Il 2 maggio scorso è morto Jeff Hanneman, chitarrista e fondatore degli Slayer. Qualche ora fa, su Facebook, la band ha pubblicato un post in cui rivela che il 49enne musicista è scomparso a causa delle conseguenze di una cirrosi.
Ecco un pezzo della nota:
“We’ve just learned that the official cause of Jeff’s death was alcohol related cirrhosis. While he had his health struggles over the years, including the recent Necrotizing fasciitis infection that devastated his well-being, Jeff and those close to him were not aware of the true extent of his liver condition until the last days of his life. Contrary to some reports, Jeff was not on a transplant list at the time of his passing, or at any time prior to that. In fact, by all accounts, it appeared that he had been improving – he was excited and looking forward to working on a new record.”
La band ha annunciato l’intenzione di ricordare l’amico con un evento pubblico, da svolgersi alla fine del mese. Nei prossimi giorni, i dettagli sull’iniziativa.