Carnivore (Carnivore album)

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

Carnivore
Studio album by
Carnivore
ReleasedNovember 1985
GenreThrash metal, speed metal
Length43:15
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerNorman Dunn, Peter Steele
Carnivore chronology
Carnivore
(1985)		 Retaliation
(1987)
Alternative cover
Cover art for the 2001 reissue

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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![2]

In August 2014, Revolver placed the album on its "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own" list.[3]

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[4])
  • 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
  • Mixedby Norman Dunn & Michael Marciano
  • Remastered by George Marino

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Carnivore Carnivore review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  2. Barton, Geoff (May 29, 1986). "Carnivore 'Carnivore'". Kerrang!. Vol. 121. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 12.
  3. "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own". Revolver.com. August 29, 2014. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  4. "Carnivore – Carnivore (1990, CD)".


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