The 2001 compilation "Carnivore" collects the entirety of the band's recorded output, including their two studio albums and early demos. This release serves as a comprehensive look at a pivotal, albeit brief, moment in early N.Y.C. thrash metal.
- Roadrunner Records compiled this collection in 2001, drawing from Carnivore's 1985 self-titled debut and 1987's "Retaliation". The compilation also includes the band's demo recordings from 1984. Carnivore disbanded shortly after the release of "Retaliation" in 1987.
- This release documents the only two official albums, "Carnivore" and "Retaliation," alongside early demo material. It captures the band's evolution from their initial raw sound to a more refined, yet still brutal, thrash metal assault.
- The band featured Peter Steele on bass and vocals, who later achieved fame with Type O Negative. Carnivore's brief but impactful career laid groundwork for the gothic metal sound Steele would later explore.
Carnivore was a thrash metal band from Brooklyn, New York, active in the mid-1980s. They are known for their aggressive sound and controversial lyrical themes.
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