Slayer 66 2/3: The Jeff & Dave Years. A Metal Band Biography.
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11 Top Memorial Tributes to Hanneman
55-1. Valentine, Gazelle Amber. Tweet. Twitter.com/_Jucifer_. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
https://twitter.com/_JUCIFER_/status/330081179657199616
55-2. Yardley, William. “Jeff Hanneman, Guitarist, Dies at 49.” The New York Times. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/arts/music/jeff-hanneman-guitarist-for-Slayer-dies-at-49.html?_r=1&
55-3. Robinson, Iann. “RIP: Jeff Hanneman of Slayer Dead at 49.” Crave. 02 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/494031-rip-jeff-hanneman-of-Slayer-dead-at-49
55-4. Skolnick, Alex. “Remembering Jeff Hanneman: 1964 – 2013.” 6 May 2013. Premier Guitar online. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Remembering_Jeff_Hanneman_1964_2013
55-5. Lombardo, Dave. Facebook post. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=477342499003620&set=a.125439164193957.23902.124433877627819&type=1
55-6. Abrams, Howie. “Honoring Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman.” Myspace. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
https://new.myspace.com/discover/trending/2013/05/03/in-memoriam-honoring-Slayers-jeff-hanneman
55-7. Christe, Ian. “R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman 1964–2013.” 2 May 2013. Bazillion Points blog. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2013/05/02/r-i-p-jeff-hanneman-1964-2013/
55-8. Kerry King has moment of noise for Jeff Hanneman. Try searching here.
55-9. Krgin, Borivoj. “Los Angeles Kings Hockey Team Pays Tribute To Fallen Slayer Guitarist.” Blabbermouth. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=189581
55-10. Norton, Justin M. “Jeff Hanneman: 1964-2013.” [Decibel] Deciblog. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/jeff-hanneman-1964-2013/
Norton also wrote a distinct, excellent profile of Hanneman as part of Decibel’s long tribute to Hanneman: “The Life and Legacy of Jeff Hanneman” in issue no. 105, July 2013. The stories aren’t available online, but the magazine is available for purchase at DecibelMagazine.com.
55-11. Flynn, Robb. “Jeff Hanneman.” MachineHead1.com. 02 May 2013.
http://www.machinehead1.com/board_posts/jeff-hanneman
Chapter 56:
Six Things Hanneman Hated.
And Six He Liked.
56-1. ESP Guitars& Basses. “Jeff Hanneman: 5 Things I Hate." ESP Guitars & Basses’ YouTube channel. Uploaded by user espguitarsusa, 6 October 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiA5l3kMp9I&feature=youtu.be
56-2. Howard, Randy. “Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Discusses Gear and Slayer's Beginnings.” Guitar World. Reposted online 3 May 2013
http://www.guitarworld.com/archive-guitarist-jeff-hanneman-discusses-gear-and-Slayers-beginnings
Chapter 57:
The Mosh Memorial
57-1. For a look at the Hanneman memorial image, try searching here.
57-2. Metal Injection, hosted by Johnny Orlando Jr. “Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman Memorial Recap: WBC No-Shows, Friends Speak, Circlepits Erupt” video report, with subsequent links to video inside and outside the service, including speakers. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.metalinjection.net/show-recap/Slayers-jeff-hanneman-memorial-recap-wbc-no-shows-friends-speak-circlepits-erupt
Chapter 58:
On the Outside
Chapter 59:
Reborn: The Saga Continues
59-1. Kitts, Jeff. “Reign Maker,” p. 47.
59-2. Dimitris, Kontogeorgakos and Voutiriadou, Maria. “Kerry King (Slayer).”
59-3. Blakk, Nikki. “Mayhem Festival 2012: Slayer's Kerry King.”
59-4. Slayer press release, “Slayer Welcome Paul Bostaph Back to the Fold.” Slayer.net (official band site). 30 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.Slayer.net/us/news/Slayer-welcomes-paul-bostaph-back-fold
59-5. Holt, Gary. Band news update. ExodusAttack.com. 18 May 2005. Archived at Blabbermouth, “Exodus Guitarist: Drummer Paul Bostaph Has Fastest Feet I've Ever Heard,” 18 May 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=36866
59-6. Lombardo, Dave. Tweet. Twitter.com/TheDaveLombardo. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
https://twitter.com/TheDaveLombardo/status/340266936543879168
59-7. Blakk, Nikki. “First Interview With Paul Bostaph As ‘New’ Drummer in Slayer!” Metal Zone.
