Cannibal Corpsen basisti muistelee edesmennyttä Slayer kitaristia

Yhdysvaltalaisen death metallin legendan Cannibal Corpsen basisti Alex Webster on julkaissut uuden Decibel – lehden mukana kirjoituksen, jossa hän muistelee edesmennyttä Slayer kitaristia Jeff Hannemania. Lue lisää nähdäksesi Alexin kirjoitus aiheeseen liittyen.

”I can’t overstate the effect Jeff Hanneman’s guitar playing and songwriting had on me and the other guys in CANNIBAL CORPSE,” Alex said. ”Of all of our influences, SLAYER is probably the one band that had the greatest effect on our sound, and Jeff’s contributions were obviously a huge part of what makes SLAYER SLAYER.

”For me personally, I think his songwriting is what influenced me the most. My idea of what a great extreme metal song should be has largely been shaped by music he wrote.

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”Jeff wrote some of metal’s greatest songs: ’Angel Of Death’ is considered by many to be the greatest thrash metal song of all time, and it’s just one of many classics he wrote or co-wrote with SLAYER.

”I consider the album ’Reign In Blood’ to be one of metal’s great masterpieces, and Jeff’s playing and writing clearly played a big part in that. I’ve listened to that album literally thousands of times since it was released, and I still do regularly. Simply put, it rules.

”If you look through SLAYER’s discography and see all of the music and lyrics Jeff wrote, it’ll really drive home just how important he was to our scene.

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”My life wouldn’t have been the same without Jeff Hanneman’s songs, and I think there are thousands of others who can say the same thing.

”Rest in peace, Jeff — you were truly one of metal’s all-time greats.”