There are at least three artists named Slaughter on last.fm:

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1) Slaughter was a Canadian death/thrash metal band. They were formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984 and briefly featured Chuck Schuldiner on guitar in 1986. Originally, they released one full-length called "Strappado" and several demos. 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”. They then re-released “Strappado” and a new compilation album called Not Dead Yet / Paranormal under the Nuclear Blast record label in 2001. They released Not Dead Yet in 2011 and Meatcleaver in 2013.

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2) Slaughter is an American rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum. The band reached stardom in 1990 with their first album Stick It to Ya, which spawned several hit singles including "Up All Night", "Spend My Life", "Mad About You" and "Fly to the Angels". The album reached double platinum status in the United States. The band remains a steady act in national tours, mainly in the Rock Never Stops Tour which features several bands of the same era.

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, they negotiated to be released from their label and signed with CMC Records. In 1995, they finally released Fear No Evil. Despite little success in the US, the album did well in Japan. Guitarist Dave Marshall (ex-Vince Neil band) had to fill in for Kelly at times, due to his legal problems.

Some time later, Kelly's legal troubles ended and the band committed to their next album. In 1997, they followed it with Revolution. This album featured a more eclectic and psychedelic sound, but again it was mostly ignored by the media.

In February 5, 1998, tragedy struck when guitarist Tim Kelly was killed in an auto accident in the Arizona desert. This deeply affected the band, but they were committed to continue with the band. Again, guitarist Dave Marshall briefly performed as a touring guitarist for Slaughter in Japan. In 1999, they hired Jeff Blando as Kelly's replacement and began working on their next album. A live album titled Eternal Live was released featuring some of the band's last performances with Kelly.

In 1999, they resurged with Back to Reality, featuring Blando as the new guitarist. Blando was previously in Left For Dead and Saigon Kick. Since then, Slaughter continues to play many rock package tours with other acts that saw prominence during the glam era of the late 1980s and very early 1990s.

During the summer of 1999, while on the "Rock Never Stops Tour" (which included Ted Nugent and Night Ranger), Slaughter enjoyed a brief commercial resurgence, and had the "#1 Track" on the "VH-1" CD "Power Ballads" with "Fly To The Angels" and "Up All Night" became the "#1 Track" on Rhino Records "Hard Hitters," and also took part in the Summer 2000 "Poison, Cinderella, Dokken and Slaughter" tour.

In 2001 Slaughter was a part of the "Voices of Metal" tour featuring Vince Neil (of Mötley Crüe), Ratt, and Vixen.

Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum's former Vinnie Vincent Invasion bandmate Bobby Rock has played as a touring drummer for Slaughter, filling in for Blas Elias on some shows of the Rock Never Stops Tour.

In April of 2004, Slaughter released a DVD-A entitled Then and Now that features 12 songs and 50 rare photos of the band over the years. Slaughter will also have a DVD that features all of the music videos and behind the scenes footage during the 2004 season.

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3) Slaughter was a French heavy metal band, formed in April 1983. Their '86 demo 'Excalibur' was reissued as a 12" by Fils du Metal in the spring of 2010.

Burnin' Bridges
Slaughter Lyrics

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Prissy prissy
Don't you call me
If you miss me
Gotta leave you
And get on with my life
Shootin' everybody down
Thinkin' you're so profound
Ya never listen

To no one's advice
You're a liar liar liar
With your pants on fire
Always going back
On your word
Over here over there
Do ya really care
Playin games
Like I never heard

If I knew then
What I know now
I'd tell you that the stories are true
Cause what ever you do
It comes back to you
Right back to you babe, I'll tell ya

Burnin' bridges fallin' down
Got a nasty reputation
From town to town
Burnin' bridges fallin' down
Burnin' bridges fallin' down on you

Mirror mirror on the wall
It always tells you
That you are the best of all

Maybe you're too blind to see
That you're heading for a fall

Overall Meaning

In Slaughter's Burnin' Bridges, the singer seems to be addressing a person they used to be involved with, who is now trying to get back in touch. The singer starts off by calling this person "prissy" and telling them not to try to call them. It seems that the relationship ended badly, and the singer is ready to move on with their life. The person they are addressing is described as a liar who goes back on their word and never listens to advice. The singer also accuses this person of playing games, and suggests that they don't really care about others.

The chorus of the song features the repeated phrase "Burnin' bridges fallin' down." This seems to refer to the idea of cutting ties with someone, or severing a relationship completely. The singer suggests that the person they are addressing has a "nasty reputation" that follows them from town to town, and that they are headed for a fall.

The final lines of the song are directed at a "mirror on the wall" that always tells the person in question that they are "the best of all." The singer seems to suggest that this person is too blinded by their own ego to see the damage they are doing to themselves and others.

Line by Line Meaning

Prissy prissy
You act like you're better than everyone else

Don't you call me
I don't want to talk to you anymore

If you miss me
If you regret what you did

Gotta leave you
I need to move on from you

And get on with my life
I need to focus on myself and my future

Shootin' everybody down
You criticize and judge others

Thinkin' you're so profound
You believe that you're deep and insightful

Ya never listen
You never pay attention to what others say

To no one's advice
You don't take advice from anyone

You're a liar liar liar
You are dishonest

With your pants on fire
You've been caught in your lies