Editing Slayer (section)

===Post-breakup (2020–2024)===
In March 2020, when talking to ''[[Guitar World]]'' about his then-latest endorsement with [[Dean Guitars]], King hinted that he would continue to make music outside of Slayer, simply saying, "Dean didn't sign me for nothing!"<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Angle |first1=Brad |title=Tune-Ups: Born of Fire |magazine=Guitar World |date=March 2020 |page=20}}</ref> King stated in an August 2020 interview on the Dean Guitars YouTube channel that he had "more than two records' worth of music" for his yet-to-be disclosed new project.<ref>{{cite web|title=SLAYER's KERRY KING Has 'More Than Two Records' Worth Of Music' For His Next Project|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slayers-kerry-king-has-more-than-two-records-worth-of-music-for-his-next-project/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 25, 2020|access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref> Bostaph later confirmed that he and King were working on a new project that would "sound like Slayer without it being Slayer—but not intentionally so."<ref>{{cite web|title=PAUL BOSTAPH Says His New Project With KERRY KING 'Will Sound Like SLAYER Without It Being SLAYER'|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/paul-bostaph-says-his-new-project-with-kerry-king-will-sound-like-slayer-without-it-being-slayer/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref> This project was later revealed to be King's solo debut album, ''[[From Hell I Rise]]'', released on May 17, 2024, and the lineup of the album includes King, Bostaph, [[Death Angel]] vocalist Mark Osegueda, [[Hellyeah]] bassist [[Kyle Sanders]], and former [[Vio-lence]] and [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] guitarist [[Phil Demmel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/slayer-guitarist-kerry-king-hints-at-2024-debut-of-his-new-project|title=SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING Hints At 2024 Debut Of His New Project|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 8, 2023|date=November 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crue-slipknot-judas-priest-and-kerry-king-among-confirmed-acts-for-welcome-to-rockville-2024|title=MÖTLEY CRÜE, SLIPKNOT, JUDAS PRIEST And KERRY KING Among Confirmed Acts For WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE 2024|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 8, 2023|date=November 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/kerry-king-announces-lineup-of-solo-band-shares-first-single-idle-hands|title=KERRY KING Announces Lineup Of Solo Band, Shares First Single 'Idle Hands'|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=February 5, 2024|date=February 5, 2024}}</ref>

In addition to King and Bostaph, most of the other members of Slayer have remained musically active. Holt continues to record and perform with [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]], releasing a new album, ''[[Persona Non Grata (Exodus album)|Persona Non Grata]]'', in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/exodus-persona-non-grata-album-details-revealed-the-beatings-will-continue-single-now-available/|title=EXODUS: 'Persona Non Grata' Album Details Revealed; 'The Beatings Will Continue' Single Now Available|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=March 6, 2022|date=August 21, 2021}}</ref> Lombardo has been involved with various acts since his third split with Slayer in 2013, such as [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Dead Cross]], the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], [[Mr. Bungle]] and [[Testament (band)|Testament]], the latter of which he had previously served as the drummer for the band's 1999 album ''[[The Gathering (Testament album)|The Gathering]]'' and rejoined in March 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/testament-rejoined-by-drummer-dave-lombardo/|title=TESTAMENT Rejoined By Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=March 6, 2022|date=March 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dave-lombardo-says-it-felt-like-the-right-moment-for-him-to-return-to-testament/|title=DAVE LOMBARDO Says 'It Felt Like The Right Moment' For Him To Return To TESTAMENT|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=March 6, 2022|date=March 2, 2022}}</ref> only to leave again in the following April.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/dave-lombardo-to-sit-out-testaments-2023-shows-says-future-with-the-band-is-uncertain|title=DAVE LOMBARDO To Sit Out TESTAMENT's 2023 Shows, Says Future With The Band Is Uncertain|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=February 6, 2024|date=April 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/testaments-eric-peterson-says-new-drummer-chris-dovas-will-make-the-band-heavier-and-more-precise-than-before|title=TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON Says New Drummer CHRIS DOVAS Will Make The Band 'Heavier And More Precise Than Before'|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=February 6, 2024|date=April 17, 2023}}</ref> [[Jon Dette]] has been a member of at least two bands, [[Animetal USA]] and Meshiaak,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bassist-rudy-sarzo-creation-animetal-usa/|title=Bassist Rudy Sarzo Discusses the Creation of Animetal USA|website=UltimateClassicRock.com|access-date=March 6, 2022|date=August 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bassist-rudy-sarzo-creation-animetal-usa/|title=Australian band MESHIAKK announce release of second album "Mask Of All Misery"|website=[[Metal Rules|Metal-Rules.com]]|access-date=March 6, 2022|date=November 7, 2019}}</ref> and performed with [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] and [[Volbeat]] as a fill-in drummer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/anthrax-drum-cam-footage-of-jon-dette-peforming-be-all-end-all-in-2018/|title=Anthrax: Drum-Cam Footage of Jon Detter Performing 'Be All, End All' In 2018|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=March 6, 2022|date=September 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/volbeat-frontman-says-ex-slayer-drummer-jon-dette-did-very-well-filling-in-for-jon-larsen/|title=VOLBEAT Frontman Says Ex-SLAYER Drummer JON DETTE 'Did Very Well' Filling In For JON LARSEN|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=March 6, 2022|date=March 3, 2022}}</ref> Araya, aside from an appearance in the [[Bay Area thrash metal]] documentary film ''[[Murder in the Front Row]]'', had not been publicly active in the music industry nor given any interviews between the conclusion of Slayer's final tour and the band's 2024 reunion.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

