Lombardo was just lately requested by Metallic Hammer readers if he would’ve joined Kerry King‘s new band had King approached him.
Former SLAYER drummer responded: “I knew that was coming. I’m, proper now, engaged on too many different tasks and I wouldn’t have the ability to settle for. New DEAD CROSS, MR. BUNGLE… the pandemic put a number of stuff on maintain, so we have to play some catch-up there. Moreover that, he’s acquired Paul Bostaph [playing with him], and I don’t suppose he would have the necessity to ask me.”
Lombardo was additionally requested if he could be concerned about taking part in with SLAYER if the band ever determine to reunite, to which he responded: “I don’t suppose that’s ever going to occur. However, yeah, I’d take heed to no matter it’s they needed to say. That’s it. You possibly can’t go any additional than that.”
Lombardo was successfully fired from SLAYER after sitting out the group’s Australian tour in February/March 2013 attributable to a contract dispute with the opposite bandmembers. He was later changed by Bostaph, who was beforehand SLAYER‘s drummer from 1992 till 2001.
SLAYER performed its ultimate present of their farewell tour in November 2019 on the Discussion board in Los Angeles. Sooner or later later, Kerry King‘s spouse, Ayesha King, stated that there’s “not an opportunity in hell” that the thrash steel icons will reunite for extra exhibits.
