Russian deathcore band Slaughter to Prevail performed at Knotfest music festival at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on Friday 28 February 2025. Originally from the Russian city Yekaterinburg, and based in Orlando, Florida, the band debuted with an EP entitled Chapters of Misery in 2015, followed by a full-length album, Misery Sermon, in 2017. Slaughter to Prevail is Aleksandr “Alex Terrible” Shikolai (Александр Шиколай) on lead vocals and Jack Simmons on lead guitar, with Dmitry “Dima” Mamedov (Дмитрий Мамедов) on rhythm guitar, Mikhail “Mike” Petrov (Михаил Петров) on bass, and Evgeny Novikov (Евгений Новиков) on drums.
