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Slaughter to Prevail
Slaughter to Prevail, Russian deathcore band of Aleksandr "Alex Terrible" Shikolai and Jack Simmons; albums Misery Sermon, Kostolom, Grizzly; anti-war stance, Russian fine, Blood4Blood BKFC event.
Slaughterhouse (group)
Slaughterhouse: American hip-hop supergroup of Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce da 5'9", and Crooked I, formed 2008 from the Halfway House track; E1 debut 2009, Shady's Welcome to: Our House 2012.
Slava Marlow
Slava Marlow (Слава Марлоу), born Artyom Gotlib, is a Russian music producer and recording artist from Novosibirsk who produced Morgenshtern's hits before building a successful solo career.
Slave to the Rhythm (Michael Jackson song)
Michael Jackson song "Slave to the Rhythm," also "Slave to the Rhythm (Original Version)": a 1989/1991 L.A. Reid and Babyface track from the Dangerous sessions, released May 13, 2014 on Xscape with a Timbaland remix, performed by hologram at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards; unrelated to Grace Jones's 1985 song of the same title.
Slaves (American band)
Slaves was a Sacramento, California post-hardcore band formed in 2014 by Jonny Craig (ex-Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa), distinct from the English punk duo of the same name; it released four albums before becoming Rain City Drive in 2021.
Slaves (English punk duo)
Slaves, performing as Soft Play since December 2022, are an English punk rock duo formed in 2012 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, by Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent.
Slavianski Bazaar
Slavianski Bazaar (Славянский базар) is an annual international arts festival held each July in Vitebsk, Belarus, first staged in 1992 and known for its International Pop Song Performers Contest.
Slayer
Slayer: American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981 (Araya, King, Hanneman, Lombardo), one of the Big Four with Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax; breakthrough Reign in Blood (1986), retired 2019, reunited 2024.
Slayr
Slayr (Evan McDonald, born 2007), also Slayer77 or countdragons, is a North Philadelphia rage rap and digicore rapper-producer whose 2025 mixtape Half Blood and 2026 deluxe BloodLuxe brought mainstream attention and a 2026 XXL Freshman selection.
Slayyyter
Slayyyter, real name Catherine Grace Garner (born 1996, Kirkwood, Missouri), is an American electropop and hyperpop singer; her releases include the 2019 mixtape Slayyyter, Starfucker, and the 2026 chart-topping WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.
Sleaford Mods
Sleaford Mods, also styled Sleaford Mods (post-punk duo), are an English Nottingham-formed electronic punk pair of Jason Williamson's ranted vocals and Andrew Fearn's minimal beats, known for Austerity Dogs, UK Grim (UK No. 3) and 2026's The Demise of Planet X.
Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney: American riot grrrl-rooted rock band formed 1994 in Olympia, Washington, by Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein; eleven albums 1995–2024, including Dig Me Out, One Beat, and Little Rope.
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)
"Sledgehammer" is a 1986 Peter Gabriel song, the first single from So, produced with Daniel Lanois. It hit US number 1 in July 1986, UK number 4, and its Aardman stop-motion video won a record nine MTV Video Music Awards.
Sleep (band)
Sleep is an American stoner/doom metal band formed 1990 in San Jose from Asbestosdeath, known for Sleep's Holy Mountain and the hour-long Dopesmoker; reformed 2009, released The Sciences 2018, and in 2026 continued without Matt Pike.
Sleep Theory
Sleep Theory is an American rock band from Memphis, Tennessee, fronted by Army veteran vocalist Cullen Moore and signed to Epitaph Records, formed in 2019.
Sleep Token
Sleep Token are an anonymous English rock band formed in London in 2016, whose four masked members, led by the singer Vessel, perform as servants of a deity called Sleep.
Sleep Walk
"Sleep Walk" (also Sleepwalk) is a 1959 steel guitar instrumental by Brooklyn duo Santo & Johnny, a two-week Billboard Hot 100 number one, the last instrumental chart-topper of the 1950s, later covered by over 100 artists and a 1998 Grammy winner for Brian Setzer.
Sleeper (band)
Sleeper: English Britpop band formed in London, fronted by Louise Wener. Albums Smart, The It Girl (platinum), Pleased to Meet You; split 1998, reunited 2017, The Modern Age 2019.
Sleepify
Sleepify is Vulfpeck's 2014 silent album on Spotify: ten 31-32 second silent tracks streamed on repeat by fans to earn about $20,000 in royalties funding a free tour, before Spotify removed it for violating its terms of content.
Sleeping at Last
Sleeping at Last is the moniker of Chicago singer-songwriter Ryan O'Neal, formerly a Wheaton, Illinois trio; known for the Yearbook and Atlas series, Grey's Anatomy and Twilight placements, and the song Saturn.
Sleeping with Sirens
Sleeping with Sirens (SWS) is an American post-hardcore band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2009, fronted by Kellin Quinn. Known for Feel (2013, Billboard 200 No. 3) and 2026's An Ending in Itself on Rise Records.
Sleigh Bells (band)
Sleigh Bells: Brooklyn noise-pop duo formed 2008 by Alexis Krauss (vocals) and Derek Miller (ex-Poison the Well). Known for Treats (2010), M.I.A.'s N.E.E.T. label, Torn Clean, and loud, distorted pop.
Sleigh Ride
Sleigh Ride, also known in French as Promenade en traîneau, is Leroy Anderson's 1948 light orchestral rondo in rondo form, premiered by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops; Mitchell Parish added Christmas-neutral lyrics in 1950, and ASCAP has repeatedly ranked it the most-played American Christmas song.
Slick Rick
Slick Rick (Richard Martin Lloyd Walters, born 1965, London; earlier MC Ricky D) is a British-American rapper and hip-hop storyteller known for 'La Di Da Di,' 'The Show,' the 1988 platinum debut The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, a 1990 attempted-murder conviction, a 2008 pardon, and the 2025 album Victory.
Slide guitar
Slide guitar, also called bottleneck guitar, is a guitar technique using a glass, metal, or porcelain slide or steel bar to sound notes, producing continuous glissando and vibrato; it originated with Joseph Kekuku's Hawaiian steel guitar and shaped blues, country, and rock.
Slide It In
Slide It In is Whitesnake's sixth studio album (1984), also known as the band's double-mix release. Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich; UK mix with Micky Moody, US Keith Olsen remix with John Sykes; UK chart peak 9, US double Platinum.
Slightly Stoopid
Slightly Stoopid is an American band from San Diego, California, formed in 1995 by Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald, playing a fusion of rock, reggae, and punk.
Slim Dusty
Slim Dusty (David Gordon Kirkpatrick, 1927–2003), Australia's King of Country, was a country singer-songwriter from Kempsey NSW whose "A Pub With No Beer" (1957) won Australia's first gold record; he recorded over 100 albums and seven million records.
Slim Gaillard
Slim Gaillard (Bulee Gaillard, c. 1916–1991) was an American jazz singer, guitarist, and pianist of the duo Slim & Slam, famous for "Flat Foot Floogie," his invented jive dialect "vout," and bebop sessions with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
Slim Jim Phantom
Slim Jim Phantom (James McDonnell, born 1961, Brooklyn) is the Stray Cats' stand-up drummer, co-founder of the 1979 rockabilly trio with Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, later of The Head Cat with Lemmy, and author of A Stray Cat Struts.