(January 31, 1964 - May 2, 2013)
Guitarist from Oakland California USA, founding member of the American thrash metal band Slayer. He contributed lyrically and musically to every Slayer album and wrote the songs Raining Blood, War Ensemble, South of Heaven, Seasons in the Abyss, and Angel of Death, all of which have been played at almost every live Slayer performance after their respective compositions. He had his own signature guitar, the ESP Jeff Hanneman Signature model.