Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dead at 49

[The Poz]

Originally Posted by wilas101

I'm curious to see if the necrotizing fasciitis that he contracted a couple years ago contributed any to the liver problems. Granted, I'm sure copious amounts of booze have been consumed over the years but I think its be much more fitting for the guy to go out courtesy of a flesh eating spider bite than simple liver cirrhosis.

"Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure," the band said.
The guitarist had been recovering from a spider bite which had left him with necrotising fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease which attacks subcutaneous tissue