# Mega Tribute to Jeff Hanneman 2025... 12 Years Gone, May 2

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Podcast: [Talkin' Slayer: A Metal Podcast and Half-@ssed Audiobook](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518)
Published: 2025-04-28T06:59:00+00:00
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Today's topic is Jeff Hanneman. This is a long three-part tribute, timed to be here for the 12th anniversary of Jeff's sad, untimely demise. Talkin' Slayer is a deeply researched podcast that uncovers the history of Slayer, the thrashiest of the Big Four American thrash bands, one episode at a time... sometimes two. Host & award-winning journalist D.X. Ferris has written two books about the band. Patreon supporters hear an episode every week. Free listeners miss every other episode — and then some. Packages start at under $1 episode. Learn more at Patreon.com/SlayerBook If you'd rather make a one time donation... or drop some ducats in the virtual tip jar, you can do it here: https://ko-fi.com/slayerbook This week's show is in three parts: For the first two, Ferris revisits some of previous profiles, deconstructions, and examinations of Jeff... with updated content and statistics. In the third, we hear directly from Jeff and the band, in audio snippets from the following interviews. To get the full effect, you really should watch them. ESP Guitars: Flashback Interview - Jeff Hanneman (Slayer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LliZPI3UR2k ​from the Combat Tour/Ultimate Revenge video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89IDtggjnW4 1986, Monsters of Rock UK special. Mostly Tom, but... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahDPXwvAmKY 1995, backstage at Donnington: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM-1SvUjfFo&t=16s 1998, Vh1's Tommy Vance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et7r02ES3PI 1998, for Concrete, Kerry & Jeff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WehYsViE0sg 2001, Much Loud's George Stroumboulopoulos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLtOwHvq9qY 2006, in Brazil. Jeff: "No." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbAl2mRPbS0 Jeff in OZ, Beat TV, 2007. Great quote about Buffy the Vampire S…

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