Sloppy Meateaters was an American band from Rome, Georgia on Orange Peel Records.
| Sloppy Meateaters | |
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| Origin | Rome, Georgia, USA |
| Genres | Alternative, Rock N Roll, Pop punk, |
| Years active | 1998 - 2006 |
| Labels | Orange Peal Records (San Jose, CA) |
| Associated acts | Ataris, Blink182, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mxpx, New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional, Midtown, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Simple Plan, Alien Ant Farm, Face to Face, Unsung Zeros, Berlin Project, Treephort, Eesch, Larger than Life, Punchdrunk, |
| Website | [1] |
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Prior to forming The Sloppy Meateaters Josh Chambers had a band named NoClass with whom he released a few 7" records and a split CD with Atlanta punk band the Tone Deaf Pig-Dogs. After forming SME in July 1999 the band released four LPs and a split CD with Napkin released on Massachusetts based indie label Lavatory Records. Their first two releases, Eat Meat Cuz It's Fun (now out of print) and Shameless Self Promotion were self-released and only feature original members Josh Chambers and Kevin Highfield. After playing to an audience of over a million viewers on the now-cancelled USA Network's old show Farmclub.com, the band was signed to Orange Peal Records. Which re-released their debut and released their 2001 album Forbidden Meat. The band toured consistently through 2001 and 2002. SME played a show at the Rock N Roll hall of fame in 2001 and did dates on the Warped Tour 2001, 2002, and 2005.
In late 2002, the Sloppy Meateaters retired their moniker and became Under the Weather, which released a self-titled 6-song EP in 2003 and went on a single tour. There was then a long downtime for all things SME related. Yet in late 2003, the Under the Weather EP was released in Japan, where it sold 2,000 copies in two weeks.
The band had a whole new lineup (besides John Elwell, who had been playing with the band since 2001) and began touring again. In 2005, the band released their fourth album Conditioned by the Laugh Track on Orange Peel Records, which saw the band move away from their pop-punk beginnings and take on a much different new sound.
The band shared the stage with Face to Face, MxPx, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Ataris,labelmates The Berlin Project, New Found Glory, Alien Ant Farm, NOFX, Dashboard Confessional, Good Charlotte, Midtown, Bad Religion and many others over the years. The band played dates on the Vans Warped Tour in 2001 and 2002. Headlined the Slim Jim ReBellie-Ache Tour in 2001 and the Alternative Press Empty Mouths Tour in 2005.
On July 19, 2007, Chambers announced that SME was finished.
In 2009 Chambers debuted a new band The Last Ditch Stand, consisting of Josh Chambers and Jessie Chambers. The band's first album, Peace Mongering Thought Criminals, can be downloaded for free on their website [2].
Kevin Lyman, Founder of Warped Tour, referred to SloppyMeateaters when asked to define a Warped Tour band:
"Usually I like to find bands that have started out doing it themselves--kids that have gotten in vans and run around by themselves. Persistence. There's a band called Sloppy Meat Eaters, they keep me posted constantly on what they're doing in their career. They'll probably get some Warped Tour dates because they're showing growth, and I'm starting to hear from kids in their area." http://ca.launch.yahoo.com/read/interview/12048569