Group
Slaughter
Canadian thrash metal band
- From
- Toronto, Canada
- Since
- 1984–present
- Rating
- ★ 1
- Releases
- 17
- death metal
- thrash metal
About
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.
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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 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".
Members
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Ron Sumners membranophone
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Dave Hewson guitar, lead vocals
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Terry Sadler bass guitar, lead vocals
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Chuck Schuldiner guitar
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Brian Lourie membranophone
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Bobby Sadzak guitar
Discography
Albums
Compilations
Links
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 76f093d4-3a6e-43ca-8ded-b2e1c71b6615
- ISNI
- 0000000110092576
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.