- Slave Raider
Slave Raider was an American heavy metal band formed in 1985 that was known for its over-the-top antics, heavy
make-up andglam song lyrics. In the 1980s, theMinneapolis music scene was primarily known forThe Replacements ,Soul Asylum ,Hüsker Dü and Prince among others. In the Twin Cities, Slave Raider had a sizeable following that were known as 'The Raid'. They opened for such 80s bands as Ratt and Poison with the original line up.The band recorded three albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but were never able to make much of a dent in the
glam metal scene of the time due to the beginning of the grunge movement that interestingly, has been attributed to the influence of their fellow Minnesotans, The Replacements.The band was dropped by its record label following their third album release in 1990 and broke up soon after that with the band members going on to solo projects. The original line up has periodically reunited since then to perform the occasional reunion show that is always 'standing room only'.
Band members
*Chainsaw Caine, after leaving Slave Raider, performed with th 80s Metal spoof "Hairball". He has since retired. lead vocals (Mike Findling) -*Lance Sabin, guitar -as of 2007 Lance is Vice President and Director of Admissions for IPR. (Institute for Production and Recording) He,along with Slave Raider production alumni, Tom Tucker, founded this school in 2002.
*Nicci Wikkid, guitar -as of 2008, Nicci Wikkid is a software consultant in the Twin Cities and a well-known leader in agile software development processes.
*Letitia Rae, bass
*The Rock, drums -As of 2007 "The Rock" Is a drum teacher in Monona, WI. He is very popular in the area.Discography
*"Take The World By Storm"- 1986
*"What Do You Know About Rock 'N Roll?"- 1988
*"Bigger, Badder and Bolder"- 1990[Category:Rock music groupsTom Dades, bassist/co-writer on bigger, badder, bolder is a free lance bassist/flamenco guitarist in the mpls. area. He also has toured or recorded with the following groups or musicians: The Coup de Grace(mpls.), Michael Hauser, Tommy Lee, Maphead, Raffy Gomez
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