"Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home. He was 49. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry, and will be sorely missed.”

He wrote the hit songs “Raining Blood”, “War Ensemble” “South of Heaven” “Seasons in the Abyss” and “Angel of Death”