Thread: Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman passes away at age 49

Originally Posted by Northman

Im not sure there is a definitive report right now. At least that ive seen. Its possible the venom of the spider bite did him in but he was also a notorious drinker for years and that also may have lead to the liver failure. Im sure when the autopsy is done they will give the details of it but from i remember he was staring to recover from the spider bite despite some of the tissue that had been eaten away.

If I'm not mistaken, the only issue he had from the spider bite was in his arm...which is why he hasnt been able to tour and play the last few years. They almost had to amputate it and he had been doing rehab to get the strength back.

The last article I read was he died from liver failure as a result of a spider bite that gave him some flesh eating disease.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Originally Posted by Army Bronco

He is probably jamming out with Dimebag Darrell.

Of course he is. With Paul Gray on bass and Clive Burr on drums

Don't leave Cliff Button out!! They are all ragging on Kurt Cobain though.

Originally Posted by Army Bronco

Don't leave Cliff Button out!! They are all ragging on Kurt Cobain though.

I was just going with recent deaths. If we wanted to do an All-Star dead metalhead band, we could go on for hours

What kind of spider bit him?

The article I read didn't identify the spider.

Originally Posted by King87

What kind of spider bit him?

I'm guessing Brown Recluse.

Yea, i dont think it was ever known but given the type of necrosis i would hedge my bets on a brown recluse.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Originally Posted by Army Bronco

Don't leave Cliff Button out!! They are all ragging on Kurt Cobain though.

I was just going with recent deaths. If we wanted to do an All-Star dead metalhead band, we could go on for hours

So true!! It might be fun though. But they are all still making fun of Kurt Cobains guitar skills and the fact that he shot himself because of fame or whatever. No Seau excuse here.

damn, brown recluse are scary shit... we have tons of them around here too. I'm always careful when Im doing yard work or grabbing stuff our of the shed, because we always have a few recluse or black widows roaming around. Generally if you dont bother them they dont bother you, its when you mistakenly touch them that they defend themselves.

Originally Posted by weazel

damn, brown recluse are scary shit... we have tons of them around here too. I'm always careful when Im doing yard work or grabbing stuff our of the shed, because we always have a few recluse or black widows roaming around. Generally if you dont bother them they dont bother you, its when you mistakenly touch them that they defend themselves.

Yea, when i was living in Colorado i saw black widows all the time but out here in MD for the last 20 years ive seen maybe 3-4 throughout that time. Never seen a brown recluse at all and certainly dont want too. lol

A metal band guitarist dying from a spider bite is almost too perfect. Don't take that the wrong way I'm not happy he died nor do I think it's funny, just sorta fitting in a weird way.

I killed a Brown Recluse once. That was not a pleasant experience. I'm terrified of spiders.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

A metal band guitarist dying from a spider bite is almost too perfect. Don't take that the wrong way I'm not happy he died nor do I think it's funny, just sorta fitting in a weird way.

Fittingly, when he survived it all, he said "Satan had his back"