成员：
(1988-1995) Mark Slaughter - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Tim Kelly - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dana Strum - bass, backing vocals
Blas Elias - drums, percussion, backing vocals
(1995) Mark Slaughter - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Dave Marshall - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dana Strum - bass, backing vocals
Blas Elias - drums, percussion, backing vocals
(1995-1998) Mark Slaughter - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Tim Kelly - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dana Strum - bass, backing vocals
Blas Elias - drums, percussion, backing vocals
(1998) Mark Slaughter - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Dave Marshall - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dana Strum - bass, backing vocals
Blas Elias - drums, percussion, backing vocals
(1998-2003) Mark Slaughter - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Jeff Blando - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dana Strum - bass, backing vocals
Blas Elias - drums, percussion, backing vocals
(2003-2004) Mark Slaughter - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Jeff Blando - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dana Strum - bass, backing vocals
Blas Elias - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Bobby Rock - drums, percussion
(2004-2006) Mark Slaughter - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Jeff Blando - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dana Strum - bass, backing vocals
Blas Elias - drums, percussion, backing vocals
(2006) Mark Slaughter - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Jeff Blando - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dana Strum - bass, backing vocals
Tim DiDuro - drums, percussion
(2006-现在) Mark Slaughter - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Jeff Blando - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Dana Strum - bass, backing vocals
Blas Elias - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Slaughter 是一支融合了Bon Jovi和 Motley Crue 之长的流行重金属乐队。他们的音乐比 Bon Jovi 或Poison这样的乐队更对得起重金属这个称号，而且岁月的流逝并未使他们变老，即使在乐队1999年推出的专辑中我还能感受到他们音乐的力量，乐队灵魂人物是主唱 Mark Slaughter，他用淳厚的真嗓和尖利甚至是刺耳的的假音交换演绎的演唱风格与Aerosmith的 Steve Tyler，Cinderella的 Tom Keifer 有异曲同工之效。
1988年，Mark Slaughter 与 Dana Strum（bass）召集了他们的两个朋友 Tim Kelly（guitars）和 Bals Elias（drums）共同组建了 Slaughter 乐队，乐队成立不久就幸运的被EMI旗下的 Chrysalis 公司看中，签下合同。1990年 Slaughter 推出首张专辑《Stick it to Ya》，专辑推出仅仅三个月就卖出了白金数字，最终的销量则超过三白金。巡演过后，乐队推出收有五首歌的现场EP《Stick it to Live》，这张EP销量很快突破50万张。不久，极具声望的美国音乐奖赋予 Slaughter“最佳新重金属乐队”的称号，乐队的一系列成功令人羡慕不已。
1992年，Slaughter 推出第二张专辑《Wild Life》，这次 Slaughter 将重金属玩得更为火爆，并通过多种乐器和效果来丰富他们的音乐，尽管《Wild Life》一经推出就打上Billboard专辑榜第8位，但专辑的最终的销量却并不令人满意。接下来则是一大堆烦恼困扰着乐队：先是 Tim Kelly 和乐队的巡演经济人因涉嫌吸毒而染上官司；然后 Dana Strum 因骑车摔伤手臂而无法弹奏乐器；最麻烦的则是乐队因佣金问题与 Chrysalis 公司陷入旷日持久的官司之中，乐队的新专辑也因此迟迟未能推出。当然最后这一切都是雨过天晴，而 CMC 公司的介入使得乐队得以发行专辑新专辑《Fear No Evil》。1995年的专辑《Fear No Evil》是 Slaughter 最出色的一张专辑。同年，乐队在 JVC 机构下推出收有5首歌的EP《Hard Time》。旧公司 Chrysalis 则推出他们的精选专辑《Mass Slaughter/The best of Slaughter》。随后 Slaughter 开始了第一次日本巡演，并获得巨大成功。
1997年，乐队推出第四专辑《Revolution》，Slaughter 依然坚持着为自己带来巨大成功和失败的流行重金属风格，而且非常纯粹，毕竟1997年已很难听到这样的专辑了，只是乐评认为《Revolution》较上张出色的《Fear No Evil》水准有所下降。1998年，乐队推出一张现场+老歌的唱片专辑《Eternal Live》。即使在重金属最低落的时期，Slaughter 仍然以频繁的活动来显示对自己未来的信心。但不久后最大的灾祸降临 Slaughter，吉他手 Tim Kelly 在1999年的一次车祸中丧生，这对乐队打击很大，毕竟十年来经历风风雨雨，乐队的阵容从未改变过。好在 Slaughter 很快从悲痛中挺过来，新吉他手Jeff Blando 在几个月后加入乐队，Jeff Blando 的表现不错，乐迷们对他也非常支持，新阵容的 Slaughter 实力依然不减。
1999年，Slaughter 推出第五张录音室专辑《Back to Reality》，乐队风格依然未有太大的变化，专辑的销量同以前一样，显得不愠不火，但乐队对自己的未来充满了信心，因为始终有一批铁杆乐迷在支持着他们，现在已经很难听到一张纯粹的流行重金属专辑了，Slaughter 的确是很好的选择。
