Kerry King's Pinball Journey

Stern Pinball·video·2m 5s·analyzed·Nov 10, 2025

Analysis

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TL;DR

Kerry King shares his pinball history and passion for music-themed machines.

Summary

Kerry King, guitarist from Slayer, discusses his pinball journey from playing Pinbot in his teens to owning a modern collection in New York City. He highlights his close relationship with Stern Pinball, his appreciation for music-themed games featuring bands like Metallica and AC/DC, and expresses interest in a hypothetical Slayer pinball machine.

Key Claims

Kerry King's oldest pinball machine is South Park, approximately 25 years old
high confidence · Direct statement about collection age
Kerry King has known the main Stern Pinball contact for approximately 20 years through a friend named Gerardo at Raining Phoenix Music
high confidence · Personal relationship history disclosed
Stern Pinball doesn't typically endorse people, but Kerry King considers himself unusually close with the Stern team
medium confidence · Opinion about Stern's endorsement practices and his unique position
Kerry King attributes his pinball skill partly to being a guitar player, as both require simultaneous independent hand coordination
medium confidence · Personal observation linking musical skill to pinball ability
Kerry King owns and plays Family Guy, AC/DC, Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Aerosmith pinball machines
high confidence · Specific collection items mentioned

Notable Quotes

“Stern Pinball isn't somebody that like endorses people, but I'm as close with those guys as I think a musician can be.”
Kerry King — Indicates unusual relationship between Stern and King; highlights Stern's selective endorsement approach
“I think it probably helps that I'm a guitar player because I'm used to using both my hands at the same time to do different things.”
Kerry King — Reveals King's perspective on crossover skills between music and pinball
“The music ones are special to me cuz I'm a fan of AC/DC. I'm a fan of Metallica... you can actually rock out to songs that you'd just be playing without a pinball game.”
Kerry King — Explains appeal of music-themed pinball machines to a musician collector
“like a Slayer pinball game with pentagrams and very anti-religious things going on. And I know I don't expect it, but it's just fun to see.”
Kerry King — Expresses interest in hypothetical Slayer pinball machine; reveals personal brand aesthetic he'd expect

Entities

Kerry KingpersonStern PinballcompanyGerardopersonRaining Phoenix Musiccompany Pinbotgame South Parkgame Family Guygame AC/DCgame

Signals

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community_signal: Stern Pinball content featuring prominent musician Kerry King discussing personal collection and brand relationship suggests celebrity/influencer marketing outreach
high · Official Stern Pinball video featuring Kerry King interview
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design_philosophy: Music-themed pinball machines (Metallica, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Iron Maiden) highlighted as attractive to musicians and fans; appeal lies in gameplay synchronized with band music selection
high · Kerry King emphasizes music-themed games as special and fun due to ability to play with favorite songs
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announcement: Implicit confirmation that Stern has Metallica remake in production/available; Kerry King played it and expressed preference over original
high · Kerry King states: 'Played the remake of the Metallica. I like those better'

Topics

Celebrity collector perspectives on pinballprimaryMusic-themed pinball games and their appealprimaryStern Pinball relationships and endorsementsprimarySkill transfer between music and pinballsecondaryPersonal pinball collection compositionsecondaryHypothetical Slayer pinball machine conceptsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Kerry King expresses enthusiasm and fondness for pinball, Stern, and his collection. He speaks positively about the music-themed games and his relationship with Stern. The tone is casual, appreciative, and nostalgic.

Transcript

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I'm sure was in my teens when you used to go to little miniature golf places, they had pinballs and like that. And the game that we were really into back then was the original Pinbot. But, you know, we played all of them. Well, the Stern guys, I probably got close with them because my friend Gerardo at Raining Phoenix Music was friends with one of the main guys at Stern, you know, now it's just like I've known this guy 20 years. And Stern Pinball isn't somebody that like endorses people, but I'm as close with those guys as I think a musician can be. I think it probably helps that I'm a guitar player because I'm used to using both my hands at the same time to do different things. Being able to isolate ball coming this way, hit it with his hands. It's their own individual operation system to help me crush the out of that game. Our pinball collection is small cuz I live in New York City now. Mine are all more modern. I think my oldest one is South Park and that's probably 25 years old. They're games that me and my wife are into. Like we enjoy playing Family Guy. You know, we we like the show. The music ones are special to me cuz I'm a fan of AC/DC. I'm a fan of Metallica. The ones with the bands that you can pick your own music to play your game. I think that's pretty cool. It's like I mentioned AC/DC or Metallica. Iron Maiden. I played the Aerosmith one. Same thing. Super fun. Played the remake of the Metallica. I like those better because you can actually rock out to songs that you'd just be playing without a pinball game. like a Slayer pinball game with pentagrams and very anti-religious things going on. And I know I don't expect it, but it's just fun to see.