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TESTAMENT Guitarist: JEFF HANNEMAN’s Passing Is ‘A Tragic Reminder’

TESTAMENT‘s Alex Skolnick (pictured below) has commented on the recent announcement that SLAYER guitarist and co-founder Jeff Hanneman died on May 2 from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver. Hanneman‘s official cause of death was revealed by his bandmates on May

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SLAYER’s JEFF HANNEMAN: Video Footage and Photos Of Public Memorial Celebration

Kerry King (SLAYER), Dave Lombardo (SLAYER), Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER), Robert Trujillo (METALLICA), Shavo Odadjian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN), Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD), Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, EXODUS), Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT) and John Tempesta (THE CULT, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) are among

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VOLBEAT Pays Tribute To Late SLAYER Guitarist

Danish/American metal rock ‘n’ rollers VOLBEAT paid tribute to late SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman by playing a snippet of a cover version of the SLAYER classic “Raining Blood” on May 14 in Springfield, Missouri. Check out fan-filmed video footage of

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SLAYER To Fans: Ignore WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH At JEFF HANNEMAN’s Memorial Celebration

SLAYER has commented on Westboro Baptist Church‘s plan to picket the public memorial celebration for the band’s late guitarist Jeff Hanneman, which will be held May 23 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The event — which will run

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METALLICA’s HETFIELD Remembers SLAYER’s HANNEMAN In New DECIBEL Issue

Decibel magazine’s July issue (on newsstands in June) features a nine-page tribute to late SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman in the form of a moving retrospective obituary, some of Hanneman‘s most biting quotes, and a litany of heartfelt remembrances from EXODUS,

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SLAYER’s DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Tel Aviv Jam Session

SLAYER’s DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Tel Aviv Jam Session

Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, PHILM) was joined by Yossi Sassi, Or Lubianiker and Roei Friedman for a jam session during Lombardo‘s drum clinic on May 1 at the Barby Club (Kibutz Galoyot St. 52) in Tel Aviv, Israel. Video footage of

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SLAYER Fill-In Drummer JON DETTE Interviewed By AndrewHaug.com (Audio)

SLAYER Fill-In Drummer JON DETTE Interviewed By AndrewHaug.com (Audio)

AndrewHaug.com, Australia’s first-ever dedicated 24/7 rock and metal online radio station launched by Andrew Haug, the former host of Triple J Australia’s “The Racket” radio show (originally “Full Metal Racket”; 2001-2011), conducted an interview with drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER,

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SLAYER: 15-Minute Video Interview With JEFF HANNEMAN From 2009 Posted Online

A 15-minute video interview with SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman conducted before the release of the band’s latest album, “World Painted Blood”, in 2009 can be seen below. “World Painted Blood” sold 41,000 copies in the United States in its first

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SLAYER Drummer’s PHILM Interviewed In Rome (Video)

SLAYER Drummer’s PHILM Interviewed In Rome (Video)

Francesca Flati of Rome By Wild conducted an interview with PHILM before the band’s April 23 concert at Init in Rome, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is footage of the entire Rome show. PHILM, the

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WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH Says It Will Picket SLAYER Guitarist’s Memorial Celebration

Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church has announced via Twitter that it will picket the public memorial celebration for late SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, which will be held May 23 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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