Dave Carlo (guitar)
Stace "Sheepdog" McLaren (lead vocals)
M-Bro (drums)
Mike Campagnolo (bass)
Bob Reid (lead vocals; replaced McLaren)
Adam Carlo (bass; replaced Campagnolo)
Rob Mills (drums; replaced M-Bro)
Formed near the end of 1982 in their hometown of Guelph, Ontario, Razor started out as a three-piece minus a singer. Dave Carlo, M-Bro and Mike Campagnolo realized very quickly that the original material they were writing was something they all considered very special, so they auditioned extensively until finding Stace "Sheepdog" McLaren. In May of 1984 they went into the studio and recorded an independent EP which eventually went on to sell 1200 copies across Canada. This caught the attention of Attic Records and they signed the thrash band to a Canadian deal.
Razor released three albums on Attic but after the third was released, the band felt it was essentially going nowhere. Attic had managed to get European distribution for their product but the promised release of their music in the US and Japan never materialized. Razor approached Attic and asked to be released from their deal; Attic complied.
Band founder and leader Dave Carlo quickly formed his own label, Fist Fight, to handle Razor's music, and worked out a deal with Fringe Records to license the product worldwide. They released two albums and then started having line-up problems which ended in Carlo being the only original member left. Bob Reid replaced McLaren, Carlo's brother Adam replaced Campagnolo and Rob Mills replaced M-Bro.
The band released two more albums on Fist Fight and have since disbanded.
Singles
Albums
1984 Armed & Dangerous [EP] (independent)
1985 Executioners Song (Attic)
1985 Evil Invaders (Attic)
1986 Malicious Intent (Attic/Viper)
1987 Custom Killing (Fist Fight/Fringe)
1988 Violent Restitution (Fist Fight/Fringe)
1990 Shotgun Justice (Fist Fight/Fringe)
1992 Open Hostility (Fist Fight/Fringe)
Video
Compilation Tracks
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