Slaughter

No, this Slaughter is not the same pretty-boy glam metal outfit from the early '90s. There was indeed another Slaughter, hailing from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, and specializing in brutal thrash metal. The group -- Dave Hewson (vocals and guitars), Terry Sadler (vocals and bass), and Ron Sumners (drums) -- originally formed in August of 1984 and, a year later, had issued a pair of demo tapes that made the rounds in the metal underground: Bloody Karnage and Surrender or Die. In 1986, Slaughter issued their debut full-length, Strappado, supporting it with opening gigs for the...