Electric Warrior acclaim as a pivotal release of the glam rock movement. The cover artwork was designed by British art design group Hipgnosis, based on a photo taken by Kieron "Spud" Murphy at a T. Rex concert at the Albert Hall, Nottingham on 14 May 1971. Murphy also took the photo of the band that was used for the poster that was included with the first issue in the UK and Germany. The inner sleeve artwork, portraits of Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn, was drawn by artist George Underwood. "Electric Warrior" was released on 24 September 1971 by record label Fly in
Slaves (UK band) charts than the first, getting to number 6 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart. On 20 March 2018, the band announced the recording of its third album. The album entitled "Acts of Fear and Love" was released on August 17th and reached number 8 in the UK album charts. Since the release of their debut EP Slaves have been faced with allegations that their name, given the historical context of the term and their own white backgrounds, is racially insensitive. In March 2015 "The Fader" published an article titled "Why Would A Band of White Dudes Name