[1][2] In 1986, Slave Raider won all four Heavy Metal honors at the Minnesota Music Awards; that year Prince performed at the ceremony and Soul Asylum won for Best New Band.
[1] 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 has been attributed to the influence of their fellow Minnesotans, the Replacements.
to perform the occasional reunion show that is always "slave raiding room only".
was featured on the soundtrack to 1989's A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.
[4] The song "Youngblood", written by Slave Raider members and performed by Slave Raider, appeared in the 1994 movie entitled The Paper, which was nominated for an Oscar.