by Zach Shaw | May 9, 2013 | Touring, Updates
It’s still hard to believe that guitarist Jeff Hanneman passed away last week. And even though Hanneman has been absent from the road for the past two years now, many wondered what his death would mean for Slayer’s future. However, it looks as though Slayer will...
by Bram Teitelman | May 7, 2013 | That's Unfortunate
Well, that’s a sadly prophetic choice of words. On May 1, just one day before Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died in a hospital of liver failure, the band’s estranged drummer, Dave Lombardo, was interviewed for an Israeli radio station, KZRadio. In a live...
by Zach Shaw | May 2, 2013 | In Memoriam
Earlier today, Slayer revealed that guitarist and original member Jeff Hanneman passed away. While he had been sidelined from the road for over two years due to an infected spider bite, Hanneman reportedly suffered from liver failure. Hanneman was 49 years old. Slayer...
by Metal Insider | Apr 15, 2013 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. It’s been revealed that Battlecross recruited ex-Black Dahlia Murder drummer Shannon Lucas to record drums on their forthcoming new album. This comes after the group also...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 11, 2013 | We're Getting The Band Back Together
With the Slayer situation not seeming like it’s going to resolve itself anytime soon, (former?) drummer Dave Lombardo appears to be moving on by doing the same thing he did last time he left the band – Grip Inc. Originally forming the band in 1993 with...