An Album I'd Forgotten

Honestly, I'd forgotten about this album until I saw Mark Slaughter's Tweet earlier today. Slaughter's Eternal Live came out on this date in 1998. Slaughter guitar player Tim Kelly was killed that year in a car wreck and the album is dedicated to his memory. Eternal Live was already in production when Kelly died.

I graduated high school the first weekend of June, 1998 so I'm sure I was doing some crazy senior week business when this album came out. I truly have no recollection of it and back then I pretty much knew when every new album hit the stores whether I liked the band or not. I don't think I've ever owned a copy of Eternal Live either, which surprises me. Listening to it on YouTube, it is a strong effort.

24 years ago today
May 19th 1998 "Eternal Live" was released. Dedicated to our beloved "Tim Kelly". #Slaughter #MarkSlaughter @blaselias #EternalLive #UpAllNight #FlyToTheAngels #ErnieBallStrings #PickGuyGuitarPicks #CarlinoGuitars #FuTone #MorleyPedals #PariahPickups#Godin pic.twitter.com/E1cukUdklB

— Mark Slaughter (@markslaughter33) May 19, 2022