Kerry King, left, and Jeff Hanneman of Slayer perform in Montreux, Switzerland, in 2002. Hanneman died on Thursday, May 2. (AP Photo)
There will be a public memorial for Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman on Thursday, May 23 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Hanneman, who died of liver failure on Thursday, May 2, was a Hemet resident and one of the masters behind the guitar sound of one of metals heaviest bands.
The memorial celebration will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-in basis (subject to venue capacity). All ages are allowed in.
From the press release:
“For more than 30 years, Hanneman was the band member who stayed out of the spotlight, rarely did interviews, amassed an impressive collection of World War II memorabilia, was with his wife Kathy for nearly three decades, shut off his phone and went incommunicado when he was home from tour, did not want to be on the road too late into any December as Christmas was his favorite holiday, and, from the time he was about 12 years old, woke up every, single day with one thing on his mind: playing the guitar.”
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