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AN INTERVIEW WITH KING'S X DRUMMER JERRY GASKILL

There is metal and there is funk and there is prog rock and there is R&B, and somewhere where these genres intersect, there is King’s X. The legendary band has been performing together for close to 35 years now, and they’re going just as strong as ever. With a slew of classic albums under their belt, a penchant for hard-rocking live shows, and a reputation as one of the best hard rock acts of all time, they find themselves this September in, where else, Binghamton. Carousel recently touched base with drummer Jerry Gaskill for an interview. Here’s how it went:

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Jerry Gaskill: Hitting the Road of Life

The three-piece band King's X has quite a long and varied career.

Respected by many for their expert musicianship and killer tunes they are still going strong. Lately, versatile drummer Jerry Gaskill has a lot going on, from working on a solo CD to several summer dates with his longtime band King's X.

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JERRY GASKILL

Jerry Gaskill is the drummer of the hard rock band King’s X. Most importantly he is a very determined man who refuses to give up despite all the obstacles that life has put in front of him lately. I mean, in 2012, the guy has suffered a severe heart attack and his house was completely destroyed but Gaskill is still going strong...even stronger than ever! In the wake of Gaskill’s second solo release we get in touch with him and learn all the details without failing to ask him about what’s going on in the King’s X camp.

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Jerry Gaskill of King’s X

Hi MD readers! Let’s start by saying 2012 started off great. In January, I flew to Nashville to begin working on my second solo record with my friend/collaborator/producer, D A Karkos.

Now let me backtrack just a bit. Near the end of 2011, my friend Ed Frost, whom I’ve known since he was born, invited me to a Philadelphia Eagles game. We started talking about the record I’d been trying to make, and he asked what it would take to do it. I told him, and he said, “I can do that!” However, on February 26, 2012, I died...

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KINGS X DRUMMER JERRY GASKILL LOSES HOME IN HURRICANE SANDY

Rocks Off readers of a certain age will fondly remember Jerry Gaskill as the drummer from pioneering proto-grunge/metal band King's X. Perhaps many of you, like us, even had tickets to trio's show earlier this year at Warehouse Live that was cancelled after Gaskill had a heart attack. More bad news came after Hurricane Sandy passed through the East Coast last week.

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KING'S X DRUMMER JERRY GASKILL "LOSES EVERY MATERIAL POSSESSION" TO HURRICANE SANDY; MANAGER ASKS FANS FOR ASSISTANCE

Ed Frost at Aeris Consulting & Mgt / EMMJAMM Music has issued the following message to the fans:

Hello everyone,
Once again, a sad period is effecting our friend Jerry Gaskill and his new bride Julie. I just spoke to Jerry and he and Julie are ok, and very optimistic of the future, despite losing every material possession to this dreadful storm. It's been one helluva journey for him this year - cheating death, marrying his soul mate, a successful tour with KANSAS, the announcement of a new solo project kicking off next month, and now this....

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‘King’s X’ Drummer To Begin Recording New Solo Album In November

King’s X drummer Jerry Gaskill and Nashville-based songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist D.A. Karkos will track drums for Gaskill‘s solo record in late November with legendary producer/engineer/mixer Michael Wagener at Wagener‘s WireWorld studio in Nashville. The rest of the record will be recorded at Karkos‘ Underdog Studio in Nashville.

Jerry writes: “One month from today, I will be in Nashville to start recording drums for my next solo record at Michael Wagener‘sWireWorld Studio. What a gift and what an honor! Me, my friend D.A. Karkos [who I’m making this record with] and Michael are all very excited. Can’t wait for everyone to hear it. Just thought you might want to know…”

D.A. adds: “Some great news for the Jerry Gaskill project! A month from now… Jerry and I are heading over to Michael Wagener‘s WireWorld studio to track drums for Jerry‘s record! Words can’t describe the way I [we] feel. Way beyond excited about this! This is HUGE!”

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Message from Jerry Gaskill

Right before Jerry Gaskill suffered a heart attack in late February, the drummer for legendary rockers KING'S X, was busy demoing material for his upcoming solo album with Nashville-based songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist D.A. Karkos. 

"As of now, we have 11 killer songs that we believe will be some of Jerry's (and my) best work to date. And when the time comes, we plan on having some very special guest musicians/friends lend some of their talents to the record as well. Needless to say (but I'm saying it anyway), we are very excited about all of this! 

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