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Carnivore (album)

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Released
  
November 1985

Label
  
Roadrunner

Length
  
43:15

Carnivore (1986)
  
Retaliation (1987)

Genre
  
Crossover thrash, thrash metal, speed metal

Producer
  
Norman Dunn, Lord Petrus Steele

Carnivore is the first studio album by the crossover thrash band Carnivore. It was released in 1985 through Roadrunner Records.

Contents

The album was first released on CD in 1990 in original form, and again in 1991 without track 5 but with most of the songs from the 1987 Retaliation album. It was reissued on January 23, 2001, with an addition of three bonus demo tracks and with a different album cover. These songs would be officially recorded later to appear on their next album.

Reception

In August 2014, Revolver placed the album on its "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own" list.

Track listing

Music and lyrics by Peter Steele

  1. "Predator" (4:33)
  2. "Carnivore" (3:22)
  3. "Male Supremacy" (7:31)
  4. "Armageddon" (4:14)
  5. "Legion of Doom" (3:31)
  6. "God Is Dead" (4:13)
  7. "Thermonuclear Warrior" (5:38)
  8. "World Wars III and IV" (10:13)
  9. "U.S.A. for U.S.A." (demo) (3:32) - Reissue only
  10. "S.M.D." (demo) (2:17) - Reissue only
  11. "Sex and Violence" (demo) (5:19) - Reissue only

Personnel

  • Lord Petrus Steele - Vocals, Bass, Sound effects (credited as Petrus T. Steele on the 1990 CD version)
  • Keith Alexander - Guitar, Vocals, Sound effects
  • Louis Beateaux - Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Sound effects

    • Production

  • Produced By Norman Dunn (bonus tracks produced by Peter Steele)
  • Engineered By Norman Dunn
  • Mixed By Norman Dunn & Michael Marciano
  • Re-Mastered By George Marino

    • References

    Carnivore (album) Wikipedia
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