https://omid.dev/tags/slayer/Recent content in Slayer on Omid FarhangHugo -- 0.152.2en-US2025 Omid Farhang | All rights reserved.Fri, 10 May 2013 23:08:35 +0000https://omid.dev/2013/05/10/slayer-star-jeff-hanneman-died-of-alcohol-related-liver-scarring/Fri, 10 May 2013 23:08:35 +0000https://omid.dev/2013/05/10/slayer-star-jeff-hanneman-died-of-alcohol-related-liver-scarring/<p><img loading="lazy" src="https://omid.dev/images/2013/05/hanneman2.jpg" alt="Jeff Hanneman of Slayer performing at Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth in August 2010." /> </p> <p>Jeff Hanneman of Slayer performing at Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth in August 2010.</p> <p><strong>(Reuters) – Guitarist Jeff Hanneman of the seminal heavy metal band Slayer died of alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, and not as a result of a flesh-eating bacteria, the remaining members of the U.S. band said.</strong></p> <p>Hanneman, a founder of the band, which was known for its fast tempo, dark themes and pounding drums, died last week at age 49 in Southern California after suffering liver failure.</p>