Despite little success in the US, the album did well in Japan. In 1995, they finally released Fear No Evil. They finished the recording on February 1994 when Strum was completely rehabilitated.Īt this time, they negotiated to be released from their label and signed with CMC Records. This delayed the recording of the album, but they kept working on it while Kelly was meeting with attorneys and Strum was rehabilitating. However, in 1993 guitarist Tim Kelly was arrested for charges of drug trafficking, while bassist Dana Strum had a motorcycle accident that injured his playing hand. The band planned to dedicate themselves to their next album. It had the Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Real Love (#69)' and was certified platinum. In 1992, the released their second album, titled The Wild Life. Unlike many of the bands from the era who were suddenly phased out in the wake of the alternative movement, Slaughter remained intact and continued to produce new records. Their debut album Stick It To Ya saw 3 songs hit the Billboard Hot 100: 'Fly To the Angels (#19)', 'Up All Night (#27)', and 'Spend My Life (#39)'. Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum had previously played together in Vinnie Vincent Invasion. The band formed in 1988 with Mark Slaughter on vocals, Dana Strum as bassist, Tim Kelly on guitars and Blas Elias on drums. They have, however, continued to record and tour. Achieving popularity at the tail end of the movement, Slaughter's day in the spotlight proved to be bright but fickle and brief. at the height of glam metal's dominance over MTV and rock radio. The band has been inactive again since 2001.Ģ) Slaughter first formed in Las Vegas, NV. They then re-released 'Strappado' and a new album called Not Dead Yet/Paranormal under the Nuclear Blast record label in 2001. Slaughter was disbanded from 1989 to 1995 but returned in 1996 to record a cover of Celtic Frost's 'Dethroned Emperor' for a tribute album called 'In Memory of Celtic Frost'. Originally, they released one full-length and several demos. They were formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984 and briefly featured Chuck Schuldiner on guitar in 1986. There is more than one artist with this name, a Canadian death/thrash metal band and an American glam metal band:ġ) Slaughter was a Canadian death/thrash metal band.

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