SLAYER: 15-Minute Video Interview With JEFF HANNEMAN From 2009 Posted Online
May 17, 2013A 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 week of release.
Hanneman passed away on May 2 from liver failure at the age of 49.
Members of SLAYER released a statement on May 9 saying that Hanneman died of alcohol-related cirrhosis.
Hanneman had actually not been playing with SLAYER for more than two years since he contracted necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease, from a spider bite in his backyard in January 2011. The infection ravaged the flesh and tissues of Hanneman's arm, leading to numerous surgeries, skin grafts and intense periods of rehab that forced him into semi-retirement and left him near death at several points.
Hanneman's last appearance with SLAYER was in April 2011, when he played an encore with the band at the "Big Four" concert in Indio, California.
Photo credit: Andrew Stuart
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