Slaughter & the Dogs


Slaughter and the Dogs are an English punk rock band formed in 1975 in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Their original line-up consisted of singer Wayne Barrett, rhythm guitar Mick Rossi, drummer Brian "Mad Muffet" Grantham, lead guitarist Mike Day and bassist Howard Bates.
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History

Slaughter and the Dogs were founded in 1975 by Wayne Barrett, Mick Rossi, Brian Grantham, Howard Bates and Mike Day. The band name was created by Barrett and is a mix of Slaughter on 10th Avenue and Diamond Dogs. They were one of the first punk rock bands in North West England, and they supported the Sex Pistols at their gig at Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall on 20 July 1976. This concert, more than any other single event, spawned Manchester's punk scene, which was concentrated around the Electric Circus Club. Mike Day left the group after this gig.
The band befriended Rob Gretton, who went on to manage Joy Division, and with his financial help, became the first band to release a single on Manchester's independent record label Rabid Records. This debut single, "Cranked Up Really High", was released in June 1977 and was listed in Mojos list of the top 100 punk rock singles of all time. It was also included on Streets, which has been described as an "essential" compilation album of early UK punk bands from a variety of independent record labels.
Slaughter and the Dogs split in 1978 and then reformed late 1979. When Barrett left to pursue other avenues, they recruited Eddie Garrity on vocal duties,were signed to DJM records, and went on to release several singles and an album, Bite Back, under the abbreviated name of Slaughter.
In 2015 promoter Moz Murray announced a one-off 40th anniversary show, "Back to the Start", featuring the original line-up of Barrett, Rossi, Bates and Grantham. Held at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester on 9 October 2015. In August 2016, the same original line up of Barrett, Rossi, Bates and Grantham performed together again at the Rebellion Music Festival in Blackpool, United Kingdom. In 2016, the band recorded the album Vicious in Los Angeles, with a new rhythm section of Mark Reback and Dan Graziano, and subsequently toured Japan in May 2016 and Europe in February and March 2017. It was released by Cleopatra Records on 16 September 2016, and released to generally favorable reviews. Cleopatra issued a live album, Tokyo Dogs, in 2017.
On 9 February 2017, Slaughter and the Dogs embarked on a seven-week European tour, playing 33 shows in 10 countries.
On 5 August 2018, Slaughter and the Dogs headlined the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, England. and then embarked on a two-week UK tour.
In July 2019, Barrett announced on the band's Facebook page that he had fired the band, and that he intended to form a new line-up. In 2022, Barrett formed his own line up, including the longest playing bassist of the band Jean-Pierre Thollet, Martin Pellicier on guitar, and Denis Deleaz on drums. The band has been on tour promoting their last album, Il Tradimento Silencio, in Europe and the United States. Slaughter and the Dogs will be playing the 30th anniversary of the Wild at Heart venue in Berlin, Germany, on 9 May 2025, and also at the Back to Future festival in Glaubitz, Germany, on 19 July 2025, and are in negotiations to headline a festival in Belgium on 6 December 2025, and a tour of Italy in October 2025.
Original band members Rossi, Bates and Grantham still perform together as Slaughter & the Dogs. They will appear at Club Rebellion Manchester on 6 April 2025 in Manchester, and the Opera House Rebellion Festival in Blackpool on 9 August 2025.

Discography

Studio albums

Do It Dog Style Bite Back, DJM Records 1980Shocking Beware Of... Vicious Il Tradimento Silenzioso Contra Records, Spaghetty Town Records, Bite Back Live
  • ''The Studio Sessions''

Singles

  • "Cranked Up Really High" / "The Bitch"
  • "Where Have All the Boot Boys Gone?" / "You're a Bore"
  • "Dame to Blame" / "Johnny T"
  • "Quick Joey Small" / "Come on Back"
  • "It's Alright" / "Edgar Allan Poe" / "Twist and Turn" / "UFO"
  • "You're Ready Now" / "Runaway"
  • I’m the One/one by one Half Alive E.P.
  • "Where Have All the Boot Boys Gone?" / "You're a Bore" / "Johnny T"
  • "Saturday Night Till Sunday Morning"
  • "Situations" / "Quick Joey Small"
  • "Manchester Boys" / "Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone"

Live albums

Live Slaughter Rabid Dogs Live at the Factory Where Have All the Boot Boys Gone? Live in Blackpool 1996 Barking Up the Right Tree Tokyo Dogs
Bite Back Live, Secret Records 26th October 2024

Compilation albums

The Way We Were The Slaughterhouse Tapes – studio outtakes, demos, and live recordingsCranked Up Really High The Punk Singles Collection We Don't Care: Anthology Best of Slaughter & the Dogs

Compilation appearances

Books

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