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Jeff Hanneman, R.I.P. – Cause of Death, Date of Death, Age at Death

The guitarist Jeff Hanneman passed away at age 49, this age of death has to be considered premature. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Jeff Hanneman and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Slayer who wrote “Raining Blood” and “War Ensemble,” among other songs.

Conversations about the war with his veteran father became an inspiration and the subject for many of his future songs.

He wrote what is perhaps the best-known thrash metal song, “Angel of Death.”

How did Jeff Hanneman die?

Jeff Hanneman's death was caused by liver failure.

Information about the death of Jeff Hanneman
Cause of deathLiver Failure
Age of death49 years
ProfessionGuitarist
BirthdayJanuary 31, 1964
Death dateMay 2, 2013
Place of deathHemet, California, United States
Place of burialN/A

Quotes by Jeff Hanneman

"Rock 'n' roll was never supposed to be polite."

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"We don't like preaching, we don't like love songs, we don't like fun songs. We just like the dark side."

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"I remember in the days when we started, when we first went on the road, we went to Berkeley and played with Exodus. We couldn't believe another band was playing the same kind of music we were playing because there was only a handful of bands that were doing it."

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"Everybody has a dark side. It's just we are very in touch with it."

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"Angel Of Death' was a big problem. I remember getting a phone call after the album was done: Sony wasn't going to release it."

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