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  Slayer to Honor Jeff Hanneman With Public 'Memorial Celebration' in Los Angeles

  May 16, 2013 – Slayer fans will be able to pay their respects to the band's fallen guitarist at the Jeff Hanneman Memorial Celebration on May 23 in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Palladium will host the free event from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. and has a capacity just shy of 4,000. The event will be "first come, first in" and is open to attendees of all ages. …
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  Slayer's Jeff Hanneman Died Due to Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis

  May 10, 2013 – Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman's death last week from liver failure was caused by alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, the band has confirmed. Hanneman, who was 49, co-founded the California thrash-metal institution with fellow guitarist Kerry King in 1981. …
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  Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Dead at 49

  May 2, 2013 – Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman has died at the age of 49. An announcement came from the band's publicist late Thursday (May 2) explaining that he suffered liver failure around 11 a.m. this morning while at a hospital near his Southern California home. Along with fellow ax-wielder Kerry King, Hanneman co-founded the legendary thrash-metal band in 1981. …
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  Nick Oliveri Joins Slayer, Exodus, and Amen Bros for Thrash Metal Supergroup

  January 4, 2013 – Things are looking up for former Queens of the Stone Age member Nick Oliveri. Not only has the oft-embattled bassist made up with his old bandmates in time to contribute to their forthcoming sixth album, he's now been invited to join a thrash metal supergroup dreamed up by producer Ross Robinson (Deftones, Korn, Machine Head). …
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  Backstage With Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax, and More at Mayhem Fest

  July 2, 2012 –  …
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• Philm, 'Harmonic' (Ipecac)

  May 16, 2012 – Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo attempts Deftones, Unsane, Faith No More alt-metal; king of duggadugga just too funkless. …
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  Yeah 3x: Awesome Shots From Austin's 2011 Fun Fun Fun Fest

  November 7, 2011 –  …
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  My Favorite Things: Slayer's Kerry King

  June 30, 2011 – This week: Kerry King, the burly and tattooed guitarist for heavy metal outfit Slayer.The Huntington Park, CA, quartet are touring all summer with Rob Zombie. On September 14, King & Co. will join Anthrax, Megadeth, and Metallica for a Big Four show at Yankee Stadium. FAVORITE SONG:"'Becoming' by Pantera. Whenever you get asked a question like that this, the answer is whatever comes to mind first. …
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  Q&A: The Big 4 Reunite and Talk Metal!

  April 29, 2011 – Last weekend in Indo, CA, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax — the four bands who elevated the furious carnage of thrash-metal from the tape-trading underground to the top of the Billboard charts — played their very first show together on American soil. …
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  The Big Four Play Their First U.S. Show!

  April 25, 2011 – "This is history tonight," gushed Metallica frontman James Hetfield to a sea of sun-worn black t-shirts in Indio, California, Saturday night. …
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