59-8. Rosenberg, Axl. “Slayer and Exodus Merge Into Slexoder; Announce Co-Headlining Tour with Themselves.” This is a joke article. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/05/31/Slayer-and-exodus-merge-into-slexoder-announce-co-headlining-tour-with-themselves/
59-9. Krgin, Borivoj. “Video: Slayer Performs Live For First Time Since Death Of Jeff Hanneman, Return Of Paul Bostaph” report, with embedded concert footage. Blabbermouth. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=190854
59-10. Rosenberg, Axl. “Here’s Video of Slayer’s First Performance Since Dave Lombardo Was Fired and Jeff Hanneman Died.” Commentary, with embedded concert footage. Metal Sucks. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/06/05/heres-video-of-Slayers-first-performance-since-dave-lombardo-was-fired-and-jeff-hanneman-died/
59-11. King, Kerry. “International Day Of Slayer 2013 - Kerry King.” 6 June 2013. Posted on Slayer’s YouTube Channel by user slayer. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcKEOAoRmOo
59-12. Hartmann, Graham Gruhamed. “Exclusive: Slayer Hope to Unveil Never-Before-Heard Jeff Hanneman Material on Next Album.” Loudwire. 7 October 2013.
http://loudwire.com/exclusive-slayer-never-before-heard-jeff-hanneman-material-next-album/
59-13. For video of Slayer covering Pantera's "Fucking Hostile," try searching here.
59-14. The Tone King. “Interview w Slayer’s Kerry King on BC Rich Guitars – Backstage Mayhem Fest 2012.” Video interview. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
http://thetoneking.com/wp/interview-w-Slayers-kerry-king-on-bc-rich-guitars-backstage-mayhem-fest-2012-3/
59-15. Ferris, D.X. Slayer’s Reign in Blood, p. 110.
59-16. Grow, Kory. “Slayer's Tom Araya: I Was Fuming After Dave Lombardo's Facebook Rant.” Minneapolis City Pages music blog Gimme Noise. 6 November 2013. Viewed 10 November 2013.
http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2013/11/slayer_tom_araya_interview.php
59-17. Full Metal Jackie. Radio interview with Kerry King. Full Metal Jackie, 1 November 2013 episode. www.FullMetalJackie.com, also archived at http://fullmetaljackie.podbean.com/2013/11/05/kerry-king-on-full-metal-jackie-radio/.
59-18. Items posted at Slayer’s online store, via Slayer.net. Viewed 13 August 2013.
http://store.Slayer.net/
59-19. McIver, Joel. “Reign of Fear.” Thrash Hits.
59-20. Atkinson, Peter. “Songs About God and Satan, Part 2.”
Addendum:
“It’s Time to Set the Record Straight,” or, I Fucked Up.
A-1. I already used “mea culpa” in the “Raining Theater Blood” chapter.
A-2. Ferris, D.X. Slayer’s Reign in Blood.
A-3. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Nazi Camps,” Holocaust Encyclopedia. www.ushmm.org. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005144
A-4. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Killing Centers,” Holocaust Encyclopedia. www.ushmm.org. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005145
C.Q.I.
This book would not have b
een nearly as detailed without the late, great website Slayerized.com. While it lasted, it was a rich reservoir of Slaytanic information, curated by Paul Slayerized, from 1997 through 2013. He shuttered it as I was finishing research. Paul offered this epitaph for his longrunning project:
When I surfed the web in the summer of 1997, I realized there was only one good Slayer site at the time (The Abyss) but I thought I could be a bit better ;-)
I spent a lot of time and effort on the site and improved my HTML skills (they're a joke nowadays). Slayer still mean a lot to me; the raw energy they produce is just insane. I was introduced to Slayer at 12 years old in 1994 through MTV (the “Seasons in the Abyss” video). And since then, that was it for me. I didn't care that metal wasn't popular in the ’90s. This was what I had been searching for.
Today I am proud of what I made and the people I got to know through the site, but everything in life must end.
Lisa, I will never forget you!
— Paul
It was great while it lasted.
GRATITUDE.
Dedicated to the memory of Jeff Hanneman.
Sumner J. Ferris and Ronald Forsythe: Gone, not forgotten.
The volume and quality of photographs appearing
in these pages was made possible by these stellar underwriters:
Bloom Automatic (www.BloomAutomatic.com)
Metal Sucks (www.MetalSucks.net)
and
Matt Wardlaw & Addicted to Vinyl (www.AddictedToVinyl.com)
Your support made it better. Thank you.
Infinite thanks to Paul Slayerized, formerly of Slayerized.com. Danke!
