Most of Slayer’s music is extremely quick, however Kerry King picked one music particularly that’s their quickest and hardest to play. The guitarist additionally named which of his late bandmate Jeff Hanneman’s riffs is his favourite.

King was requested each questions throughout a fan Q+A that was featured in a problem of Metal Hammer. Concerning probably the most tough Slayer music to play, he selected a observe from their 1994 album Divine Intervention.

“I may go a quantity of methods with that, however I’ll say ‘Dittohead’ for the sheer velocity of it. That’s most likely our quickest music, and it’s not one I’m wanting to play reside any time quickly,” King admitted.

“Dittohead” is one of the shorter songs on Divine Intervention, clocking in at just two-and-a-half minutes in length. King is credited as the sole writer of its lyrics and music. Setlist.fm notes that Slayer have played the track a total of 438 times, with the last performance of it being in December of 2018.

Slayer, ‘Dittohead’

As far as his favorite of Hanneman’s riffs, King went with “Raining Blood,” though he said it was a difficult choice to make.

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“It’s not only one riff in that music, however a complete showcase. If you pushed me, I’d say the intro too, as folks nonetheless sing alongside to that guitar line,” he explained.

Hanneman played with Slayer for the last time on April 23, 2011. By that point, Gary Holt was already filling in for him because a dangerous case of necrotising fasciitis had spread through his arm, but he went onstage to perform “Angel of Death” and “South of Heaven” with his band during a Big 4 show in Indio, California.

The last time Hanneman played “Raining Blood,” though, was during his final full show with Slayer on Oct. 21, 2010 [via Setlist.fm]. The guitarist died in May of 2013.

Slayer, ‘Raining Blood’ (Live in 2010)