Jeff Hannemann of Slayer dead at 49

[The Man]

smurf (http://loudwire.com/slayer-guitarist-jeff-hanneman-dies-at-49/). :( Slayer honestly haven't done anything good in a long time but this is still really troutty news. Their best material is genre-defining classics. :(

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[Renmiri]

wow.. what was it ? drugs ?

[NorthernChaosGod]

That's terrible news. :(

[The Man]

Liver failure, they said. So probably alcohol.

Reign in Blood is one of the albums that got me into metal when I was younger. I suspect that if I hadn't been exposed to Slayer's music at such a young age I would never have gotten into some of the even heavier stuff I listen to now. Their first six releases are still close to peerless thrash.

[chionos]

I thought he got bit by a spider and was having complications from that.

Bunch of metal bigots, going straight to the drugs/alcohol.

[Shoden]

Never been much of a Slayer fan at all but I know he was much better a guitarist and writer than Kerry King though.
Bad times.

[The Man]

I forgot that spider bites can sometimes lead to liver failure. But alcohol probably didn't help either :monster:

Also:

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