Slash Puppet

The group originally consisted of lead vocalist Mif, guitarists Lou Garscadden and Frank Bartoletti, bassist Pete Dove and drummer Franklin Wyles.

The pair recruited guitarists Frank Bartoletti, Lou Garscadden and bassist Pete Dove through mutual musical contacts in the local scene.

[7] Following the success of the underground release of "The Demo" the band began work on a more official debut with their self-titled record "Slash Puppet".

[10] After having been released from SRO Management/Anthem Entertainment earlier in the year the band released "Slash Puppet" in 1993 on Fringe Records and with regular rotation on Much Music's Power Hour and radio stations throughout Canada continued independently with performances in Toronto, Southern Ontario and Quebec[11][12][13] In late 1994 with the rising popularity of grunge music the group found itself slowed to a stall, crediting a decreased interest in hard rock and glam groups as the culprit.

The remaining group members found themselves drifting into different musical directions which would effectively end the band's successful six-year career.

[6] During the band's hiatus Canadian television via Much Music's Power Hour segment had begun airing reruns of Slash Puppet's video for "Slow Down" which revitalized interest in the group and caught the attention of the Suncity's Australian executives.

[16][17][18][19] No Strings Attached received accolades on several hard rock and heavy metal fanzines worldwide, making it to #7 on Sleaze Roxx's "Top 10 Best" releases of 2007.