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 2, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
[youtube]http://youtu.be/VbR2BVhzaZQ[/youtube] In a recent interview, Kerry King suggested that he would extend Exodus guitarist Gary Holt, who’s been filling in for the ailing Jeff Hanneman, a seat at the Slayer table should Hanneman not be well enough to carry...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 25, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
Did one spider ruin the future of Slayer? That might be overstating things a bit, but in a recent interview, Kerry King stated that he would be fine continuing on without Jeff Hanneman. Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis (aka flesh eating disease) in early...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 2, 2013 | Updates
[youtube width=”500″ height=”344″]http://youtu.be/KXssEEydD9s[/youtube] Drummer Dave Lombardo’s fallout from Slayer has been well publicized. Now, with Slayer’s Australian tour sans-Lombardo well underway with Jon Dette filling in, guitarist...