Posted on 05/02/2013 3:57:43 PM PDT by Monty22002
Slayer guitarist and founding member Jeff Hanneman died earlier today of liver failure. He was 49.
"Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home," the band's longtime publicist said in a statement. "Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure."
Hanneman co-founded the thrash metal greats with Kerry King in 1981; their breakthrough came in 1986 with the brutalist album "Reign in Blood." Hanneman wrote or co-wrote the set's standout tracks, "Angel of Death" and "Raining Blood."
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Hanneman is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry.
The first time I saw Black Sabbath they (along with Humble Pie) opened for Mountain at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. When I saw them less than a year later Humble Pie and Alice Cooper opened for Black Sabbath, again at the Spectrum. Man, those were the days.
IIRC, Heaven and Hell was the same lineup that recorded The Mob Rules and Dehumanizer (Iommi/Butler/Dio/Appice, or as Ozzy Osbourne called it, “Geezer and the three wops”).
LOL!
“I heard an ad on the radio today for Black Sabbath. Apparently the original band has reunited for a tour.”
Not quite. I don’t know who will be on drums this tour, but it won’t be Bill Ward.
Yep, you’re right about that.
Yep. That’s why I was so over the top happy to see the gig at Loudpark 2009.
Dude! If you're at home listening to SLAYER! while sitting you're doing it wrong.
Hehe, right on!
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