Carnivore (band)

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Carnivore in 1985
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Carnivore in 1985

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. They released two albums: "Carnivore" (1985) and "Retaliation" (1987). The band broke up not long thereafter, 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 over 15 years, there have been several reunion shows that have taken place over the years, though this has not occurred since 1996. On April, 24, 2006 German Rock Hard Magazine stated that another reunion show has been announced to take place at Wacken Open Air in Germany.

Original Carnivore guitarist Keith Alexander died in a biking accident on July 11, 2005.

The first album is more traditionally metal-sounding, drawing inspiration from Black Sabbath and 1970s Judas Priest, while the second has significant crossover influence. Both are fit neatly into the speed-thrash genre, however. The lyrical themes include nihilism, anti-religious sentiment, a mockery of 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 like "Jesus Hitler", "Race War", and "God is Dead" are also representative.

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.

Contents

[edit] Lineup

Carnivore performing live at Wacken Open Air in 2006
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Carnivore performing live at Wacken Open Air in 2006

[edit] Original

[edit] From Retaliation until the end

[edit] 2006 reunion lineup

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

  • Carnivore (1985) LP, CS, CD
  • Retaliation (1987, 1989) LP, CS, CD
  • Carnivore/Retaliation (Both LP's on one single disc, some tracks omitted) (1990) CD, LP(?)
  • Carnivore (Re-Issue, Remastered, 3 extra tracks) (23. January 2001) CD
  • Retaliation (Re-Issue, Remastered, 3 extra tracks) (23. January 2001) CD

All albums were released on the label 'Roadrunner'.

[edit] In detail

[edit] Carnivore

  1. Predator
  2. Carnivore
  3. Male Supremacy
  4. Armageddon
  5. Legion Of Doom
  6. God Is Dead
  7. Thermonuclear Warrior
  8. World Wars III And IV
  9. U.S.A. For U.S.A. (demo) (Bonus track appearing in Re-Issue only)
  10. S.M.D (demo) (Bonus track appearing in Re-Issue only)
  11. Sex And Violence (demo) (Bonus track appearing in Re-Issue only)

[edit] Retaliation

  1. Jack Daniel's And Pizza (instrumental)
  2. Angry Neurotic Catholics
  3. S.M.D (=Suck My Dick)
  4. Ground Zero Brooklyn
  5. Race War
  6. Inner Conflict
  7. Jesus Hitler
  8. Technophobia
  9. Manic Depression (Cover of Jimi Hendrix´s)
  10. U.S.A. For U.S.A.
  11. Five Billion Dead (instrumental)
  12. Sex And Violence (inspired by the movie 'Clockwork Orange')
  13. World Wars III And IV (demo) (Bonus track appearing in Re-Issue only)
  14. Carnivore (demo) (Bonus track appearing in Re-Issue only)
  15. The Subhuman (demo) (Bonus track appearing in Re-Issue only)

[edit] Carnivore/Retaliation

  1. Jack Daniel's and Pizza
  2. Angry Neurotic Catholics
  3. S.M.D.
  4. Race War
  5. Inner Conflict
  6. Jesus Hitler
  7. Technophobia
  8. USA for USA
  9. Five Billion Dead
  10. Sex and Violence
  11. Predator
  12. Carnivore
  13. Male Supremacy
  14. Armageddon
  15. God is Dead
  16. Thermonuclear Warrior
  17. World Wars III and IV

[edit] External links

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