Jeff Hanneman

Jeff Hanneman
Full Name: Jeffrey John Hanneman

Born: January 31, 1964

Instruments: Guitar

Positions: Rhythm and Lead Guitar, Songwriter

Career
Hanneman was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in Long Beach, California, in a family that contained several war veterans, including his father. Warfare was a popular conversation topic at the dinner table, war films on TV were popular at the time, and Jeff and his brothers constructed model planes and tanks; all of which would inspire Hanneman to write such hit songs as "Angel of Death," "War Ensemble," and "Raining Blood."

He met Kerry King while King was auditioning for a band. After a try-out session, Kerry and Jeff decided to start a band. Hanneman's lyrical contributions are based on Nazism, warfare, and Satanism.