Career
Prior to the formation of his eponymous band Slaughter, Mark Slaughter fronted the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, who had a hit song, "Love Kills," that appeared on the Nightmare on Elm Street 4 movie soundtrack in 1988. After VVI disbanded in the late 1980s, (Mark) Slaughter, along with fellow VVI alumnus Dana Strum, formed the group Slaughter.
Slaughter would go on to sell in excess of five million records in the 1990s. The group garnered a total of four Top 30 hits on the Billboard charts with tunes such as "Fly To the Angels" and "Up All Night", and toured with the likes of Kiss, Poison, Ozzy Osbourne, and Damn Yankees.
Slaughter currently works as a voice-over actor and composes music for television, movies, and sports outlets. Slaughter sang on the Northern Light Orchestra 2010 Celebrate Christmas release. Slaughter's current credits include the ongoing music compositions for Fox Sports, along with voice over ventures in productions like Batman Beyond, Bloodsport, and Animaniacs. He also lent his voice to the song "Granny's Gone Crazy" off the album Babez for Breakfast by Lordi.
In addition to voice-over and composing, Slaughter formed a new band, Scrap Metal. Scrap Metal consists of other platinum-selling singers such as Gunnar Nelson (Nelson), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), and Eric Martin (Mr. Big).
Slaughter takes part in charity causes such as his active participation with St. Jude’s Children's Hospital.
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