Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Passes Away

[DDDorian]

In fairness to Kerry, I'm sure Jeff had been seriously unwell for a long time and that they'd braced themselves for his death a long time ago. People process death in different ways, and as callous as it sounds, it can actually be somewhat of a relief when someone finally passes after so many months of suffering. Maybe he came off as flippant, whatever. He's entitled to feel however he likes.

That being said, I really hope they put Slayer to rest - Tom checked out years ago, and Dave Lombardo was the only one pushing the band forward musically, so now seems like as good a time as any to hang it up.

Anyway, there isn't a metal band around that doesn't owe something to Slayer and to Jeff, and anyone who says they don't is kidding themselves. Gonna go spin Hell Awaits for the eight jillionth time. RIP.

EDIT: oh, while I'm here... PAP SMEAR!



Jeff on bass/vocals, Dave on drums, Rocky George from Suicidal Tendencies on guitar. They never officially released anything, but bits and pieces of the Pap Smear stuff showed up on various Slayer albums, most notably on Undisputed Attitude.

 

[erotophonophilia]

i'm slamming Heinekens and blaring War at Warfield, my neighbors can SmD, for all I care.

 

[pushpull7]

OMG I just found out about this.......

Sorry to hear about it

 

[WestOfSeven]

RIP

 

[watson503]

This is the first I had heard of this :

The Gauntlet can now exclusively confirm that Jeff Hanneman knew about his liver disease. Our sources have confirmed to us that Jeff was seeking treatment and had been sober for 2 months, a condition of being on the liver transplant list. There are four stages of liver disease, and Jeff was at stage 4 two months ago. He sought treatment earlier this year and and specialists informed him he needed a new liver and he was placed on a liver transplant list. Those closest to him thought with him being sober, he'd pull through everything okay.

Jeff knew he had a problem earlier in the year when he began getting drunk after a beer or two. This is a sign that the liver is no longer able to function and process the alcohol from the blood.

Tragically though, on Wednesday night, his driver drove him to the hospital and he died the next morning.

Jeff Hanneman Was On Liver Transplant List When He Died - The Gauntlet News

 

[Veldar]

I appreciate the sentiment they're trying to get across but the illusion is somewhat shattered at the end...

Kerry (somewhat animatedly, as if changing the subject light-heartedly) - "Right, NOW! The show must go on..."

Wow Kerry, way to pay your respects. Get 'em in there quick and move on...

Kerry always comes off a prick though.

This is the first I had heard of this :




Jeff Hanneman Was On Liver Transplant List When He Died - The Gauntlet News

To little to late I guess.
R.I.P

EDIT: ESP have changed the cover of their Site.

 

[Jon Levasseur]

Such horrible news, just fucking horrible at not even 50. My thoughts and sympathies are with his family and loved ones right now. I humbly kneel down in respect and admiration for the influence he had on me and for everything he brought to the metal community.
May you rest in peace Master and hopefully, someday, we will have the privilege of co-existing with you in the realm you are now... somewhere South of Heaven

 

[linchpin]

Anyone else noticed the lack of tributes from newer bands? you'd think at least a handful of the 313000 Metalcore bands that have been recycling his riffs for years would at least say something.

 

[ghostred7]

Such horrible news, just fucking horrible at not even 50. My thoughts and sympathies are with his family and loved ones right now. I humbly kneel down in respect and admiration for the influence he had on me and for everything he brought to the metal community.
May you rest in peace Master and hopefully, someday, we will have the privilege of co-existing with you in the realm you are now... somewhere South of Heaven

Couldn't of said it better myself. I was crushed when I heard about Jeff. Jeff and Slayer had always been in my rotation. We were always planning on covering "Die by the Sword" but now I feel it's mandatory.

EDIT: I love the fact that ESP changed their front page to pay respect

 

[Ralyks]

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Someone IS going to get hurt because of this. Slayer fans are definitely going to be beyond raged.

Rest in peace Jeff You were an influence to anyone who even played a single heavy riff on their guitar.

 

[Veldar]

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH To Sing 'Crazy Train' Parody At JEFF HANNEMAN's Funeral

Bunch of red neck cunts.

Slayer should play a live show in front of the Westboro Baptist Church | Facebook

I also found this last night.

 

[tacotiklah]

I was browsing through some old live footage of Slayer when I came across this:


I totally forgot that I bought this DVD back when it came out. That whole live DVD was fucking magical, and you can see in here how much fun Jeff is having while kicking ass onstage.

 

[CrownofWorms]

Anyone else noticed the lack of tributes from newer bands? you'd think at least a handful of the 313000 Metalcore bands that have been recycling his riffs for years would at least say something.

The only band that is Metalcore/Deathcore that has said something was Whitechapel and other than them, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation and Decapitated were the only few bands that talked about it. I was thinking everyone would talk about since everyone is influenced by slayer in some way or another.


Kinda ironic

 

[tacotiklah]

^

You'd think that all the bands that Slayer gave a chance by touring with them would at least say thank you to Jeff and the other guys for the opportunities and memories.

 

[Nile]

They don't need to make a public statement to be thankful to Slayer and to show respect.


I can seriously foresee Slayer fans fucking them up for protesting. Like without a doubt some of those die hard fans will.

 

[BucketheadRules]

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH To Sing 'Crazy Train' Parody At JEFF HANNEMAN's Funeral

Someone IS going to get hurt because of this. Slayer fans are definitely going to be beyond raged.

I'm not going to encourage Slayer fans to set upon members of the WBC and beat the shit out of them, but I won't be crying if they do.

 

[BucketheadRules]

The only band that is Metalcore/Deathcore that has said something was Whitechapel and other than them, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation and Decapitated were the only few bands that talked about it. I was thinking everyone would talk about since everyone is influenced by slayer in some way or another.


Kinda ironic

Sylosis tweeted about it too - and so did Will Homer from Rise To Remain.

My band did a Facebook status about it, even though we play music that bears no relation to Slayer whatsoever (grungey rock).

 

[Andromalia]

I'm of the mindset that condolences should be given in private. It's not an opportunity for band advertising.

 

[Connor Caswell]

He died of a Brown-Recluse Spider. He got bitten by one in his friends hot tub a few years ago and never got treated for it. What happens is when it bites you, you are open to 700 different bacterias and infections. Now with all of those different infections it eats away at your skin and the only way to stop the flesh-eating disease is to amputate that part of the body that got bitten...

 

[Rick]

He died of a Brown-Recluse Spider. He got bitten by one in his friends hot tub a few years ago and never got treated for it. What happens is when it bites you, you are open to 700 different bacterias and infections. Now with all of those different infections it eats away at your skin and the only way to stop the flesh-eating disease is to amputate that part of the body that got bitten...

Uh, no, he died of liver failure.