Slaughter's Tim Kelly Dead At 34

Tim Kelly, guitarist for CMC recording act Slaughter, died from injuries suffered in a collision Thursday evening on a remote highway in Arizona.

Kelly, 34, was driving on State Route 96 when an 18-wheel tractor trailer jackknifed and collided with his vehicle. Slaughter has released five albums and toured incessantly since its inception in 1990. The band was slated to take part in the Rock Never Stops tour with Warrant, Quiet Riot, Firehouse and L.A. Guns from mid-May through the summer; there has been no word as to how Kelly's death will affect the tour.

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“Youth Knows No Pain”

Lykke Li | 2011

“Like on 'Youth Knows No Pain' — we are the ones that should demonstrate, because we can take it,” Likke Li said. “We can pierce ourselves, take Ecstasy, dance all night and still go to work at our McDonald's jobs.” Despite the hedonistic sentiment in the song, the Swedish singer also admitted in hindsight her youth had repercussions. “I remember when I was 18-19 and feeling that I know it all,” Li said. “I always feel that I know it all. But that song is about realizing you don’t, and reflecting, ‘Boy, if I only knew what would follow.’”

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