SLASH PUPPET – ‘Slow Down’

Slash Puppet is a little known Canadian rock band that made some great music before getting swept under the rug by the grunge invasion. Formed in Toronto, Ontario by Mif (vocals), Frank Bartoletti (guitar), Lou Garscadden (guitar), Pete Dove (bass) and Franklin Wyles (drums), Slash Puppet would play their debut show on Thursday October 19, 1989 at the now legendary Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven in Toronto. In one short year they managed to be nominated and win in the “Best Club Act” category at the 1990 Toronto Music Awards and are quickly picked up by Rush’s management and signed to a production deal with Sony/Anthem. The band released their first video ‘Slow Down’ to MuchMusic in mid-1991 which helped sell over 2500 copies of their independent demo entitled “The Demo”. A year later they were in the studio recording a 6-song EP. During recording of the 1993 self-titled EP Slash Puppet went through some changes by being released of their management/label contracts and bringing in new bassist Dave Carreiro to replace original basssist Pete Dove. With a second video, ‘When The Whip Comes Down’, on TV rotation to promote the new self-titled album the band also got a couple of songs included on the soundtrack of the movie ‘Chain Of Command’ (Cannon Pictures1993). After winning the “Best Independent Video” at the Los Angeles Area Music Awards in 1994 the band replaced original guitarsist Lou Garscadden with former Smashed Gladys and Succsexx axe slinger Marcel Lafleur and embarked on a …