Mark Slaughter Explained

Mark Slaughter
Birth Name:	Mark Allen Slaughter
Birth Date:	4 July 1964
Birth Place:	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Years Active:	1979–present
Current Member Of:	Slaughter
Past Member Of:	Vinnie Vincent Invasion

Mark Allen Slaughter (born July 4, 1964) is an American singer and musician, and one of the founders of the glam metal band Slaughter.

Career

Slaughter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 4, 1964. Before the formation of Slaughter, he fronted Xcursion, a Las Vegas-based metal band that released two albums and appeared on three compilation albums from 1981-86^[1] while attending Chaparral High School, then Sin (with early W.A.S.P. bassist Rik Fox) and Rox Parade before replacing Robert Fleischman in Vinnie Vincent Invasion who had a hit song, "Love Kills", from the album All Systems Go, which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1988 film . After that band disbanded in the late 1980s, two of its members, Slaughter and Dana Strum, formed the group Slaughter.^[2]

Slaughter sold more than five million records in the 1990s. The group had four Top 30 hits on the Billboard charts with tunes such as "Fly to the Angels" and "Up All Night",^[3] and toured with bands such as Kiss, Poison, Ozzy Osbourne and Damn Yankees.

Slaughter actively participates in charity work with St. Jude Children's Hospital.^{[4] [5]}

In January 2015, Slaughter digitally released a solo album titled Reflections in a Rear View Mirror. The album was released worldwide and became available in CD format on May 22, 2015.

In May 2017, Slaughter's second solo record, Halfway There, was released via EMP Label Group.

Halfway There

In April 2017, Slaughter announced that he had signed to EMP Label Group, and would release his second solo album Halfway There in May of that year.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Animaniacs	Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother	Voice, episode: "Windsor Hassle"^[7]
1995	Freakazoid!	Lord Bravery's Mother	Voice, episode: "Sewer Rescue"
1999	Batman Beyond	Pie Joker	Voice, episode: "Bloodsport"

External links

• Official website
• Mark Slaughter Interview at NAMM Oral History Library (2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mark Slaughter Official Music . 2024-05-11 . www.markslaughter.com . en.
2. Web site: Capitol Records To Reissue Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Slaughter Albums . Jones. Sefany . May 16, 2003. knac.com. May 8, 2008.
3. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=slaughter|chart=all}} Slaughter: Chart History]. billboard.com. May 8, 2008.
4. Web site: Volunteer 'drives' St. Jude message home. December 2004. stjude.org. May 8, 2008.
5. Web site: Rock concert held to raise funds for St. Jude's. Duncil. Amanda. October 17, 2007. thecurrentsauce.com. May 8, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090113222559/http://media.www.thecurrentsauce.com/media/storage/paper178/news/2007/10/17/Life/Rock-Concert.Held.To.Raise.Funds.For.St.Judes-3038013.shtml. January 13, 2009.
6. Web site: MARK SLAUGHTER TO RELEASE NEW SOLO ALBUM VIA DAVID ELLEFSON'S EMP LABEL GROUP; NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER. bravewords.com. April 2, 2017.
7. Web site: Mark Slaughter (visual voices guide) . October 4, 2023 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.