 The Slugs was started by brothers guitarist Dag and bassist Gregg Juhlin and their friend guitarist Al Paulson in Park Ridge, Illinois.In the early 1980s, the trio put out an ad for a drummer that was answered by Chicago native Mike Halston, and the band officially formed on March 5, 1983.Al Paulson eventually left the group, and English vocalist Tristan Gallagher joined but left in 1985.