Episode #165: Mark Slaughter - Lead Vocalist/Guitarist of Hard Rock Band 'Slaughter', Previously Vocalist of 'Vinnie Vincent Invasion', Composer, Voice Actor

On Fresh is the Word, we like to deliver wisdom through great stories from the minds of bright creatives of pop culture. Through those stories, we like to dissect the journey of our guests and present actionable lessons and advice for our listeners no matter what career or avenue of artistry they pursue. The guest for this episode is Mark Slaughter, lead singer and guitarist of the hard rock band Slaughter and previously the frontman for the Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Slaughter also works as a voice-over actor and composes music for television, movies and sports outlets, along with still touring with Slaughter and releasing his own solo albums. During our chat, we talked about the making of Slaughter's Stick It To Ya and why is became so popular, transitioning from the 80s into the 90s, touring today, having multiple avenues of artistry, becoming a musician, his time in the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, advice for artists trying to break in, working with Dana Strum, his voice over work, and why the music he's made still resonates. Follow Mark Slaughter: Web: markslaughter.com Facebook: facebook.com/markslaughterofficial Twitter: twitter.com/markslaughter33 Instagram: instagram.com/markslaughterofficial FRESH IS THE WORD PATREON: patreon.com/freshistheword THEME MUSIC Courtesy of Knox Money, Bang Belushi, and Foul Mouth. SPONSOR Founded in 2015, 20x20 Apparel brings original tributes to Pro Wrestling's classic arenas, moments and events. They look to spotlight the Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams along with the Biggest, Smallest, Strangest & Strongest. In the world of wrestling there are 100's of shirts, promotions, flyers, social media accounts and ads. Don't get lost in the sea of parody shirts and display fonts. We can provide professional graphic design services at a reasonable price. 20X20 also hand screen prints all tees in house. If you would like to discuss a possible run of tees, posters, koozies, foam fingers...Zubas, then drop them a line at 20x20apparel.com