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band founded in 1982 which went through a number of lineup changes. Their first recording appearance was on Metal Massacre IV, in 1983, during a time when their vocalist was John Cyriis, who later went to found

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. Juan Garcia, and Steve Gaines went on to be involved in other metal bands, including

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and Tactics. Future

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founder Michael Jagosz was also briefly a vocalist for Abattoir during the early days. On February 17 and 19, 1984, Abattoir were the opening act of what would be the first ever Megadeth live shows.

Discography

*''Vicious Attack'' (1985) *''The Only Safe Place'' (1986) *''No Sleep 'til Kalamazoo - Live!'' (live, 2001)

References

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