Slayer Begin Writing NEW Album + Update On Jeff Hanneman's Health!

According to a Twit by Slayer's drummer Dave Lombardo, the band is currently working on material for its 12th studio album. The tweet went as follows: "SLAYER is writing a new record and PHILM is about to start mixing their debut record. Looking forward to touring again with new music". Does this mean that Jeff Hanneman's health condition has improved? Is he ready to enter studio again? According to Lombardo, Hanneman "is still recovering and doing better."

Earlier this year, Tom Araya was asked about Hanneman's health and when fans can expect to see Jeff back up on stage with Slayer, this is what he had to say.

"Jeff was seriously ill. Jeff ended up contracting a bacteria that ate away his flesh on his arm, so they cut open his arm, from his wrist to his shoulder, and they did a skin graft on him, they cleaned up… It was a flesh-eating virus, so he was really, really bad. So we'll wait for him to get better, and when he's a hundred percent, he's gonna come out and join us."

Araya also told Billboard.com that Slayer will not return to the studio until Hanneman has fully recovered.

"There's no way we'd go into a studio without him," Araya said. "As a band we're not going to do something without him. He's an integral part of the band. We require his musical skills, his writing skills. He's an integral part of the band. So we're going to hold off until he's at 100 percent and can join that process and be part of it."

Stay tuned for more Slayer news!



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