There is more than one artist with this name: an American glam metal band., and a Canadian death/thrash metal band 1) Slaughter first formed in Las Vegas, NV. at the height of glam metal's dominance over MTV and rock radio. Achieving popularity at the tail end of the movement, Slaughter's day in the spotlight proved to be bright but fickle and brief. They have, however, continued to record and tour. The band formed in 1988 with Mark Slaughter on vocals, Dana Strum as bassist, Tim Kelly on guitars and Blas Elias on drums. Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum had previously played together in Vinnie Vincent Invasion. 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)". 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. In 1992, the released their second album, titled The Wild Life. It had the Billboard Hot 100 hit "Real Love (#69)" and was certified platinum. The band planned to dedicate themselves to their next album. 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. This delayed the recording of the album, but they kept working on it while Kelly was meeting with attorneys and Strum was rehabilitating. They finished the recording on February 1994 when Strum was completely rehabilitated. At this time, th
1 | Hold On | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
2 | Loaded Gun | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
3 | Streets Of Broken Hearts | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
4 | Up All Night | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
5 | Mad About You | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
6 | Fly To The Angels | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
7 | You Are The One | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
8 | Shake This Place | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
9 | The Wild Life | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
10 | She Wants More | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
11 | Real Love | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
12 | Burnin' Bridges | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
13 | Reach For The Sky | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
14 | Eye To Eye | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
15 | Fly To The Angels (Live) | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
16 | Spend My Life | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
17 | Up All Night (Live) | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |
18 | Days Gone By | Mass Slaughter: The Best Of Slaughter |