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Before The Killer Dwarfs formed, the band consisted of
Darrell Millar, Bryce Trewin, and Ange Fodero in a group called Sphinx. After Sphinx, Russ Graham entered the picture and they became The Killer Dwarfs. The original line-up consisted of Russ Graham (vocals) and Darrell Millar (drums), along with
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airlifted to a hospital in Terre Haute where he received 24 stitches to close a gash on the left side of his forehead. The rest of the band walked away with cuts and bruises. In a radio interview a month later, Graham said he was healing well, but the area around the gash was still completely numb.
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Autobon, which went on to become Automan.ca, which provided Millar with a vehicle for recording original material. Mayer became a businessman and moved to the U.S. In 2001, however, the line-up of Graham, Millar, Hall and Mayer reunited to tour across North America. Recordings from
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On May 26, 2014, the band was returning home after concluding a US tour at the
Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, OK. While passing through a construction zone along Interstate 70 in Indiana, the band's pick-up truck, driven by Fenton, struck two other vehicles and crashed into a ditch. Graham was
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The band toured for several years but then parted ways. During the mid-to-late 1990s, the band members pursued other projects. Graham formed a band called PennyBlack, and Hall and Finn both became members of the
Canadian metal band
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which had been previously recorded in 1993. Also in 2013, Graham released
Wireless in which he sings acoustic versions of popular Killer Dwarfs songs with guest musicians.
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Trewin and Fodero left the band shortly afterward and were replaced by guitarist Mike Hall and bassist Ron Mayer. This line-up released the band's breakthrough 1986 album
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Bryce Trewin (guitar) and Ange Fodero (bass). Their self-titled 1983 debut album was nominated for a
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