Slaughter to Prevail is a Russian deathcore band from Yekaterinburg, and is now based in Orlando, Florida. The group debuted with an EP entitled Chapters of Misery in 2015 and followed up two years later with a full-length album, Misery Sermon. Their second album, Kostolom, released in 2021. The band is currently signed to Sumerian Records and have toured through the US, Europe, Canada, and Asia.
Prior to forming Slaughter to Prevail, British guitarist Jack Simmons was a member of London-based deathcore act Acrania, whereas Russian vocalist Alex Terrible gained a cult following online for his YouTube vocal cover videos. Terrible and Dimitry Mamedov were both previously members of the Russian deathcore act We Are Obscurity, which disbanded after failing to find a record label. Simmons recruited them along with Russian drummer Anton Poddyachy to form what would become Slaughter to Prevail. They released an EP titled Chapters of Misery in 2015, signed to Sumerian Records in 2016, and re-released Chapters of Misery with a new song, "As the Vultures Circle," as their debut release under the label. In May 2016, it was announced that Slaughter to Prevail would be joining bands such as Cannibal Corpse for Summer Slaughter 2016.
Slaughter to Prevail released their first full-length album, Misery Sermon, in 2017, inspired by the hate and misery within themselves and around them.
Slaughter to Prevail was once again invited to perform at Summer Slaughter 2017 alongside bands such as The Black Dahlia Murder and Dying Fetus but was ultimately unable to make the tour due to visa issues. Slaughter to Prevail was also invited to join Suicide Silence on their 10th anniversary tour of their album The Cleansing and was set to perform in the USA and Canada in November and December 2017. However, the band once again encountered visa issues due to the American visa freeze for Russians.
In 2018, Whitechapel invited Slaughter to Prevail to join their Ten Years of Exile tour alongside Chelsea Grin and Oceano.
The band released the singles "Agony" and "Demolisher" in 2019 and 2020 respectively to widespread popularity, with Metal Injection saying "The release of 'Demolisher' was an event in the deathcore community. Countless Youtube reaction videos lauded the impossibly deep growls and brutal instrumentation." In 2021, the band released another single, "Baba Yaga," named after a being from Slavic folklore. It was elected by Loudwire as the 3rd best metal song of 2021. The band released yet another single, "Zavali Ebalo." Their second full-length album, Kostolom, was released on August 13, 2021, and included the four singles.
In a November 30 interview, Terrible expressed dissatisfaction with the band's deal with Sumerian Records, attributing it to being "in a fool's paradise" when they started and to signing without legal advisors. He said the band would likely sue to terminate their contract and continue independently, but "the issue is pending right now."
On February 26, 2022, the band released a statement on Facebook condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine which began two days earlier. Terrible issued another statement on behalf of the band via Instagram and Youtube on March 1, also urging viewers to "not make the whole Russian people an accomplice." On August 9, the band released the song "1984," inspired by the George Orwell novel, in protest of the government and the war. The band relocated to Orlando, Florida three months prior due to the effects of the war and previous suppression by the Russian government, as well as interest in Florida's death metal scene.
On July 28, 2023, the band released a new single, called “Viking.”