Incalculable thanks, also, to Niklas the Slayer Collector, online at www.SlayerCollector.com.
And to Borivoj Krgin, not only for original scholarship, but for maintaining the amazing archive & resource that is Blabbermouth.net. You are the best friend metal ever had.
Extensive appreciation for his dedication to the historical record: Jeff Kitts.
Musical and historical consultant: Greg Van Krol. Greg served as my second thrash brain from beginning to end. Thank you for knowing more than I do, and again for sharing it. You are always right. Except maybe about Killing Is My Business…
Singular consultation — again: Alan Natali.
Thank you for lending your superior talent to this work: Albert Cuellar, Harald Oimoen, Georges Sulmers, Johnny Angell (Cleveland Frequency, Cleveland), Sean Benedict (Iron City Rocks, Pittsburgh), Cameron Edney (Wicked Pix Photography, Australia), Amy Weiser (Amy Weiser Photography, Cleveland), Ester Segarra (Ester Segarra Photography, London), and Tim Tronckoe (Tim Tronckoe Photography, Belgium).
Assorted acts of photographic awesomeness: Victoria Stanbridge Photography,
www.victoriastanbridgephotography.com.
Cleveland Scene articles reprinted with permission. http://www.CleveScene.com
People who helped me find material, figure stuff out, get things done, make my way down the path. Or made me smile during the lonely work of sitting at a computer all year:
Dan LeRoy (that’s French for “the king”). Vince “Stigma” Bloom. The Three Kings of Metal Collectors: Jamie Walters, Tony Alberts, and Spahr Schmitt (Brave New World, Carol Roden Schmitt RIP). Murray Cohen & Ace Document Preparation Services (Need it in a hurry? Better call Murray!). George Sulmers. Doug Goodman, who has seen everything, remembers it all, and notes to back it up. DJ Will [Howell]. Brian Slagel. Bill Metoyer. Kathryn Hanneman. Matt Wardlaw and his infinite archive. Jason Bracelin. David Konow. Chris Keating. Paul Vangenhassend. Matthew Goldenberg. Niklas Elzes. Corey Mitchell. Chris Bade. Albert Mudrian. Axl Rosenberg. Vince Neilstein. Carlos Ramirez. Tracy Bloom. Annie Zaleski. Tom Morrissey (inadequately identified in previous book as “TM”). Scott Newmyer. Jose Galvan. Dan Goldberg. Doug Keogh. Andrew Stuart. Charles Elliot. James G. Lakely. Sean Munger. Brendan Halpin. John Comprix. Christian Rummel. Paul Gargano. Steffan Chirazi. Jim Utz. Dag Hansen and Jim Tate. Howie Abrams & Sacha Jenkins. Howie Abrams again. Joel McIver. Marjorie Drinan. Daniel Faigin of CalHighways.org. Chip Jacobs (ChipJacobs.com). Judy Gish at Caltrans. Chris Akin. spropaganda. Nick Sanchez. Kill That Cat Video. Neil Daniels. Dimitri Galeos. Devilman138 & his crew at 7th House. Slaytanic Megaforce. Evaristo Mendoza. Kim Kelly. C.M. Fecek. Audrey Sepesy. Merridy Greenlief. Bill Bennett. Aaron Burgess. Bob Nalbandian. Frank Lewis. Margorene Blackthorns. Aaron Griffith, Sean Benedict & John Katic (Iron City Rocks & Heavy Metal Book Club podcasts/websites). Alison Fensterstock. Greg Renoff. Jeff Giles & our fellow co-conspirators at Popdose.com. Ill Bill. Phil Freeman. Mike Olszewski. Jason Pettigrew. Mike Shea. Martin Björklund. Chad Lee. David Lay. Sean Munger. Michael Gallucci. J Henderson. Sluggo. T.J. Scaglione. Dave Ignizio & Square Records. Tony Erba (Face Value & Fuck You Pay Me). Gary Suarez. Kyle Antivenin. Ian Plakias. Tanderson the Ranchr. @tat2boxr. James Ferris. Sumner Ferris IV. Lucas Lee Bloom (“You’re a funny guy!”). Scott Sinclair (Happy Halloween). Alan Rudolph. Madame Goreyhaus. Every member of the Galactic Watercooler family, including but not limited to Andiminga, Aset, Badger, CardinalFang, Chuck Cage, Dawn “AZ” Maria, EvolutionGirl, GalaxyRanger, Professor Audra Heaslip, Julie, J-Bob, Katyalir, Keir, Lady D, Nikki, Oddball, Sean O’Hara, Rachel, Scott Rupert, Shooter, Solai, Jeanne Szarama, Thot, Topgun (You’re still “Topgun”), and the pundit previously known as Starbuccaneer. Bob Becker. Caryn Ganz. Kyle Ryan. Kevin McFarland. Genevieve Koski. Steve Gleydura. Erick Trickey. Mathew Pearlman. Randy Harper. Gregg Walton. Steve Seyerle. Ryan Andrachik. Everybody else who ever caught a typo or cut me a check. And aspirin. Thank you, aspirin.
