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Deyhérassary André (b. 1912-09-10 / d. 1987-07-07)
Singer of "Maréchal, nous voilŕ !".
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Born 1964-01-31. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Other
He was an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the American thrash metal band Slayer. In early 2011, Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis. While some reports linked this illness with a spider bite he claimed to have received while in a friend's hot tub, some experts have cast doubts on this theory given the relative rarity of these type of spider bites, the fact that he did not actually see the spider, and the number of other possible causes of the disease. In light of his illness and Slayer's upcoming participation in the Australian Soundwave Festival tour that was set to begin on February 26th, 2011, the band made the decision to play the dates without Hanneman, and on February 16th, 2011 brought on Gary Holt (guitarist of the band Exodus) to fill in for him. Pat O'Brien joined as Slayer's temporary second guitarist when Holt left the tour to play with Exodus. By 2012, bandmate Tom Araya had announced his recovery from the disease. However, later in February 2013, Kerry King revealed continuing health problems that kept him from working with Slayer. Hanneman died of liver failure in a local Los Angeles hospital near his home in Southern California's Inland Empire.