R.I.P Jeff Hanneman 1964-2013 (Founding member & guitarist/songwriter of SLAYER)

The music world has been rocked by the death of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman and there will now be a place for his family, peers and fans to come together to mourn his loss and celebrate his life. The Jeff Hanneman Memorial Celebration is scheduled for May 23 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

Hanneman passed away May 2 at the age of 49 from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver. In the same press release revealing the cause of death, Slayer revealed that a public memorial would be staged for their late guitarist and that event has now been set. The Memorial Celebration will be free and open to the public on a first-in basis (based on venue capacity). All ages are welcome and paid parking will be available around the venue. The event is scheduled to run from 3:30-7:30PM.

The guitarist left quite an imprint on the metal world as his furious riffs and punk-rock attitude helped mold the Slayer sound, which included such staples as ‘Angel of Death,’ ‘Raining Blood,’ ‘South of Heaven’ and ‘War Ensemble.’ Hanneman co-founded the band with guitarist Kerry King, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and drummer Dave Lombardo in 1981.

Hanneman frequently shied away from the spotlight and remained vigilant concerning the band’s musical vision. When it was once suggested that if the band penned one mainstream song, they could get on the radio, Hanneman stated, “We’re going to make a Slayer record. If you can get it on the radio, fine. If not, then f— it.”

Upon his passing, tributes from rockers both via social networking and in person at the Revolver Golden Gods Black Carpet flowed in, showing what a truly influential and special person and musician he was within the music world.
 
Seen Slayer in concert 3 times back in the day ( 1986-91 ) & they blew away just about every-other metal band! the Best show was when they played with Motorhead at the Aragon ballroom in Chicago on Halloween!!! When I heard the news about Hanneman, I dug out my beat-up South of Heaven Lp. ( ie. vinyl record ) dusted-off the turn-table & cranked the old Marantz amp. up to 10!!!
 
i've not really been able to listen to any slayer at the minute still just sinking in , he is the first major influence in my life to die only the death of dave mustaine or axl rose would've hit me harder as i've followed them since i started to listen to rock/metal in 87 ish
 
this guy is spot on with his comment http://youtu.be/vJY-5EbfXVw NewsReports - Slayer Jeff Hanneman Funeral: Westboro Baptist Church to protest late guitarist

there is going to be a massacre if they do turn up i hate to say it because its a day to remember jeff but i can see it going down as a tragedy in a different way to the one of losing such an amazing talent highly intelligent man
 
^ Honestly, if there is violence at his funeral, all of my anger would be directed at those perpetuating it. I don't care how amazing a guitar player the guy was, I don't care how passionate his fans are - if your immediate response to disrespect is physical violence, you're as big (if not a bigger) piece of shit than the one who disrespected you. I'm hoping Jeff's fans aren't the drooling mouth-breathers you make them out to be, foolsgold.
 
sorry if you read that last post i miss read it thought you were calling me a piece of shit , most slayer fans are like you and me normal people all i am saying is this is slayer for god sake its satanist aryans biker gangs and the likes if you get what i mean that will be the problem plus with the way the usa has been at the minute it could so easily be used as excuse for something . il say it again this a day to remember him and his music to pay respect to his wife family and the rest of the band not to be used as an ends to some others bullshit religious ideology
 
Family, friends, fans and peers of late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman will gather this afternoon in Los Angeles to mourn the death of the musician and celebrate his life and legacy, but unfortunately there will also be members of the Westboro Baptist Church in attendance picketing the event. Taking a pre-emptive stance, Slayer has issued a statement concerning the church’s attendance outside of the Palladium venue.

The Westboro Baptist Church has gained notoriety in recent years for picketing outside of highly public funerals and memorials, using the platform to spread their hateful messages. Loudwire purposely has not reported on their attendance, but now that Slayer has addressed the matter, we will offer their statement.

In their Facebook posting, the members of Slayer stated:

MESSAGE TO FANS:
Want to really piss off the Westboro Baptist Church at Jeff’s Memorial Celebration? Do exactly what Slayer members and family are going to do – totally ignore them. They don’t exist. And then come inside and celebrate Jeff’s life with us.

The Los Angeles-based memorial celebration will take place this afternoon from 3:30-7:30 PT and is open to the public on a first-in basis. All ages are welcome and paid parking will be available at the venue and surrounding lots.

Hanneman passed away Aug. 2 at the age of 49 from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver. He co-founded Slayer in 1981 and is responsible for some of metal’s staples like ‘Angel of Death,’ ‘Raining Blood,’ ‘South of Heaven’ and ‘War Ensemble.’

JEFF HANNEMAN: 1964-2013 http://youtu.be/3Tb74u1Rn-w http://loudwire.com/slayer-urge-attendees-ignore-westboro-baptist-church-jeff-hanneman-memorial/
 
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The past few months have been a tumultuous time for Slayer, as they dismissed drummer Dave Lombardo and mourned the loss of late guitarist Jeff Hanneman. Now, the thrash metal veterans have announced that drummer Paul Bostaph has replaced Lombardo on a full-time basis.

The band ousted founding drummer Dave Lombardo earlier this year over a contractual dispute and replaced him temporarily with one of the band’s other former drummers, Jon Dette. However, now they’ve chosen to move forward in their career with Bostaph reclaiming the drum spot in the band. Bostaph’s first show back with the band will come June 4 in Warsaw, Poland as the group begins their international tour. The group is expected to play 35 dates including a number of major summer festivals in Europe and South America in the coming months.

