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Jeff Hanneman, whose net worth stands at $14 million, was born in Oakland in the state of California on January 31st, 1964. He was a guitarist best known as the founding member of American thrash metal band Slayer in 1981 together with fellow guitarist Kerry King.
Hanneman married his wife Kathryn in 1989 and had no children. She usually stayed at home while Hanneman toured with his band. He contributed greatly to Slayer by producing lyrical and musical material for every album. He finally died of liver failure in a Los Angeles hospital on May 2nd, 2013 which was caused by alcohol-related cirrhosis. He will be greatly remembered for his contribution in speed metal and thrash metal genres in music where he was king. He died at the age of 49.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2015 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Repentless with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 15 thousand copies sold) |
$19,500 |
|
2011 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria with the American heavy metal bands Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax (approximately 141,967 tickets sold) |
$10,340,000 |
|
2010 |
Others |
Sales of the video The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria with Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, the "big four" of thrash metal (approximately 335 thousand copies sold) |
$435,500 |
|
2009 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album World Painted Blood with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 143 thousand copies sold) |
$185,900 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
First week record sales of the album Christ Illusion with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 62 thousand copies sold) |
$80,600 |
|
2004 |
Others |
Sales of the video album Still Reigning with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 50 thousand copies sold) |
$65,000 |
|
2003 |
Others |
Sales of the video album War at the Warfield with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 50 thousand copies sold) |
$65,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album God Hates Us All with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 306 thousand copies sold) |
$397,800 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Diabolus in Musica with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 280 thousand copies sold) |
$364,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Undisputed Attitude with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 200 thousand copies sold) |
$260,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Divine Intervention with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 550 thousand copies sold) |
$715,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Seasons in the Abyss with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 863 thousand copies sold) |
$1,120,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album South of Heaven with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 750 thousand copies sold) |
$975,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Reign in Blood with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 766 thousand copies sold) |
$995,800 |
|
1985 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Hell Awaits with the American thrash metal band Slayer (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |