Slaveco. was a Canadian

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band active from 2002 to 2003. The group was composed of three former members of the group OCEAN3, joined by

Ken Chinn Kendall Steven Chinn (October 19, 1962 – July 16, 2020), known under the stage name Mr. Chi Pig, was a Canadian punk rock vocalist and artist born in Edmonton and long residing in Vancouver. He fronted the hardcore punk band SNFU from 1981 unt ...

(Mr. Chi Pig), the lead singer of the influential

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band

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History

The band members first met when SNFU and OCEAN3 shared a touring bill, and later a practice space, in 2000. Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012 OCEAN3 bassist

Matt Warhurst Matt Warhurst (born June 28, 1975 in Sechelt, British Columbia) Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp. 213 is a Canadian musician and record producer. He has played bass guitar in the punk rock gro ...

briefly played in SNFU the following year before the group entered a hiatus, coinciding with OCEAN3's breakup. Warhurst, along with former OCEAN3 bandmates guitarist Jay Black and drummer Shane Smith, next briefly played in the new group Based on a True Story with SNFU guitarist

Marc Belke Marc Belke (born February 1, 1965 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian musician and former radio personality. He played guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs, and sang lead vocals in the latter. He was later an ...

. Based on a True Story broke up the following year when Belke relocated to

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, and Black, Warhurst and Smith recruited Chinn to form the new group Slaveco. The band took their moniker from Chinn's nickname for his former place of employment, Save-Co,''Open Your Mouth and Say...Mr. Chi Pig''

Film, Dir: Sean Patrick Shaul, 2010. and played a style of rock more diverse than SNFU's punk rock or OCEAN3's heavy metal styles. Slaveco. toured and began work on a full-length record, but the record was never completed. They became inactive late in 2003 when Belke, Chinn, and Warhurst returned their attention to SNFU, completing work on their seventh studio record and later recruiting Smith complete the touring lineup. Following Slaveco.'s demise, all members remained musically active. Warhurst and Smith both spent time in

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project

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. Chinn and former bassist Ken Fleming formed a new incarnation of SNFU in 2007, which also featured Smith for a time.

References

External links

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