Bringing The Glam With JEFF BLANDO From SLAUGHTER

Interview by Kris Peters
It's hard to imagine that a band in its 35th year have never toured
Australia. Especially when that band is in the ilk of legendary
rockers Slaughter!
But that's precisely the case, with forces conspiring against the
band over three and a half decades to keep them out of
earshot.
But all that changes this weekend when Slaughter touch down in this
country as part of Glamfest 2024, which also features Janet
Gardner, H.E.A.T, Lynch Mob, Jetboy and more for two showcase
events in Melbourne and Sydney (Brisbane was omitted from the
schedule due to reasons explained on Silverback Touring's Facebook
page).
HEAVY recently had the pleasure of catching up with guitarist Jeff
Blando to find out, among other things, why Slaughter have never
made it to this part of the world.
"For myself, my wife has always been 'where do you wanna go on
vacation' and I have always wanted to go to Australia," he smiled.
"So I, myself, am super stoked about coming, and I know the rest of
the guys are stoked as well. The band is playing all the hits from
the first two records. We are doing one cover song, which is a Led
Zeppelin tune that we put in the set, and we're just looking
forward to coming over there. The band, considering our age, we
still are moving pretty well and functioning pretty well. There's
still a lot of energy there and everyone's gonna dig it -
hopefully. It could be 'look at those bunch of old farts up there
jumping around like morons' (laughs)."
In the full interview, Jeff talks more about coming out for the
first time, whether the band will ask other musicians what to
expect, what we can expect from the shows, what Slaughter expect
from their crowds, the family vibe back stage at festivals like
this, the Australian bands on the bill and if he researches them to
know what to expect, the legacy of Slaughter, upcoming new music
and more.