r.i.p. jeff hanneman(slayer)

[Prospero]

I just read a piece in the NYTimes about him. It seems he had been ill for some time after being bitten by a poisonous spider. What a horrible horrible experience. RIP
[Jeff Hanneman, Slayer Guitarist, Dies at 49

May 02, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman thought he was on the mend after a spider bite followed by an infection. He'd been writing songs with the band in anticipation of recording a new album later this year.

But in an unusual chain of events, a representative for the band said the bite may have contributed to Hanneman's death more than two years later.

Hanneman died Thursday morning of liver failure at a Los Angeles hospital with his wife, Kathy, by his side, according to Slayer spokeswoman Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald. He was 49.

Family members and doctors were not immediately available to discuss the cause of death.


Robinson-Fitzgerald said Hanneman had been slowly recovering from necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease that nearly cost him his arm. Such an infection can develop from a minor cut or scratch; Robinson-Fitzgerald blamed the spider bite, for which he failed to seek immediate treatment. She said he was bitten while in a friend's hot tub.

Infections by flesh-eating bacteria are rare. The affliction can destroy muscle, fat and skin and may require surgery to remove the diseased tissue to save a patient's life.

Hanneman had several operations to remove dead and dying tissue from his arm, the band said on its website last year.

It's unknown if Hanneman was bitten by the dangerous brown recluse spider. Robinson-Fitzgerald said the spider that bit the Slayer guitarist was never recovered.

The government estimates roughly 750 flesh-eating bacteria cases occur each year, usually caused by a type of strep germ. About 1 in 5 people with the most common kind of flesh-eating strep bacteria die.

People with weakened immune systems can be more at risk.

Flesh-eating bacteria, by itself, doesn't cause liver failure. But at least one type of strep bacteria can cause streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which can lead to liver failure.

It is unclear whether an autopsy will be scheduled. No funeral arrangements have been made.

"Jeff Hanneman will always be a metal god," rocker Andrew W.K. posted on Twitter.

Hanneman co-founded the thrash metal pioneers in Huntington Beach, Calif., in 1981.

[TempestTS]

Rumor that the Westboro Baptist Church plans on picketing Hanneman's funeral -

We can only hope the dont come to their senses - could easily be the last we hear from any of them

[Dino Velvet]

Rumor that the Westboro Baptist Church plans on picketing Hanneman's funeral -

We can only hope the dont come to their senses - could easily be the last we hear from any of them

I'm sure people have retaliated considering the number of funerals they protest. Love to see a YouTube video of the best of those fucks getting their skulls jumped on. If it isn't in the can yet can we get funding for pre-production?

[dderek123]

I've read somewhere that lawsuits are a big part of how the WBC get its funding. It's almost like they are trolling for someone to assault them so they can profit from the settlement and bring attention to their cause (thanks a lot news media cocksuckers).

I would like to see the Slayer fans scare the shit out of the WBC but not harm any of them.

[Dino Velvet]

I've read somewhere that lawsuits are a big part of how the WBC get its funding. It's almost like they are trolling for someone to assault them so they can profit from the settlement and bring attention to their cause (thanks a lot news media cocksuckers).

I would like to see the Slayer fans scare the shit out of the WBC but not harm any of them.

True. They seem to bait for lawsuits. Maybe disappear a few quietly then.

I'm sure by now many attending the funeral are aware that they are coming. I'd enjoy a good fright. Can't you massively surround them and close-in the circle without actual violence?

[TempestTS]

I'm sure people have retaliated considering the number of funerals they protest. Love to see a YouTube video of the best of those fucks getting their skulls jumped on. If it isn't in the can yet can we get funding for pre-production?

Im game as long as it covers bail money and a get away vehicle - Dino - your driving...

They can sue me all they want - what are they going to do take my CD and Skull - collection LOL

[Dino Velvet]

Im game as long as it covers bail money and a get away vehicle - Dino - your driving...

They can sue me all they want - what are they going to do take my CD and Skull - collection LOL

You and me should dress up as monsters and terrorize them. Our imaginations would probably be enough.

[dderek123]

It would be cool if they included WBC in the next grand theft auto game. Running them over would be so satisfying.

[Dino Velvet]

It would be cool if they included WBC in the next grand theft auto game. Running them over would be so satisfying.

That is the best idea I've heard in a long time. I would start playing video games again. Special hidden level where you get to tie them to a chair after making a Home Depot run. Fuckers'll wish you went to the gun store instead.

[Nikka]

saw him live once in Sao Paulo, R-I-P Jeff Hanneman