Jeff Hanneman Musical artist

Jeffrey John "Jeff" Hanneman (January 31, 1964 – May 2, 2013) was an American musician, best known as a founding member of the American thrash metal band Slayer. Hanneman contributed both lyrical and musical material to every Slayer album and wrote the songs "Raining Blood", "War Ensemble", "South of Heaven", "Seasons in the Abyss" and "Angel of Death", which have been played at almost every live Slayer performance after their respective compositions. He had his own signature guitar, the ESP Jeff Hanneman Signature model.

Personal facts

Jeff Hanneman
Alias (AKA)Jeffrey John
Birth dateJanuary 31, 1964
Birth place
California , Oakland California
Date of deathMay 02, 2013
Place of death
California , Los Angeles , Inland Empire

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Musical artist

Career started1981
Career ended2013
associated musical artist
Slayer
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Speed metal
Thrash metal
instrument
Bass guitar
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul
Jackson Soloist
ESP Jeff Hanneman (guitar)
Singing
B.C. Rich
record label
American Recordings (record label)

Jeff Hanneman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.guitargeek.com/jeff-hanneman-slayer-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2002