal Hammer magazine that it had been "done since June" 2023, with production handled by Josh Wilbur. [2] [15] About five months after its completion, King hinted that he was going to release the debut album by his new project in 2024; [16] this project was later revealed to be his solo debut album. [17] Details of the album, including its title, release date and lineup, were announced on February 5, 2024, and its first single "Idle Hands" was premiered on the same day. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kerry King.

No.TitleLength
1."Diablo"1:54
2."Where I Reign"3:51
3."Residue"4:40
4."Idle Hands"3:45
5."Trophies of the Tyrant"3:33
6."Crucifixation"5:15
7."Tension"2:48
8."Everything I Hate About You"1:21
9."Toxic"3:54
10."Two Fists"3:37
11."Rage"3:25
12."Shrapnel"5:01
13."From Hell I Rise"3:33
Total length:46:37

Personnel

Personnel taken from From Hell I Rise liner notes. [18]

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

Chart performance for From Hell I Rise
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [20] 8
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA) [20] 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [24] 73
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [25] 16
French Albums (SNEP) [26] 62
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)ERROR in "Oricon": Invalid date format. Expected: YYYY-MM-DD. [28] 24
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) [29] 27
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [30] 26
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [31] 5
Scottish Albums (OCC) [32] 7
Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [33] 7
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [34] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [35] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [36] 75
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [37] 5
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [38] 1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [39] 9
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [40] 9
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [41] 2
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [42] 7
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [43] 11

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rothe, Dominik (May 3, 2024). "Kerry King - from Hell I Rise". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kerry King Announces Lineup of Solo Band, Shares First Single 'Idle Hands'". Blabbermouth.net . February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kerry King Shares Music Video For 'Residue', Second Single from From Hell I Rise Album". Blabbermouth.net . April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Gorania, Jay H. (May 13, 2024). "From Hell I Rise". Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ Everley, Dave (May 17, 2024). "Out now: Kerry King's From Hell I Rise". Classic Rock . Retrieved May 21, 2024– via loudersound.
  6. ↑ Slessor, Dan (May 16, 2024). "Album review: Kerry King – From Hell I Rise". Kerrang! . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  7. ↑ Arnold, Neil. "Kerry King – From Hell I Rise (2024)". Metal Forces . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ Lawson, Dom (May 13, 2024). "The most aggressive thing Kerry King has produced since God Hates Us All": Kerry King's solo debut From Hell I Rise sees the thrash legend at his tooth-gnashing, head-banging best". Metal Hammer . Retrieved May 21, 2024– via loudersound.
  9. ↑ Keenan, Hesher (May 17, 2024). "Review: Kerry King's From Hell I Rise is Too Familiar for Its Own Good". MetalSucks . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ Schleutermann, Marcus (April 24, 2024). "From Hell I Rise". Rock Hard (in German). Vol. 443. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ Grow, Kory (May 17, 2024). "Kerry King's 'From Hell I Rise': Meet the New Slayer, Same as the Old Slayer". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ "The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2024". Rolling Stone . December 20, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Slayer's Kerry King Has 'More Than Two Records' Worth Of Music' For His Next Project". Blabbermouth.net . August 25, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Paul Bostaph Says His New Project With Kerry King 'Will Sound Like Slayer Without It Being SLAYER'". Blabbermouth.net . August 27, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Kerry King Says His New Band Is 'An Extension Of Slayer'". Blabbermouth.net . January 9, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Slayer Guitarist Kerry King Hints At 2024 Debut Of His New Project". Blabbermouth.net . November 6, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Judas Priest and Kerry King Among Confirmed Acts for Welcome to Rockville 2024". Blabbermouth.net . November 8, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  18. ↑ From Hell I Rise (Album liner notes). Kerry King. 2024.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ↑ Jon Wiederhorn (July 1, 2024). "Thrash icon Kerry King on flying solo and Slayer's unlikely reunion shows". Guitar World . Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  20. 1 2 "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 27 May 2024". The ARIA Report. No. 1786. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 27, 2024. pp. 7, 10.
  21. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kerry King – From Hell I Rise" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kerry King – From Hell I Rise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kerry King – From Hell I Rise" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kerry King – From Hell I Rise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Kerry King: From Hell I Rise" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Top Albums (Week 21, 2024)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kerry King – From Hell I Rise" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  28. ↑ ERROR in "Oricon": Invalid date format. Expected: YYYY-MM-DD. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-05-27/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: May 27, 2024" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of May 22, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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  32. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 24/5/2024 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  33. ↑ "Veckolista Härdrock, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  34. ↑ "Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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  36. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 24/5/2024 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  37. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 24/5/2024 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  38. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 24/5/2024 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  39. ↑ "Top Album Sales". Billboard . Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  40. ↑ "Top Current Album Sales". Billboard . Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  41. ↑ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  42. ↑ "Indie Store Album Sales". Billboard . Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  43. ↑ "Top Hard Rock Albums". Billboard . Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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