Slayer frontman Tom Araya, speaking about the return of Bostaph, stated, “Paul’s a great drummer and a good friend, and we’re very happy that he’s decided to rejoin the band. We’re still pretty numb from the loss of Jeff [Hanneman], but we don’t want to disappoint our European and South American fans, and we need to begin moving forward … having Paul back in the band makes that a whole lot easier.”

Bostaph added, “I’m very excited to be rejoining Slayer. We spent a very intense ten years of our lives together, had a lot of fun, made a lot of great music, so for me, this feels like coming home.”

During his previous stint with the band, Bostaph played on the ‘Divine Intervention,’ ‘Undisputed Attitude,’ ‘Diabolus in Musica’ and ‘God Hates Us All’ albums. He also appeared on the band’s successful ‘War at the Warfield’ DVD. Bostaph has also played in Testament, Exodus and other metal outfits.

Guitarist Gary Holt, who had been filling in for an ailing Hanneman for the past two years, will continue his role as the band’s touring guitarist. Hanneman passed away at the age of 49 on May 2 of this year.
 
Bostaph is a exceptional metal drummer, but he can't hold a candle to Lombardo. I wish they could have stopped the squabbling bullshit and worked things out with Dave.
The Bostaph albums are OK, but they don't sound like THE Slayer like they do with Lombardo. He's what has made them go, IMO.
So, I definitely recognize Bostaph's talent and they could do much, much worse then him. Just disappointed they couldn't work shit out with The Godfather of Double Bass.
 
The problems always seem to derive from KK. I love the guy to death, don't get me wrong.
It's just that whenever I've read or seen a interview with Tom Araya, Lombardo, Hanneman(RIP) or even Bostaph, they seem pretty remarkably amiable.
KK on the other hand, can very much seem like he's ego driven and feels like Slayer is HIS. Maybe I get the wrong impression.

It's incredible that any band, after 30 years of being, could still have had the original 4 members still together and creating music. Definitely a testament to all of them and like I say I don't mean to rag on Kerry King.
It's just kind of killing me that after the death of a band member, they would still let what amounts to squabbling over cash win out, and oust him. Seems pretty petty. IDK.
 
i was initially surprised that they're continuing without hanneman but shit these guys are a working band, gotta make a living. not like they're millionaires AFIAK.
 
Whoever recorded that song needs a lesson or 2 in production....I think some of it is just the actual recording of "crazy-train" with shitty vocals over-dubbed, it's hard to tell...

what's even more amazing is that there's still people that actually think heavy metal is evil! There's a million other things going on the world worse than music...

Why don't they go protest Wal-Mart? Oh, they probably all shop there!...Which, I shop there sometimes...I know it's a fucked up corporation, but I'm not a hypocrite!
 
JEFF HANNEMAN’S WIFE RECOUNTS SLAYER GUITARIST’S REFUSAL TO SEEK PHYSICAL REHAB OR THERAPY

On May 2, genre-defining Slayer shredder Jeff Hanneman passed away. Hanneman’s cause of death was officially attributed to alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, but the final fews years of his life were hindered by a serious case of necrotizing fasciitis most likely caused by a spider bite. In a new interview with Hanneman’s wife, Kathryn, she recounts his alcohol use, nearly dying or losing his arm from necrotizing fasciitis, the guitarist’s refusal to go to rehab or therapy + more.

In what is sure to be a heart-wrenching and eye-opening article, Guitar World will release an interview with Kathryn Hanneman in the publication’s August 2013 issue. The thrash icon’s wife starts from the very beginning, detailing the night when Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis but refused to seek medical attention.

Kathryn Hanneman recounts:

Jeff had been visiting a friend in the L.A. area. He was in the Jacuzzi one night relaxing, and he had his arm over the side, and he felt something, like a bite or a prick. But of course he didn't think anything of it. He came home about a week later, and he was pretty well lit when he came through the front door. He wasn't feeling well, and he just wanted to go upstairs and go to sleep.

Before he did he said, ‘Kath, I need to show you something, even though I really don’t want to.’ And he took off his shirt, and I just freaked out when I saw his arm. It was bright red and three times the normal size. I said, ‘Jeff, we need to go now. We need to get you to the ER.’ But all he wanted to do was go to bed and sleep, and I knew that I was trying to rationalize with a very intoxicated person. So there was nothing I could do that night. But the next morning I convinced him to let me take him in. He didn't have a lot of strength, but I was able to get him into the car.

When we got to the hospital in Loma Linda, they took one look at him and they immediately knew what it was, so they took him right in. Jeff told me to go home because we both knew he'd be there for hours and neither of us thought it would be a life-or-death situation.

About three or four hours later, Jeff called me and said, ‘Kath, it’s not good. They may have to amputate. I think you need to come back here.’ When I got there, Jeff was on the stretcher waiting to go into surgery, and the doctor put it in perspective for me. He said, ‘I need you to see your husband. He may not make it.’ The doctor looked at Jeff and told him, ‘First I'm going to try to save your life. Then I’m going to try to save your arm. Then I’m going to try to save your career.’ And looking at Jeff On that stretcher and possibly saying goodbye, knowing that I may never see him again… was one of the hardest moments of my life.

I couldn't get Jeff to go to rehab or therapy. I think he was letting the visual of his arm get to his emotions, and it was messing with his mind. It was hard to keep him upbeat at that point.

I think he thought he could do this on his own — that he would just to go rehearsal and play, and that that would be his rehab. But I think he started to learn, once he tried rehearsing, that he wasn't playing up to his ability and that he wasn't able to play guitar at the speed he was used to. And I think that really hit him hard, and he started to lose hope.

Be sure to pick up Guitar World’s August 2013 issue for the full interview with Kathryn Hanneman.
 
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