Abattoir (band)

Abattoir
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1982–1988
  • 1998–2005
  • 2018–2019
LabelsCombat Records
Spinoffs
MembersRob Alainz
Mark Carro
Dan Oliverio
Steve Gaines
Eric Bryan
Past membersJuan Garcia
Mel Sanchez
Kevin Macshane
Robert Wayne
Danny Anaya
John Cyriis

Abattoir was an American speed metal band founded in 1982[1] which went through a number of lineup changes.

Their first recording appearance was on Metal Massacre IV in 1983, during a time when their vocalist was John Cyriis, who later went to found Agent Steel.[2] Juan Garcia, and Steve Gaines went on to be involved in other metal bands, including Evildead and Tactics. Future L.A. Guns founder Michael Jagosz was also briefly a vocalist for Abattoir during the early days.[3]

On February 17 and 19, 1984, Abattoir was the opening act of what would be the first ever Megadeth live shows.[3][4] John Cyriis was a former member of Megadeth. [5]

  1. ^ "Abattoir (USA) - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Various - Metal Massacre 4". Discogs. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Abattoir - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Megadeth Plays First Show 31 Years Ago". Megadeth.com. February 17, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Agent Steel biography". www.metallian.com.