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.
Tortured Souls
Slaughter Lyrics
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You can hear screams
Lost souls trapped in hell
And eternal dreams
Cursed spirits wander here,trapped in a void
A giant child plays with you like you are his toy
Try hard to reach the light one that don't exist
Cross of all the Gods
Spit on God,he's the evil,trapping you in time
Forget religions of all types, keeping you in line
We are the Tortured Souls...
F*** death,never panic,live for today
Life beyond,past the grave,carry me away
In the crypts,bodies lay,souls all shout
Into the light,rising up,all Gods stay out
Never find that guiding light it never did exist
Crossing off every God that failed your f****** list
Spit on the God,he's the evil,locks you in your mind
Forget religion of all types,they'll only make you
Blind...
We are the Tortured Souls...
These lyrics from Slaughter's song Tortured Souls paint a bleak and sinister picture of a world filled with lost and cursed souls. The opening lines describe the singer rampaging through graveyards as they listen to the screams of these tortured souls. The idea of eternal dreams suggests that these souls are trapped in a never-ending cycle of torment and suffering. The next line introduces the idea of cursed spirits wandering in this world, trapped in a void. The image of a giant child playing with the singer like a toy is particularly eerie, adding to the overall sense of hopelessness and powerlessness.
The lyrics go on to suggest that despite their best efforts, the singer is unable to reach a guiding light that doesn't even exist. They have crossed off every god that failed them and are filled with anger towards a god who they see as trapping them in time. The message seems to be that all religions are useless and only serve to keep people in line. The chorus repeats the phrase "We are the Tortured Souls" as if to drive home the idea that there is no escape from this endless cycle of suffering.
Line by Line Meaning
Rampaging through graveyards
Moving recklessly through cemeteries
You can hear screams
The sounds of intense pain are audible
Lost souls trapped in hell
Dead spirits confined to an unrelenting afterlife
And eternal dreams
Forever burdened with haunting visions
Cursed spirits wander here,trapped in a void
Jinxed ghosts roam aimlessly, confined to nothingness
A giant child plays with you like you are his toy
An immense entity toys with you like a plaything
Try hard to reach the light one that don't exist
Strive to approach a non-existent source of illumination
Cross of all the Gods
Reject all deities
That failed your faithful list
That have let you down as devotee
Spit on God,he's the evil,trapping you in time
Regard God as malevolent, confining you to the present
Forget religions of all types, keeping you in line
Disregard all religious doctrines that constrain your actions
We are the Tortured Souls...
We are the wretched, tormented beings
F*** death,never panic,live for today
Reject mortality, don't stress, live in the moment
Life beyond,past the grave,carry me away
There is an existence beyond death, take me there
In the crypts,bodies lay,souls all shout
Within the tombs, dead bodies rest, spirits cry out
Into the light,rising up,all Gods stay out
Ascending into brightness, deities remain excluded
Never find that guiding light it never did exist
The source of direction can't be found since it was never real
Crossing off every God that failed your f****** list
Rejecting every deity that has disappointed you
Spit on the God,he's the evil,locks you in your mind
Despising God as the malevolence that confines your psyche
Forget religion of all types,they'll only make you Blind...
Disregard all varieties of faith, they will only cloud your outlook
We are the Tortured Souls...
We are the agonized souls
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Винни пух
Душевно. Современные бездари так не смогут.
MorteMagazine Mexico Art Literature Rock Metal
Esto si es Thrash Metal y Speed Metal.
Darrinsplace
Just realized after all these years that Terry Sadler's Bro was in my home room class, explains why he talked about Slaughter so much.
licky
this sound fills me with no remorse
nikon d3200
I gonna get u
EXURSION
masterpiece!!!!!!!
CATACLYSMICthrashing
BADAZZ SONG!! KEEP IT METAL!! \m/
Cropsy Maniac
Awesome!!!!
Nate Beakley
Damn. Did Mark Slaughter go brutal?
Vergón 666
GODS OF DEATH!