Heidi Ellen Robinson-Fitzgerald, the consummate public relations professional. Slayer. Rick Sales. Rick Rubin. Andy Wallace. Julie Arkenstone. Jim Carroccio. Kevin Estrada. Eleanor Logan. Martin Dio, Jesse Grace, and Hal Jordan. Bill Peters (Metal on Metal, 30 years and counting). Jeff Lamm (Greasebat & Half Life). Maria Ferrero. Mike Palone (Skell & Whiskey High). Jerry Graham. George Vallee. Betsey Cichoracki. Carl Schultz. Loana dP. Valencia. Tresa Sanders. Tom Wojcik. David Giffels. Dave Brenner. Mark Price. Dan Muro. Bill Adler. Danny Marianinho. Kevin Berve & Reel Efx. Anthony “T.J.” Scaglione. Stacy Gueraseva. Whoever put together the Slayer Ultra Bootleg Pack. Brandon Marshall (MarshalPhotography.com). Blood Metal Donor. Bonnie Angotti. Paul Hooper (WhiteApe, Dropgun). Gerard Dominick. Killick. Kurt Brecht. Patty Falk at Bowling Green State University Music Library & Sound Recordings Archives. Calvin College’s Hekman Library. The Akron Public Library (Fairlawn and Downtown). Kris Scheponik & John Washlack: metal soldiers then, Metal Militia officers now. Apeneck Sweeney. Nate Cuvelier. Joe M & Sue Modray. Donnie Iris. Dean B. Trew, Ed Rohrer, and the rest of the 1980s WVCS DJs. Randy McFeely & Jennifer Gallentine. Paul Lancaster. Bob “Trebor” Moore. Craig Lewis and his sister Dina, who drove us to the South of Heaven tour. And everyone who ever took me to a show, taped an album, or held my jacket while I was in the pit — or rendered those valuable assists for anybody else.
This book was coaxed into existence with indirect assistance from Om, Nathan Barr and Trent Reznor, who created the best music to listen to while you write (Advaitic Songs, the True Blood Season One score, and Ghosts, respectively, and in that order). Joe Minadeo & Patternbased, the Kickdrums, the Drive soundtrack, and Tom Tykwer’s Cloud Atlas score are pretty great, too.
THE GREATEST ENTERTAINERS IN THE WORLD:
Dan Harmon. David Simon & The Wire crew. Kevin Smith (especially Fat Man on Batman). Kurt Sutter. David Milch. Steven S. DeKnight.
Extra appreciation to everybody I forgot.
In memory of Nora Ferris, Lorna Ferris, Dave Moran, Vera Lehane, Mary Bryan, and Vincent Roskovensky.
R.I.P.:
Damian Guevara. Ronnie James Dio. Toni Järvinen. Adrian Bromley. Garry Sharpe-Young. Steve Ett. Diamond Dave Herth. Michael Camille. J. Budd Grebb. Lori Martin. Max Roach. Amy Winehouse. MCA. John Hughes. Maurice Sendak. Minet.
Eternal thanks to Dr. David Barker, for commissioning my previous Slayer book.
; Humble offerings to almighty Zeus for preventing me from finishing this project when I wanted to.
Most of all: Sydney, Ryley, and Rachel. You are the best. Thank you for making it possible. Love is like a rock.
If you catch any typos, email me at SlayerBook@gmail.com, and I’ll send you a corrected electronic version. Sorry.
And you. Thank you for reading.
About the Author
D.X. Ferris is an Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Reporter of the Year. He wrote the first English-language book about Slayer, which is part of Bloomsbury Academic’s prestigious 33 1/3 series.
Ferris writes for the A.V. Club. He contributes to Metal Sucks when he has something to say. His work has appeared in RollingStone.com, Alternative Press, the Village Voice, Decibel, and other outlets. His Heavy Metal Game of Thrones Reviews most recently ran on Noisecreep. Popdose hosts his ongoing webcomic, Suburban Metal Dad. His Pentagrammarian.com collects thoughts on grammar, usage, ethics, writing, and the business thereof.