Nearly 12 years ago, the metal world was shocked by the news that Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman had passed away. Fans mourned, metal acts played tribute covers in their sets, and in general, people ...

Slayer have revealed that guitarist Jeff Hanneman's death on May 2nd at the age of 49 was alcohol related and not due to the "flesh-eating" disease necrotising fasciitis that sidelined him in 2011.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Members of Slayer say Jeff Hanneman died of alcohol-related cirrhosis. The guitarist died last week at a hospital in Hemet, Calif., at age 49. It was initially theorized that ...

I have co-authored this blog post with J.R. Lombardo (www.jrlombardo.com), a licensed social worker who specializes in addictions counseling. We’re both big Slayer fans, and we were both aware that ...