Jeff Hanneman guitarist and founding member of the rewoned thrash metal band Slayer died on May 2nd of liver failure. He was 49 years old.
The band comment of their official FB page:
“Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry, and will be sorely missed. Our Brother Jeff Hanneman, May He Rest In Peace (1964 - 2013)”.
Our deepest condolences to Jeff’s family & friends. Jeff was a one of those guitarist/composers who marked the thrash metal movement of the 80s with his sharp heavy riffs and his great songs. R.I.P. - The Grande Rock team
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