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Slave Unit
Slave Unit is an American industrial rock group based in Oakland, California, Oakland, California, United States. The original incarnation consisted of Torsten Hartwell, Mike Paikos, Alan Sartirana and Mike Welch (musician), Mike Welch before becoming Welch's solo endeavor in 1995. Their sound is influenced by hardcore punk, Industrial music, industrial and hip hop music with lyrics pertaining to observations and reflections of human behavior and error. The band released their debut ''Slave Unit (album), Slave Unit'' on COP International in 1996. History Slave Unit was formed in Oakland, California, Oakland, California by Torsten Hartwell, Mike Paikos, Alan Sartirana and Mike Welch (musician), Mike Welch. COP International signed the band with the intention of expanding the label's musical diversity and released their Slave Unit (album), eponymously-titled debut album in 1996. The album featured the participation of Battery (electro-industrial band), Battery vocalist Maria Azevedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
