Slave Raider
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Place of origin | United States of America |
Genres | hard rock |
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Years active | 1985-1990 |
Slave Raider was an American heavy metal band formed in 1985 that was known for its over-the-top antics, heavy make-up and glam song lyrics. In the Twin Cities, Slave Raider had a sizeable following that were known as "The Raid". They opened for such 1980s bands as Ratt and Poison with the original lineup.
The lead singer, Mike Findling, performed under the persona Chainsaw Caine (wielding and operating a chainsaw on stage as part of the act). Due to an injury in his youth he had a wandering eye that he felt was a distraction to the audience when he performed, so he began to wear an eye patch. As eye patches are often associated with pirates, the band took the name "Slave Raider" from the history of pirate lore.
In 1986, Slave Raider won all four Heavy Metal honors at the Minnesota Music Awards; that year Prince performed at the ceremony and Soul Asylum won for Best New Band. with the band members going on to solo projects, with front man Chainsaw Caine forming the band U.K.I. (The Unstoppable Kamikazee Idiots). The original line up has periodically reunited since then[when?] to perform the occasional reunion show that is always "standing room only".[citation needed]
The song "Youngblood", written by Slave Raider members and performed by Slave Raider, appeared in the 1994 movie entitled The Paper, which was nominated for an Oscar.
Slave Raider's "Make Some Noise" (written by Slave Raider and D. Nagel) appeared in 1988's License to Drive.
Band members[edit | edit source]
- Chainsaw Caine (Mike Findling), lead vocals
- Lance Sabin, guitar
- Nicci Wikkid (David Hussman), guitar
- Letitia Rae, bass
- The Rock (Patrick Williams), drums
Discography[edit | edit source]
- Take The World By Storm - 1986
- What Do You Know About Rock 'N Roll? - 1988
- Bigger, Badder and Bolder - 1990
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