Carnivore (band)

Carnivore (band)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Carnivore_(band)".

content

To comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may need to be rewritten.
Reason: Too much original research and statements that aren't widely known as fact as well as being very unorganized.
Please help improve this article. The discussion page may contain suggestions.

Carnivore
Carnivore performing live at Wacken Open Air in 2006
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Thrash metal
Years active	1982−1987, 2006−present
Label(s)	Roadrunner
Associated acts	Fallout Type O Negative

Carnivore was a thrash metal band formed by Peter Steele (later of Type O Negative fame), and was formed out of the ruins of the Brooklyn hard rock group Fallout in 1982.

1 Brief history
2 First album
3 Upcoming album and tour
4 Members
5 Discography
- 5.1 Studio albums
6 Trivia
7 External links

Brief history

The band released two albums: Carnivore in January 1986 and Retaliation in September 1987. Soon after the second album was released, the band broke up and Peter Steele formed Subzero, which would become Type O Negative. The first Type O Negative album, Slow Deep and Hard was partially composed from material originally written for Carnivore. Despite being disbanded for many years, the band has reunited on several occasions, including a brief tour in 1996 and a longer one (which crossed the Ocean to include a European leg) in 2006-2007.

First album

The first album is more traditionally metal-sounding, drawing inspiration from Black Sabbath and 1970s Judas Priest, while the second has significant crossover influence. The 'post-apocalyptic' theme that dominated the first album and spread partially into the second album was apparently based on a dream Pete Steele had that became the basic for the lyrics of "Predator", the first song from the original album. All other compatible lyrical themes are said to compliment the environment of humanity (or lack of) between World Wars 3, 4 and possibly 5 (as referenced in 'World Wars 3 & 4').

Both albums fit neatly into the speed-thrash genre, however. The lyrical themes include nihilism, anti-religious sentiment, racism, intolerance, and general human stupidity, a heap of cynicism, and explicit tongue-in-cheek depictions of gore and despair. For example, this line from "Ground Zero Brooklyn" sums up the band fairly well: "I shit my pants as I wait for the reaper!". Song titles and lyrical themes like "Jesus Hitler", "Race War", and "God is Dead" are also representative of their humour, dry wit and dumbed-down intelligence explaining the fate of humanity. Some would argue that their lyrics inflame prejudice among minorities, others would say they highlight the futility of such attitudes.

Upcoming album and tour

Following their latest reunion at Wacken Open Air in 2006 and the subsequent extensive touring stint. Peter Steele has stated that there will be a new Carnivore album and tour in 2009.

Members

Original line-up

Peter Steele − vocals, bass guitar (Type O Negative)
Louie Beato − drums
Keith Alexander − guitar (Primal Scream - NY)

From Retaliation until split-up

Peter Steele − vocals, bass guitar
Louie Beato − drums
Marc Piovanetti − guitar, vocals (Crumbsuckers)

2006 reunion line-up

Peter Steele − vocals, bass guitar (Type O Negative)
Paul Bento − guitar (Metal Health Association)
Steve Tobin − drums (Metal Health Association, Mike Orlando's Sonic Stomp, Dust to Dust)
Joey Z. − guitar, additional vocals (Life of Agony/Stereomud)

Discography

Studio albums

Carnivore (1986) LP, CS (1990) CD
Retaliation (1987) LP,CS (1990) CD
Carnivore/Retaliation (Both albums on one single disc, some tracks omitted) (July 1, 1991) CD only
Carnivore (Re-Issue, remastered with 3 demo bonus tracks added) (January 22, 2001) CD
Retaliation (Re-Issue, remastered with 3 demo bonus tracks added) (January 22, 2001) CD
Carnivore (Deluxe Re-Issue, remastered, 3 demo bonus tracks) (October 5, 2007) 2LP
Retaliation (Deluxe Re-Issue, remastered, 3 demo bonus tracks) (October 5, 2007) 2LP

All albums were released on the label Roadrunner Records.

Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (June 2008)

Original Carnivore guitarist Keith Alexander died in a motorcycle accident on July 11, 2005.
During the time Carnivore was playing, drummer Louis Beato was also a bus driver in Manhattan, a job he kept after the group ended.
For the first album, the band spelled their names in what they thought were "exotic" ways. For instance, Louis Beateaux instead of Beato.