![]() ![]() The label had major distribution through BMG. The band subsequently signed with CMC International, a new label at the time that signed many hard rock and metal bands in the face of the new grunge popularity. However, following Chrysalis Records absorption into EMI Records, Slaughter was dropped from EMI. The delayed album was completed in February 1994 and the first single "Searchin'" was released. 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. The band planned to record their third album in early 1994. ![]() The only single to reach the Hot 100 was the first single "Real Love" (US#69). It reached number eight on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and was certified gold, but did not produce any Top 40 hits on the US Hot 100. In 1992, the band released their second album, titled The Wild Life. That song, titled "Shout It Out", was accompanied by a music video but failed to make the US Hot 100. During this time, a song was released from the soundtrack to the film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Slaughter's debut album Stick It to Ya had three singles released that hit the Billboard Hot 100: the hit "Fly to the Angels" (US#19), and the moderate hits "Up All Night" (US#27) and "Spend My Life" (US#39). By 1989, Slaughter and Strum completed the lineup by recruiting lead guitarist Tim Kelly and drummer Blas Elias. ![]() Vinnie Vincent Invasion's record company, Chrysalis Records, took the $4 million contract away from Vinnie Vincent for exceeding his credit line with the label, and transferred the contract to former members Slaughter and Strum. Slaughter formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in late 1988, out of the ashes of lead vocalist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum's previous band, Vinnie Vincent Invasion. 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. Slaughter is an American glam metal band formed in Las Vegas by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum. ![]()
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