Editing King's X (section)

==Legacy==
The band's influence has been described as wide and diverse given "the impossible-to-categorize" nature of the [[Music genre|genres and subgenres]] explored within King X's material, with the American [[popular culture]] publication ''[[D Magazine]]'' remarking in 2013 that "[t]heir fan base today is a mixture of prog-rock nerds and headbangers" while labeling the group itself as both "[f]ringe" and "[l]egends". The band has a particularly positive [[reputation]] among professional musicians. For instance, the performer [[Jeff Ament]] of groups such as [[Pearl Jam]] openly declared King's X as the true inventor of "[[grunge]]", as was mentioned above. In a retrospective interview with the [[news-magazine]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', Pinnick described an emotional, face-to-face moment with [[Dimebag Darrell]], then of [[Pantera]], in which the latter performer remarked "[d]ude, you know I love you" and "we love you" after the record industry controversy caused by Pinnick's coming out. Gaskill has stated that "I think I've come to realize that musicians do seem to be drawn to us," with him adding that he's "honored by it" and thinks that "it'll keep us around, because there's always going to be musicians."<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/dug-pinnick-lgbtq-hard-rock-metal-7842062/ | title=Dug Pinnick on LGBTQ Acceptance in the Hard Rock/Metal Community | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref><ref name="Sullivan">{{cite web | url=https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2013/05/kings-x-important-enough-to-be-legends-fringe-enough-to-be-forgotten/ | title=Kings X: Important Enough to be Legends, Fringe Enough to be Forgotten | date=May 20, 2013 }}</ref> Other bands who have cited King's X as an inspiration or influence include [[Alice in Chains]], [[Soundgarden]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Dream Theater]], [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]], [[Devin Townsend]] and [[Soil (American band)|Soil]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/11006-devin-townsend-strapping-young-lad-favourite-albums?page=5 |title=Really Heavy Things: Devin Townsend's Favourite Albums |website=The Quietus |date=December 18, 2012 |access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/authorized-biography-of-kings-x-due-in-february/ |title=Authorized Biography Of KING'S X Due In February |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=December 17, 2018 |access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/interview-kings-x |title=Interview – King's X |website=musicOMH |date=August 2, 2005 |access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mikeportnoy.com/aboutmike/faq/answers/13.aspx |title=Dream Theater – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence |website=mikeportnoy.com |access-date=July 19, 2020 |archive-date=May 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523040022/http://www.mikeportnoy.com/aboutmike/faq/answers/13.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bravewords.com/news/soil-guitarist-shaun-glass-sometimes-we-get-compared-to-metallica-or-pantera |title=SOiL Guitarist Shaun Glass: "Sometimes We Get Compared To METALLICA Or PANTERA" |website=Brave Words |date=July 6, 2006 |access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref>

During multiple decades of touring, King's X has performed with a number of prominent hard rock and heavy metal artists. Examples include past [[Concert|live efforts]] with opening slots for [[Sammy Hagar]] as well as a full touring bill with [[Krokus (band)|Krokus]].<ref name="Sullivan"/> They have also opened for bands like [[Cheap Trick]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bassplayer.com/artists/dug-in-deep-with-pinnick-gales-pridgen-kings-x-numerous-side-projects-firing-on-all-cylinders-dug-pinnicks-star-has-risen-at-last |title=dUg in Deep: With Pinnick Gales Pridgen, King's X & Numerous Side Projects Firing on All Cylinders, dUg Pinnick's Star Has Risen at Last |access-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref> [[Iron Maiden]], [[AC/DC]], [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], [[Pearl Jam]] and [[Mötley Crüe]], and performed the first date of the [[Woodstock '94]] festival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kings-x-mn0000771419/biography |title=King's X Biography |last=Prato |first=Greg |publisher=AllMusic}}</ref>