Shit.
I kind of knew this was a possibility but you just never really think the worst will happen.
I remember hearing that he got bit by a spider some years ago, and he was sitting out for awhile (At this time I think they said it was a brown recluse, at which point I was expecting him to be gone awhile cause a bite from that is not to be taken lightly)
Then I read another article a year later I think saying that he was still out and the group weren't sure if he was coming back, and that Gary Holt would be almost assuredly taking over for him.
Now this.....fuck, it seems weird. But it always does when someone passes unexpectedly.
I wasn't always the biggest fan of Slayer, in fact for some time I thought they were overrated.
Then one of my friends said "I liked'em better when they were young and nasty" and sent me this.
"TorrrrTTTTAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH is what I love!"
Changed my whole opinion on them in an instant.
After that I started getting to know the bands discog a bit more.
Some favorites that emerged were Angel of Death, Chemical Warfare and this, probably my favorite Slayer song.
An often maligned and ignored album, I found this song to be amazing, not for what t does, but for what it doesn't, what is between the lines. The whole atmosphere makes you feel like something is lurking just beyond that never materializes.
Even after really getting into them, I never truly dug most of their newer stuff.
Disciple is fun though.
RIP Hanneman, and thanks for the great music.
