Jeff Hanneman RIP

As a lifelong Slayer fan, this mosher is SAD AND F**KING GUTTED to learn that guitarist Jeff Hanneman has died aged 49 from liver failure.
This was posted by the band on their official Facebook page a short while ago:

“Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home,” states the band’s official Facebook.” Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry, and will be sorely missed.

Our Brother Jeff Hanneman, May He Rest In Peace (1964 – 2013)”

Rest In Peace indeed Jeff, im sending my love to your family and friends. What a thoroughly depressing way to start a Bank holiday weekend. We have lost a proper metal legend and a brilliant guitarist, who lets not forget crafted one of THE greatest riffs ever on Raining Blood. Like I said, GUTTED *sad face*
I think my thoughts would be better seen and heard via Youtube, so check it out below. Also included a solo by the metal God himself (far better than me yakking.)
Sleep well Jeff and thank you for the awesome music. Metal legend, never to be forgotten !!

Clive Burr Lives On

Drum solo in Reading, 1982

Clive Burr passed away yesterday at the criminally young age of 56. Sleep well Clive, happy knowing you made Iron Maiden that bit extra special. I have been a Maiden fan since the beginning. Their 1980 debut "Iron Maiden" record was one of the first albums I ever owned and the band have been with me since I was 9 years old, making them feel like distant friends who accompanied me to school and who were around when I got my first girlfriend so this news was sadder than most.
Clive was an awesome drummer (check out a solo above) and those first three Maiden albums (Iron Maiden, Killers and The Number of the Beast) were simply stunning pieces of work. There isn't a bad track on any of them. Not one rubbish song, there aren't many bands who can claim that. (In fact besides the mighty Maiden I can't name any.)

Cliff Burton, Ronnie James Dio, Dimebag Darrel; it looks like God just needed a drummer.


Clive Burr 8 March 1957 ~ 12 March 2013