The members of Slayer had expressed mixed opinions about a reunion. When asked by the ''Let There Be Talk'' podcast in June 2020 about the possibility of the band ever reforming, Holt stated, "If it does, if it ever happens, it has nothing to do with me. Someone else would call and say, 'We wanna [do this].' To my knowledge, it's done. And I think it ''should'' be that way. The band went out fucking on a bang, went out on Slayer's terms, and how many people get to say they did that?".<ref>{{cite web|title=GARY HOLT On Whether SLAYER Will Ever Reunite: 'To My Knowledge, It's Done'|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gary-holt-on-whether-slayer-will-ever-reunite-to-my-knowledge-its-done/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=June 8, 2020|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> Holt stated in March 2021 that he was open to a potential Slayer reunion, but it was unlikely to happen in the near future: "Look, if the powers that be ever—like, in a year or something—said, 'Hey, you know what? We feel like playing some shows,' I'm there to do it. But those aren't decisions for me to make, or even me to really speculate on. As far as my knowledge, the band is over, and the final show was November 30, 2019. And I'm full speed ahead with Exodus now."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/will-slayer-ever-reunite-for-a-show-or-tour-gary-holt-responds/|title=Will SLAYER Ever Reunite For A Show Or Tour? GARY HOLT Responds|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=March 7, 2021|date=March 7, 2021}}</ref> In October 2021, King expressed regret that Slayer had retired "too early." While congratulating [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] on their 30th anniversary as a band, he said, "Apparently, it's 30 years, which is quite an achievement. Not a lot of bands get there. We did, and then we quit too early. Fuck us. Fuck me. I hate fucking not playing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kerry-king-slayer-retired-too-early/|title=KERRY KING: SLAYER Retired 'Too Early'|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=October 15, 2021|date=October 12, 2021}}</ref> When interviewed two months later by ''[[Metal Hammer]]'', King did not rule out the possibility of any more "Big Four" shows with [[Metallica]], [[Megadeth]] and Anthrax, but expressed doubt that a Slayer reunion would ever happen: "The way that I'm moving forward is I don't think Slayer are ever going to play again. There's no business of me playing by myself!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/slayers-kerry-king-dave-mustaine-helped-metallica-become-what-metallica-is|title=Slayer's Kerry King: "Dave Mustaine helped Metallica become what Metallica is"|website=[[Metal Hammer|loudersound.com]]|access-date=December 17, 2021|date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> King's wife Ayesha had also ruled out the possibility of a Slayer reunion, insisting that her husband and Araya would "never be Slayer again".<ref name="neverbeslayer">{{cite web|title=TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING 'Will Never Be SLAYER Again'|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tom-araya-and-kerry-king-will-never-be-slayer-again/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref> In a February 2024 interview with ''Rolling Stone'', King clarified that a reunion of the band was unlikely: "Could Slayer play a show again? I'm sure there's a scenario. Am I looking for it? No, I'm just getting ready to start my career. So if that happens, it happens. But I'm going to be doing this [solo band] for the next 10 years at least." King revealed in the same interview that he has not spoken to Araya since the band's split. King also says that his relationship with Araya is positive, but his relationship with that of former drummer Dave Lombardo is estranged, stating that Lombardo "was listening to this woman that was his attorney at the time, and she thought we had Metallica money, which we've never had fucking Metallica money. So she's just blowing shit in his ear, and he thinks he should be getting more than he should be getting."<ref name="rollingstone.com"/>