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  1. Feb 14, 2022 · Mark Austin Slaughter, 25, was quickly arrested for the incident that left 37-year-old Brandon Glen Broadway dead on Dec. 8, 2020. According to his obituary, the deceased man was born in Okinawa, Japan, but he lived in the Bono-Jonesboro area of Arkansas for most of his life.

  2. Mark Slaughter. 83,974 likes · 320 talking about this. Musician/band

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    • “I’m Very Proud to Be from Las Vegas.” – Mark Slaughter
    • “Is That An Act Or Do You Always Sing Like That?” – Dana Strum
    • “Vinnie Didn’T Like My Singing But The Record Company did.” – Mark Slaughter
    • ”We’re Proud That Our Fans Helped Pick Our Songs.” – Dana Strum
    • “We Went Gold as Soon as We Came Off The stage.” – Mark Slaughter
    • Slaughter Fans Are Credited with The Success of The Band
    • Tragedy Strikes Slaughter with The Death of Tim Kelly

    Slaughter’s beginnings started with the vocalist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum. Mark Slaughter hailed from Vegas and fronted a band named Xcursion but the city wasn’t a hotbed of rock talent back in the 80’s. He would tell the Las Vegas Sun, “I’m very proud to be from Las Vegas… In those days, you high-tailed it out of Vegas as fast as you ...

    Strum recalled to the Las Vegas Sun, “All of a sudden I hear this kid in the background sessions, singing, in that upper register and I said, ‘Hang on, do you always sing like that?’ And he’s like, ‘Do you want me to drop down?’ And I’m like, ‘No, no, no. Is that an act or do you always sing like that?’ I’d ask. And he says, ‘Well, I’m kind of like...

    Luckily for Dana Strum and Mark Slaughter, Chrysalis wanted to do business with the pair. Mark Slaughter told the LA Times, “Another guy got the job and made the first album but then he left. I did the first tour and the next album. Vinnie didn’t like my singing but the record company did. That’s why they signed me after Vinnie’s band folded… One o...

    Ahead of their debut record coming out, the band’s label held focus groups and played 20 songs in several major cities who would then choose the best songs to go on the album. While some would claim this move was done by the band, to have a wider commercial appeal, Strum disagreed, telling the Chicago Tribune, ”We’re proud that our fans helped pick...

    Slaughter recalled to the Chicago Tribune, ”We had never played live before. ‘We had played in rehearsals where roadies watched us, but other than that, nobody had seen us. And we went gold as soon as we came off the stage. Two guys from our record company, Chrysalis Records, presented us with gold records when we came off. I could not believe it…”...

    The band would chalk up their success to how they interacted with fans. Slaughter became known for sleeping at fans’ homes, even playing a concert on the back of a flatbed truck, parked outside a Taco Bell and they were easily accessible to fans for meet and greets and to sign autographs. Around 30,000 fans from Slaughter’s fan club and mailing lis...

    The band was struck by tragedy in 1998 when guitarist Tim Kelly was killed on a highway in the Arizona desert when an 18 wheeler which was heading in the opposing lane of traffic crossed into Kelly’s lane. He was replaced by guitarist Jeff Blando. The band put out a live album titled Eternal Live in 1998, which featured the last performances of Kel...

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  4. Apr 17, 2024 · "Coming up, an interview with hard rock singer Mark Slaughter on his band Slaughter's biggest hit: 'Fly To The Angels'. It’s one of the most gut-wrenching songs of its time that came from very tragic circumstances. Mark had come off tour and called up his friend to get his old girlfriend’s number.

  5. Feb 13, 2022 · Mark Austin Slaughter, 25, of Jonesboro, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with the December 8th, 2020 homicide of Brandon Broadway. (Jonesboro Police Department) By Region 8...

  6. Slaughter is an American hard rock band that formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1988. The group was founded by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum, who previously played together in the band Vinnie Vincent Invasion. [4] The addition of guitarist Tim Kelly and drummer Blas Elias allowed Slaughter to quickly gain ...

  7. Feb 6, 1998 · 10:30 AM. Slaughter guitarist Tim Kelly has been killed in car crash in Arizona according to official band sources. Kelly, 35, died from injuries after his car collided with a tractor-trailer...

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