King attended an awards ceremony the day Hanneman passed away from alcohol-related disease in May 2013. He told the crowd: "Jeff f***ing Hanneman, he played in Slayer. He does not want a moment of silence. Jeff wants a moment of f***ing noise." Then he invited them to "tip one back to our fallen brother."

Now King tells Loudwire (via Blabbermouth): "I knew he was in the hospital, I knew he was in bad shape, but nobody thought he was in that bad a shape, 'cause nobody raced to get out there. And then, you know, he was gone. And I had rehearsal that day, I had [to appear at the Revolver] Golden Gods [show in Los Angeles], where people gave me sh*t for not f***ing blubbering on mic. But it's a celebration, even in death."