Slayer: deceduto Jeff Hanneman

Ufficiale la notizia del decesso del chitarrista degli Slayer Jeff Hanneman all’età di 49 anni, il corpo è stato trovato alle 11 di mattina del 2 marzo nella sua casa nel sud della California. Ancora non confermata la causa della morte, potrebbe essere legata ad un morso di un ragno nel Gennaio del 2011 al braccio del chitarrista che gli ha causato un’infezione ed anche impedito di suonare.

Sul sito del gruppo il commento della band:

“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)”

Ed intanto anche altri personaggi della scena hanno rilasciato delle dichiarazioni:

Slash: “Tragic & shocking news about Jeff Hanneman. He is going to missed by so many. What a sad day for metal. RIP man.”

David Draiman (DISTURBED, DEVICE): “RIP to a titan of metal.”

PAPA ROACH: “We’re saddened by the death of SLAYER guitarist, Jeff Hanneman. Our prayers and best wishes to SLAYER and Jeff‘s family.”

TESTAMENT: “R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman, brother in thrash.”

METALLICA: “R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman”

HATEBREED: “We are extremely saddened by the news of Jeff Hanneman‘s passing. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends, fans and the entire SLAYER camp and their road crew. We would not be the band we are today without him and SLAYER. Rest in peace, Jeff!”

Dan Spitz (ex-ANTHRAX): “Changing the world through music isn’t easy… Mission accomplished. Glad to be a part of all we did together through the years. RIP Jeff Hanneman.”

DOWN: “Our brother Jeff Hanneman, may he rest in peace (1964 – 2013)”

ANVIL: “ANVIL send their condolences to the SLAYER and the Jeff Hanneman family. R.I.P.”

SUFFOCATION: “Rest in peace, Jeff Hanneman. You will surely be missed.”

Karen Cuda (ex NASHVILLE PUSSY): “Jeff Hanneman — I’m at a loss for words. Thanks for always laughing at my dumb jokes, thanks for your generosity in donating a bunch of signed SLAYER stuff to help me with my neck surgery costs, thanks for making my bandmate so happy. I’m so sad to hear you’re gone! RIP buddy. (And for anyone inclined please stop by the NASHVILLE PUSSY page and send Ruyter some love. Her heart is no doubt broken to pieces.)”

David Ellefson (MEGADETH): “My condolences to SLAYER and the Jeff Hanneman family today.”

HELLYEAH: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Hanneman family and SLAYER. R.I.P. our friend”

IN FLAMES: “We are so devasted to hear about the passing of Jeff Hanneman. One of the greatest have passed on and please, stop for a moment and pay your respect to this fantastic man. This is a tragedy.”

Todd Kerns (SLASH):”Sad news about Jeff Hanneman. He was a good man.”

A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH: “Our thoughts are with the Hanneman family! #Slayer #GodSpeed”