Biography

Jeff Hanneman wrote probably the most well-known thrash song ever. It was Angel Of Death. It shouldn't be necessary to say, from where he got the inspiration to that song. Many know, that Jeff for a long time, had intrest in nazi- Germany and german/nazi medals. Because of that, Jeff and the rest of Slayer, has been accused for being nazists by a bunch of assholes. However, Jeff once collected german medals. He doesn't have a huge collection, but pretty big. It started out that way, that Jeff's father (who fought in the Normandy in '44) asked Jeff if he wanted a medal. Jeff accepted and eventually he asked if he could have another one. He then began to buy medals from different dealers, and he soon learned to discover the fake medals from the real ones. I think he stopped collecting, because he said that it was too expensive. Jeff also has a brother, his name is Joey. With Toms brother, John, they started the band Bloodcum but nothing happened with that band, so they're dead and gone by now. Their record was named "Death by Clothes Hanger" and it was a piece of shit. Hanneman itself sounds very German, and indeed his grandfather was from Schwerin which is located in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Area/Germany. He also looks very Scandinavian-like, blond hair, blue eyes and tall. Like the rest of the guys, he also jokes and laughs alot. Like Tom and Kerry, Jeff is very interested in Ice Hockey and often wears a hockey shirt. He lives, like Tom, out in nowhere, to be away from the hectic life, they normally have. As far as I know, he hates basketball. He likes drinking beer (Heineken) (Who doesn't ??). He also likes staying healthy and work on his tan.

Technical Info

Jeff's main guitar right now is a custom ESP with EMG pickups. His other guitar is a Jackson Custom Shop Soloist with 2 EMG Pickups, Oakland raiders, dead kennedys, and the slayer eagle on it. He also uses the following equipment: Eventide H3000S Harmonizer. Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman both use the same type of amp, marshall JCM-900s from the early 80s. They both use 2 full stacks, as well as marshall JMP-1 Preamps and Boss Mini-Eqs. They both also use dunlop crybaby #wah-wah pedals. They use Samson wireless systems and D'Addario .009-.042 Strings. EMG P-92 preamp in addition to the EMG-81's.