Jeff Hanneman

Jeffrey John " Jeff" Hanneman ( born January 31, 1964 in Oakland, California, † May 2, 2013 in Hemet, California ) was an American guitarist and co-founder of the thrash metal band Slayer.

Biography

His German-born father fought for the Americans in Normandy, his brothers in Vietnam. Hanneman, the author of songs like Angel of Death and Raining Blood was (both part of the album Reign in Blood). The lyrics came from him, which, due to the only ostensibly value-free theming of events at the time of National Socialism unleashed numerous and long-lasting controversies surrounding the band. The band, as well as Jeff Hanneman themselves have always distanced decided by the ideologies of Nazism. After Jeff Hanne Mans often repeated statement to the song Angel of Death the described actions are so obviously angry that this no striking summary or explanation should be necessary. The spacer can also be the occasional word choice of text to read ( " rancid angel of death", dt, " disgusting angel of death ").

Private life

Hanneman was married to Kathy and had no children. He had a sister and two brothers. In January 2011, Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis at a, which was probably caused by the bite of a spider and a variety of surgical procedures had to undergo. With live performances by Slayer during this time he was first by Gary Holt, a member of the thrash metal band Exodus, and occasionally replaced Pat O'Brien of the band Cannibal Corpse. On May 2, 2013 Hanneman died after an official declaration of the band Slayer to alcoholic cirrhosis after these health problems was to immediately gone unnoticed before his death.

Equipment

He used Marshall JCM 800 ( 2203 ) amplifier and since about 1989 mainly a Jackson Soloist guitar and later for him along the lines of Jackson soloist developed ESP custom shop guitars, which since the late 1980s with EMG-81/85 pickups with EMG SPC mid booster were stocked.

More

In the southern Polish city Jaworzna a roundabout was in 2014 named after Hanneman. The couple Krzysztof and Joana Czuszek, which purchased the naming rights of the gyro for one year at an aligned annually by the city auction.