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Dave Lombardo, founding member of the metal band Slayer wowed fans at a Tel Aviv masters class.

A young father-of-three is learning to walk again after a terrifying battle with the deadly flesh-eating disease necrotising fasciitis.

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You were waiting for the new Vampire Weekend album to drop when you heard about the death of Jeff Hanneman, one of Slayer's founding members.

Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman will be memorialized in a public celebration set for May 23, his thrash metal bandmates announced Wednesday evening.

Kerry King, left, and Jeff Hanneman of Slayer perform in Montreux, Switzerland, in 2002.

Excerpted from the book Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal, published by It Books and available May 14 New York is a music mecca - the Brill Building, Broadway, street performers, subway buskers, the Metropolitan opera - but it's not known for its abundance of successful metal bands.

The 411 Music Top Five 05.14.13: Top 5 Slayer Songs Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 05.14.2013 From "Raining Blood" and "Angel of Death" to "The AntiChrist," "War Ensemble" and more, the 411 staff counts down the top 5 Slayer songs of all time! Criteria: In tribute to the legendary thrash metal band following the untimely passing of Slayer guitarist and ... (more)

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers died at 85 on Monday. "She passed away peacefully and in her home ... with her family all around her," her daughter Lisa Brothers Arbisser said.

Over the years we have lost many great musicians in the hard rock, metal and punk world.

Hammer of Doom News Report 05.13.13 Posted by Robert Cooper on 05.13.2013 News and thoughts on Ozzy Osbourne vowing sobriety and discussing why Bill Ward isn't part of the Black Sabbath reunion, the untimely death of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman, Iron Maiden's new beer line and more! Welcome Metal Faithful, to only place missed more than a twelve ... (more)

Guitarist Jeff Hanneman of the seminal heavy metal band Slayer died of alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, and not as a result of a flesh-eating bacteria, the remaining members of the US band said.

Over a week after Jeff Hannemann's death on May 2, his bandmates from Slayer remember the late guitarist in statements, published on the band's website.

Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died of alcohol-related cirrhosis -- scarring of the liver from years of heavy drinking ... this according to the band's official website.The band posted a statement on its website ... saying, "While he had his health Pennsylvania Facts - PA is the Keystone State.

Guitarist Jeff Hanneman of the seminal heavy metal band Slayer died of alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, and not as a result of a flesh-eating bacteria, the remaining members of the U.S. band said.

The year is 1985, and a pair of thrash bands named Slayer and Venom were preparing to head out on a US tour with a Finnish metal band named Oz Oz is a heavy metal band from Finland who formed in 1977 and split in 1991.

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On May 14, Albuquerque's The Gasworks unchains Paralyzer, Nuclear Reign , The Conjuring , WxAxR, and Friend to Foe.

Although the rhythmic heart and soul of one of the heaviest bands in modern music, Hanneman was known as a soft-spoken, easygoing dude.

Jeff Hanneman: 'Angel of Death is like a history lesson, but as soon as we released it everybody was calling us Nazis'. Photograph: Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage The best part of interviewing known Satanists is that you can dispense with pop frivolities - "What's your favourite colour?" "Who do you fancy?" etc - and get down to the real issues of ... (more)