Farewell Jeff Hanneman

Founding Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died yesterday. He was 49. According to the band's official announcement, Hanneman died of liver failure. He was also battling necrotizing fasciitis, perhaps from a spider bite. Slayer released this statement via Facebook:

“Slayer is devastated to inform that their band mate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home. He was 49. 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.”

In honor of Jeff, here's some classic Slayer.