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Killer Dwarfs
Band Oshawa Canada Formed 1981
Killer Dwarfs formed in 1981 in Oshawa, Canada. Killer Dwarfs has 2 chart appearances on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1990. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Do or Die”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #643. The station that charted Killer Dwarfs most often is Z-Rock (United States (syndicated network)), with 2 appearances.
Killer Dwarfs formed in Oshawa, Ontario, in late 1981, and from the start they had a sense of humour most metal bands would have been too proud to show: every member took the surname Dwarf. Russ Dwarf was there from the off, and guitarists like Gerry Finn and Mike Hall supplied the crunch.
The joke was on the name, not the music. They played hard, hooky rock with enough muscle that people compared them to Iron Maiden and Saxon, and Stand Tall, released on Attic in 1986, is the proof: "Do or Die" charges straight ahead, and "Through Animal Eyes" keeps the pressure on. Their success stayed mostly at home in Canada, where they did steady business through the '80s, and two Juno Award nominations came their way over the years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Killer Dwarfs on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do or Die | 1 | #643 | – | – | |
| 2 | Through Animal Eyes | 1 | #780 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 643 | Do or Die | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 780 | Through Animal Eyes | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
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