RIP Jeff Hanneman

[Mesc]

Passed away this morning from liver failure , aged 49 .

Brought me thousands of hours of listening pleasure from my youth up to present day.
Sad sad news.

Rock on Slayer !!

 

[chrstphrwnstn]

RIP.

 

[HugeJohnson]

Shocked. Probably should have seen it coming but didn't know he was this unwell. RIP.

 

[Rollerball]

Yep that sucks, dude wrote some classic metal songs. Cheers.

 

[Schism]

RIP Jeff. Probably the most important member of the best metal band of the 80's.

 

[Badesumofu]

This is really sad. Gutted to read about it this morning.

A flesh eating disease contracted from a spider bite, that lead to liver failure.

 

[Spermbird]

RIP, has left a great legacy

 

[Rusty Brookes]

That is a shock. As others have noted I knew he was sick but didn't expect him to die.

RIP

Seasons in the Abyss and Reign in Blood to be blasted full bore tonight in his honour

 

[A Swallow]

Absolutely shattered. Flogging Slayer all day.


Rest in Peace & Reign in Blood Jeff.

 

[Badesumofu]

I listened through all of Reign South of the Abyss earlier. Still really shocked and saddened.

RIB Jeff.

 

[Lion for Life]

Absolutely shocked, The man was a legend and one of the most influential musicians of our time. Gutted, RIP

 

[HolyWars]

RIP Jeff. It's so shit I'm glad I was able to see him a few times live.

 

[holy diver]

RIP Jeff.

Slayer was THE band for my high school years and long after. Happy to have seen them a few times.

 

[MelbourneCrow]

Devastating news. RIP

 

[Dylan12]

RIP Jeff. Probably the most important member of the best metal band of the 80's.

Absolutely. Very sad day for the metal world. RIP Jeff.

 

[BATTERY]

RIP Jeff.

 

[Fletch Pewterschmidt]

War Ensemble, Angel of Death, Raining Blood, Dead Skin Mask et al - what a legacy.

Rancid Angel of Death flying free.

 

[SydneyBomber]

absolutely gutted - r.i.p jeff

 

[holy diver]

 

[Papa G]

This is really sad. Gutted to read about it this morning.

A flesh eating disease contracted from a spider bite, that lead to liver failure.

Did anybody else think that this could be basis of a Slayer song?

 

[_Wang_]

My favourite guitarist/songwriter in my favourite band..

RIP - Jeff

 

[Schism]

Did anybody else think that this could be basis of a Slayer song?

It's a very metal way to check out

 

[Marlowe]

I still can't believe he died (indirectly) from a spider bite. Life sure throws some odd curve balls at you.

Rest in Peace, Jeff. \m/ \m/

 

[mianfei]

That is a shock. As others have noted I knew he was sick but didn't expect him to die.

RIP

Seasons in the Abyss and Reign in Blood to be blasted full bore tonight in his honour

Although I’m not a metalhead, I do admit Slayer were exceedingly influential in the culture of the Bush Senior Era. Despite (or because of) the extreme darkness of their songs they were actually less purely nihilistic than AC/DC, Metallica, Pantera, Public Enemy and N.W.A.

It’s a pity Slayer have been ignored completely by the Rock Hall - they actually have a very strong case for having been inducted soon after their eligibility in 2008/2009 if one looks at the theoretical criteria.