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Paul Bostaph Rejoins Slayer
Slayer has announced that former drummer Paul Bostaph will be rejoining the band, leaving Dave Lombardo officially out of the band. A statement from Slayer reads: “Tom Araya and Kerry King are very pleased to announce that Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis. He will be behind the drumkit beginning June [...]
Memorial for Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman Set for May 23 in Hollywood
A public memorial event for Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman has been set for Thursday, May 23, at the Hollywood Palladium, which has a capacity of about 4,000. Fans are invited to the event, which is free, on a “first-come, first-in” basis, according the band. Hanneman died May 2 of alcohol-related cirrhosis. He was 49. The guitarist [...]
Update: Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman Died of Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis; Memorial Event Planned
Today, exactly a week after Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman died of liver failure at age 49, the band posted an update on the facts surrounding the guitarist’s death. The statement revealed Hanneman’s official cause of death: alcohol-related cirrhosis, an irreversible scarring of the liver. “While he had his health struggles over the years, including the recent [...]
2013 Golden Gods Fallen Heroes Video: Remembering the Rockers We Recently Lost
The biggest names in hard-rock and heavy-metal gathered at Club Nokia in Los Angeles May 2, 2013, for the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Award Show. During the event, Revolver paid tribute to some of the fallen heroes of the heavy-music community. Now you can watch the video below. Rest in peace. Download [...]
Rock World Reacts to Death of Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman
An untold number of heavy metal artists and fans, many of whom are at Club Nokia in Los Angeles for tonight’s 5th Annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, instantly expressed their grief over Hanneman’s death via Twitter. As a tribute to the late guitarist, who died May 2, 2013, of liver failure, tonight’s Golden Gods show [...]
Slayer Guitarist and Co-Founder Jeff Hanneman Dead at 49
Only two years after contracting a rare skin tissue disease, Slayer guitarist and co-founder Jeff Hanneman died today, Thursday, May 2, of liver failure at a Southern California hospital.
Final Six: The Six Best Breakdowns/Speed-Ups
Chris Krovatin is the author of three young adult novels, Heavy Metal & You, Venomous, and Gravediggers: Mountain of Bones. He is currently working on multiple new writing projects, as well as new material with his local New York metal band Flaming Tusk. He is a contributing writer for Revolver and generally comes off as [...]
Photos: NAMM 2013
Recently, we posted photos from the NAMM 2013 pre-show and all-star jam; now here are pics from the convention proper. Musicians including Slayer, Megadeth, and Cannibal Corpse were spotted at NAMM. Check out the photo gallery below, courtesy of photographer Stephanie Cabral.
Slayer Release Statement Regarding Split with Drummer Dave Lombardo
Slayer have released a statement about the news that they have parted with drummer Dave Lombardo, as reported earlier today. “Slayer confirms that Jon Dette (Testament) will drum for the band on its Australian tour that starts this Saturday, February 23 in Brisbane. As regards Dave Lombardo’s Facebook post, Slayer does not agree with Mr. [...]
Drummer Dave Lombardo Fired from Slayer for Upcoming Tour, Replacement Announced
Drummer Dave Lombardo has been fired from Slayer — at least the band’s upcoming tour of Australia. Lombardo, who has enjoyed three stints behind the Slayer skins — 1981 to ’86; ’87 to ’92; and ’02 until just recently — posted a memo on his Facebook page last night to share the news that he [...]
