1) … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three artists named Slaughter on last.fm:
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.
Nocturnal Hell
Slaughter Lyrics
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Into the land that I go when I sleep
This time I'm trapped and cannot return there are
Certain things a mere mortal can learn
Wildest fantasy at first it feels good
Slowly things happen not the way they should
You can control it and your ripped wide apart enter my
Nightmare,it's only just a start
Feeling a tremor as the bed shakes
You realize it now and you muffle your scream you
Awake in the hell we all know as "the dream"...
The lyrics to Slaughter's song Nocturnal Hell describe a vivid representation of the dreamscape, the place we go when we sleep. The first verse talks about slowly entering the land we go to when we sleep. In the second line, we sense there is something different about this particular dream. The lyrics say, "this time I'm trapped and cannot return, certain things a mere mortal can learn." This line indicates an eerie feeling of being stuck in a dream, where we might learn something that could change the course of our lives. The lyrics go on to describe the feeling of entering our wildest fantasies, which, at first, feels good. But as we move deeper into the dream world, we start to lose control of the things happening around us. We are ripped apart, and the nightmare seems to only be the start.
The chorus describes a common feeling of waking up in terror from a nightmare. When we jump out of bed, we're fully awake, but we still feel the tremors of the dream shaking the bed. We realize we're now in the hell we all know as "the dream." These lyrics provide a fascinating insight into the way we experience dreams, where everything seems real and something as simple as waking up from a terrifying dream can evoke powerful emotions. The lyrics of Nocturnal Hell are a perfect representation of our relationship with dreams—something that we can never fully explain or understand.
Line by Line Meaning
Into the dream world slowly I creep
I enter a dreamlike state gradually
Into the land that I go when I sleep
I enter a realm that I can only access through dreams
This time I'm trapped and cannot return there are
This time, unlike others, I cannot wake up from this dream
Certain things a mere mortal can learn
There are experiences that are only accessible in dreams
Wildest fantasy at first it feels good
Initially, my dream takes on a pleasurable and exciting quality
Slowly things happen not the way they should
Gradually, the dream turns sinister or unsettling
You can control it and your ripped wide apart enter my
Even though I try to control the dream, it tears me apart emotionally
Nightmare, it's only just a start
The dream turns into a nightmare, and it's just the beginning of the torment
Jump out of bed And you're fully awake
When I finally wake up, it feels like jumping out of bed
Feeling a tremor as the bed shakes
I feel shaken and unsettled upon awakening
You realize it now and you muffle your scream you
I realize that the dream was a horrific experience, and I try to remain silent in fear
Awake in the hell we all know as 'the dream'...
I am left feeling haunted and tormented by the vivid experiences of the dream world
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@guillotheworstnightmare1863
i haven't heard this since 21 years! almost forgotten. Fortunately in a fight with my my daughter (AKA "almost 14") about real heavy bands I found this and I win this time.
@pustysrodeczek8102
Thank u black metal werewolf for showing me this band
@vedransimic6641
Wow this is much better than I expected /m/ !!!
@schoof19
One of the best chunk parts ever
@holgerpetersen2896
Their 'UH' s' as good as the 'UH's' from Switzerland 🇨🇭, hehe...
@daywalkermike
Yeah. And some of the riffs are very celtic and frosty , too. Good thing ! Iike bands that are heavily influenced by CF. Darkthrone and Obituary come mto my mind.
@angrymetalwizard1558
Hey there is that buzz-saw sound that Entombed and Dismembered took.
@kakstin
Are they actually using an HM-2? Had it even been introduced to the market yet?
Either way, this might be one of the earliest examples of the "chainsaw tone" so beloved by Swedish DM bands.
@geoffroylagrange3513
Nope, even if it's HM-2, for the buzzsaw tone, you need to put a distorsion on it ;-)
so Leif Cuzner from Nihilist is still known as the creator of the buzzsaw tone.
@heresyify
@@geoffroylagrange3513 Yes, Leif got influence from R.A.V.A.G.E’s demo dating back to 1986 or so when he heard a cut off Raging Death.