by Metal Insider | Apr 1, 2011 | Splits
After missing several tours this year due to an infected spider bite on his arm, guitarist Jeff Hanneman has announced his departure from Slayer “effective immediately.” Shortly following his statement, Slayer gave word that they plan to officially disband...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 30, 2011 | Metal Musical Chairs
The unfortunate news is that apparently guitarist Jeff Hanneman is still not healthy enough to rejoin Slayer on the road. And to add onto that grief, Exodus’ Gary Holt, who has been filling in since the band started their Australian tour, won’t be available to help...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 28, 2011 | Hoping For The Best, Updates
Yesterday, we reported on how Slayer singer and bassist Tom Araya was taken to a hospital, forcing the band to cancel their appearance at the Soundwave Festival in Sydney, Australia. Not much was known about what caused Araya’s sudden illness. However, later on in the...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 27, 2011 | Festivals, Hoping For The Best
Slayer just can’t catch a break lately. Minutes before they were set to take the stage to headline the Soundwave Festival in Sydney, Australia, singer and bassist Tom Araya was taken to a hospital, forcing the band to cancel their appearance. The Sydney Morning...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 16, 2011 | Thrash Veteran Musical Chairs
At the beginning of this week, we reported that Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman will be sitting out of the band’s next few performances while he recovers from an arm infection surgery. At the time it was unclear who Slayer would bring in to fill in. However, this...