Sloppy Meateaters
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| Origin | Rome, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, alternative rock, pop punk |
| Years active | 1998–2006 |
| Labels | Orange Peal Records |
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Sloppy Meateaters a.k.a. SME were an American punk band from Rome, Georgia. The band was formed in July 1999 by founding members Josh Chambers and Kevin Highfield.[1][2]
History
[edit]Origins (1999)
[edit]The band was formed by Josh Chambers and Kevin Highfield in their hometown of Rome, Georgia in 1999.[3] In October 1999, the Sloppy Meateaters recorded their debut album, Shameless Self-Promotion.[4] The album was first released without a record label in December 1999. They signed with Orange Peal Records in 2000. Later that year, they made an appearance on Farmclub.com, after which they began to experience mainstream success.[3]
2001-present
[edit]Sloppy Meateaters released Forbidden Meat in 2001 on Orange Peal Records.[1] The band spent the year touring in support of the new album,[5] booking all of the tours themselves.[2] SME played one show at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, did a week on the Warped tour, and ended the tour in the fall of 2001 by crashing their van into a police car on the interstate.
By the following spring, SME did a number of tours at this time including the Vans Warped Tour. Highfield left the band and the group went on hiatus in 2003.[1]
The band regrouped in 2004 and began working on a new album.[1] They released their third album Conditioned by the Laugh Track in 2005.[6]
Band members
[edit]- Josh Chambers
- Kevin Highfield
- Brent Elridge
- Travis Gerke
- John Elwell
- Lee Howell
- Seth Smith
- Will Tallman
- Chris Frisby
- Dalton Bohanan
Discography
[edit]Studio Album
- Shameless Self-Promotion (1999)[2]
- Forbidden Meat (2001)[2]
- Conditioned by the Laugh Track (2005)
Miscellaneous
- Eat Meat Cuz It's Fun – Demo (2000)
- Sloppy Meateaters & Napkin – with Split CD (2000)
- Razor Freestyle Scooter Soundtrack – tracks: Outta Control and Brand New Kind Of (2001)
- Vans Warped Tour 2002 Tour Compilation – Stage 1, track 17: Escape (2002)
- Under the Weather EP – Under the Weather (2003)[2]
- Stop Living So Ugly – Acoustic Sampler (2004)
- Another Left Turn – Single (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Sloppy Meateaters". www.interpunk.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sloppy MeatEaters - Everything2.com". everything2.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ a b "Interview: Sloppy Meateaters - ModernFix". 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Shameless Self Promotion". Amazon. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ Write, Susan Kirkland, Rome News-Tribune Staff (2001-08-18). "'Meateaters' film video her | Local New". Northwest Georgia News. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Punknews.org (2011-02-15). "Sloppy Meateaters - Conditioned by the Laugh Track". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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