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Slaughter | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 1984–1992, 1996–2001, 2007–2008, 2026–present |
| Label | Nuclear Blast |
| Past members | Dave Hewson Ron Sumners Terry Sadler Chuck Schuldiner Brian Lourie Bobby Sadzak |
Slaughter is a Canadian death/thrash metal band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1984 and briefly featured guitarist Chuck Schuldiner in 1986. They released two demos and two full-length albums before disbanding from 1989 to 1995. They returned in 1996 to record a cover of Celtic Frost's "Dethroned Emperor" for the tribute album In Memory of Celtic Frost. In 2001, they re-released "Strappado" under the Nuclear Blast label.
Slaughter released a compilation of demos and live tracks on Nuclear Blast called Not Dead Yet/Paranormal. The band has reformed multiple times. Slaughter are currently[when?] working on a new release featuring rare, demo, live and rehearsal material.
On October 2, 2008, singer Dave Hewson announced that drummer Brian Lourie died of a heart attack.
In June 2026, Slaughter announced that they had reunited, and released their first song in nearly four decades, "Incinerator".
