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 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. Image File history File links Carnivore_1985. ... Image File history File links Carnivore_1985. ... It has been suggested that Bay Area thrash metal be merged into this article or section. ... Peter Steele (born Peter Ratajczyk January 4th, 1962) Staten Island, New York, is the lead singer and bassist for the gothic-doom band Type O Negative. ... Type O Negative is a gothic doom metal band from Brooklyn, New York. ... A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Fallout was a heavy metal band formed in 1979 based out of Brooklyn, New York, USA. The band contained future Type O Negative members Peter Steele (then billed under his real name Peter Ratajczyk) on bass and vocals and Josh Silver on keyboards , as well as John Campos on guitars... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The W:O:A festival area Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) is the biggest metal music festival in Europe, running since 1990. ...

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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. For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1970 in The Northwest Midlands, near Birmingham, England. ... Crossover Thrash was a term used in the 1980s to describe the first wave of bands that mixed hardcore punk (or more specifically the part of it called thrashcore) and thrash metal. ... Nihilism is a philosophical position which argues that the world, and especially human existence, is without objective meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value. ... An African-American man drinks out of the colored only water cooler at a racially segregated street car terminal in the United States in 1939. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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.

Lineup

Original

• Peter Steele – vocals and bass
• Louie Beato – drums
• Keith Alexander (died on July 11, 2005) – guitars (also played in Primal Scream NYC)

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From Retaliation until the end

• Peter Steele – vocals and bass
• Louie Beato – drums
• Marc Piovanetti – guitars and vocals (also see Crumbsuckers)

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2006 reunion lineup

• Peter Steele – vocals and bass [Type-O-Negative]
• Paul Bento – guitars and additional vocals (from Metal Health Association,Type-O-Negative recording's)
• Steve Tobin – drums (also from [[Metal Health Association ([www.myspace.com/metalhealthassociation)/Mike Orlando's 'Sonic Stomp'/Dust to Dust])
• Joey Z. Life of Agony/Stereomud

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Discography

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'.

In detail

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)

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)

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

External links

• Carnivore (band) at MySpace

• Carnivore fan site (no longer updated)
• Album review in Rock Hard issue 16 (in German)
• Album review in Rock Hard issue 22 (in German)