Kyle Sanders is an American bass guitarist who was a member of heavy metal supergroup

Hellyeah Hellyeah, stylized as HELLYEAH, was an American heavy metal supergroup formed in Dallas, Texas, in 2006. The band's last lineup consisted of lead vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Christian Brady and Tom Maxwell, bassist Kyle Sanders, and drum ...

and is currently a member of

Kerry King Kerry Ray King (born June 3, 1964) is an American musician, best known for being the co-lead guitarist and songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and is one of two members to stay with the band ...

's solo band. He previously played for

Skrew Skrew is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1998, the group announced its return in 2009. Biography Skrew was formed in 1990 in Austin, Texas, by Adam Grossman and Danny Lohner. The band emerged from the dem ...

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Bloodsimple Bloodsimple was an American heavy metal band from New York City that formed in 2002. They were signed to Warner Bros. Records. The band's name comes from a term coined by detective novelist Dashiell Hammett. The term apparently describes the ...

, and

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. He is the brother of

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bassist

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, who he has occasionally collaborated with.

Biography

Sanders started playing bass in middle school, he taught himself by playing along to his favorite

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bands. His younger brother,

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, also plays bass because of Kyle. His first notable band was the

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band

. He was an original member of

, alongside

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(guitar, vocals),

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(vocals), B. Blunt (guitar), and

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(drums). The band recorded one album, ''

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'' (2002), and one self-titled EP. Sanders was a founding member of

, originally founded under the name Fix 8, alongside members of

Vision of Disorder Vision of Disorder is an American hardcore/metalcore band from Long Island, New York, that initially released three albums before disbanding in 2002. The band garnered attention for blending melody and groove into a traditional hardcore framewo ...

. With the band, he toured alongside

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, and

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. Bloodsimple dispanded in 2008 after Vision of Disorder reunited. After Bloodsimple broke up, Sanders co-founded

along ex-Bloodsimple drummer Bevan Davies and ex- Torche guitarist Juan Montoya. This band went on hiatus in 2014 after Sanders joined

. Sanders joined Hellyeah in 2014 as a replacement for Bob Zilla. He joined alongside Christian Brady, who replaced founding member

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. Sanders was also joined in Hellyeah by Roy Mayorga, who he had played with in Medication, following the death of founding drummer

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. The band went on hiatus in 2021. In February 2024, Sanders was announced as bassist for Slayer guitarist

's solo band, playing on his debut album '' From Hell I Rise'' and the single "Idle Hands".

Personal life

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Sanders is the owner of Let There Be Rock School, where students from ages 5–70 are taught, as well as BlackStrap Rock Hall- a music venue geared specifically towards rock & metal genres; both are located in

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. He said that he founded this venture to get away from his touring life.

Discography

* Pierce Dogs – ''Exes for Eyes'' (1992) *

– ''

'' (2002) * Medication – ''Medication'' EP (2002) * Medication – "Inside" (2002) *

– ''

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'' (2005) * Bloodsimple – ''

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'' (2007) *

– ''MonstrO'' (2011) * MonstrO – "Anchors Up!" (2011) *

– "Sangre Por Sangre / Cross to Bier" (2014) * Hellyeah – ''

Unden!able ''Undeniable'' (stylized as ''Unden!able'') is the fifth studio album from American heavy metal band Hellyeah. The cover of Phil Collins' "I Don't Care Anymore" features guitar parts from late Pantera member Dimebag Darrell. It was also the last ...

'' (2016) * Hellyeah – '' Welcome Home'' (2019) *

– '' From Hell I Rise'' (2024)

References

External links

* {{Hellyeah Living people American bass guitarists Skrew members Hellyeah members Date of birth unknown Thrash metal musicians