Sloppy Meateaters
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Sloppy Meateaters was an American
band from Rome, Georgia
on Orange Peel Records.
band the Tone Deaf Pig-Dogs
. After forming SME in July 1999 the band released four LP
s and a split CD with Napkin
released on Massachusetts based indie label Lavatory Records. Their first two releases, Eat Meat Cuz It's Fun (now out of print) and Shameless Self Promotion were self-released and only feature original members Josh Chambers and Kevin Highfield. After playing to an audience of over a million viewers on the now-cancelled USA Network
's old show Farmclub.com, the band was signed to Orange Peal Records. Which re-released their debut and released their 2001 album Forbidden Meat. The band toured consistently through 2001 and 2002. SME played a show at the Rock N Roll hall of fame in 2001 and did dates on the Warped Tour 2001, 2002, and 2005.
in 2003 and went on a single tour. There was then a long downtime for all things SME related. Yet in late 2003, the Under the Weather EP was released in Japan, where it sold 2,000 copies in two weeks.
, MxPx
, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Ataris
,labelmates The Berlin Project
, New Found Glory
, Alien Ant Farm
, NOFX
, Dashboard Confessional
, Good Charlotte
, Midtown
, Bad Religion
and many others over the years. The band played dates on the Vans Warped Tour in 2001 and 2002. Headlined the Slim Jim ReBellie-Ache Tour in 2001 and the Alternative Press
Empty Mouths Tour in 2005.
Kevin Lyman, Founder of Warped Tour, referred to SloppyMeateaters when asked to define a Warped Tour band:
"Usually I like to find bands that have started out doing it themselves--kids that have gotten in vans and run around by themselves. Persistence. There's a band called Sloppy Meat Eaters, they keep me posted constantly on what they're doing in their career. They'll probably get some Warped Tour dates because they're showing growth, and I'm starting to hear from kids in their area." http://ca.launch.yahoo.com/read/interview/12048569
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
band from Rome, Georgia
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
on Orange Peel Records.
Early history
Prior to forming The Sloppy Meateaters Josh Chambers had a band named NoClass with whom he released a few 7" records and a split CD with Atlanta punkPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band the Tone Deaf Pig-Dogs
The Tone Deaf Pig-Dogs
The Tone Deaf Pig-Dogs are a southern speed rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, originally formed in 1989. The lineup for 2011 is Mike Nickerson , Drew Smedley , Keefe Justice and Dom Totino .-The Original Tone Deaf Pig-Dogs:The Tone Deaf Pig-Dogs are a punk rock anti-band from Norcross, Georgia,...
. After forming SME in July 1999 the band released four LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
s and a split CD with Napkin
Napkin
A napkin, or face towel is a rectangle of cloth used at the table for wiping the mouth while eating. It is usually small and folded...
released on Massachusetts based indie label Lavatory Records. Their first two releases, Eat Meat Cuz It's Fun (now out of print) and Shameless Self Promotion were self-released and only feature original members Josh Chambers and Kevin Highfield. After playing to an audience of over a million viewers on the now-cancelled USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
's old show Farmclub.com, the band was signed to Orange Peal Records. Which re-released their debut and released their 2001 album Forbidden Meat. The band toured consistently through 2001 and 2002. SME played a show at the Rock N Roll hall of fame in 2001 and did dates on the Warped Tour 2001, 2002, and 2005.
Under the Weather
In late 2002, the Sloppy Meateaters retired their moniker and became Under the Weather, which released a self-titled 6-song EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in 2003 and went on a single tour. There was then a long downtime for all things SME related. Yet in late 2003, the Under the Weather EP was released in Japan, where it sold 2,000 copies in two weeks.
The return
The band had a whole new lineup (besides John Elwell, who had been playing with the band since 2001) and began touring again. In 2005, the band released their fourth album Conditioned by the Laugh Track on Orange Peel Records, which saw the band move away from their pop-punk beginnings and take on a much different new sound.Notable tours and shows
The band shared the stage with Face to FaceFace to Face (punk band)
Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...
, MxPx
MxPx
MxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Ataris
The Ataris
The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...
,labelmates The Berlin Project
The Berlin Project
The Berlin Project was an American rock band from just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; with influences from the punk, and ska music scenes that was active from 1995-2005...
, New Found Glory
New Found Glory
New Found Glory is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida. Formed in the summer of 1997, founding members were lead vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Joe Marino...
, Alien Ant Farm
Alien Ant Farm
Alien Ant Farm is an American alternative rock band that formed in Riverside, California, in 1995. Their name comes from an idea original guitarist Terry Corso had about aliens and the earth: "I was daydreaming at my dull desk job with my feet up, and I thought to myself, 'Wouldn't it be cool if...
, NOFX
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
, Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....
, Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin...
, Midtown
Midtown (band)
Midtown was an American pop punk band from Springfield, New Jersey. Midtown was formed in November 1998 by three Rutgers University students, but soon became a quartet. The band took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a sound that combined elements of pop punk and punk rock...
, Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
and many others over the years. The band played dates on the Vans Warped Tour in 2001 and 2002. Headlined the Slim Jim ReBellie-Ache Tour in 2001 and the Alternative Press
Alternative Press (music magazine)
Alternative Press is an American music magazine based in Cleveland, Ohio. It generally provides readers with band interviews, photos, information on upcoming releases, and music charts. It was founded in 1985 by Mike Shea, who is the current president....
Empty Mouths Tour in 2005.
The Last Ditch Stand
In 2009 Chambers debuted a new band The Last Ditch Stand, consisting of Josh Chambers and Jessie Chambers. The band's first album, Peace Mongering Thought Criminals, can be downloaded for free on their website http://www.thelastditchstand.com.Discography
- Shameless Self Promotion (1999)
- Split CD w/ Napkin (2000)
- Forbidden Meat (2001)
- Warped Tour Compilation - song ESCAPE (2002)
- Under the Weather ep (2003)
- Stop living so UGLY acoustic ep(2004)
- Conditioned by the Laugh Track (2005)
Trivia
- 80+ songs
- well over 1 million legal downloads given away for free,
- with a unknown amount of P2P downloads (encouraged by the band)
- 40,000 records sold
- 15 tours in 7 years, the last tour lasting 13 months.
- Performed to a TV audience of over a million on the Farmclub.com show with EminemEminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
, Destiny's ChildDestiny's ChildDestiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
, 3 Doors Down3 Doors Down3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa formed in 1996. The band consists of Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , Todd Harrell , Chris Henderson , and Greg Upchurch ....
, and MxPx in 2000 - "Brand New Kind Of" and "Outta Control" were featured in the video game Razor Freestyle Scooter.
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- The band lives on via College Radio and the internet in 5 out of 7 continents on planet Earth.
Kevin Lyman, Founder of Warped Tour, referred to SloppyMeateaters when asked to define a Warped Tour band:
"Usually I like to find bands that have started out doing it themselves--kids that have gotten in vans and run around by themselves. Persistence. There's a band called Sloppy Meat Eaters, they keep me posted constantly on what they're doing in their career. They'll probably get some Warped Tour dates because they're showing growth, and I'm starting to hear from kids in their area." http://ca.launch.yahoo.com/read/interview/12048569
Members
- Josh Chambers - vocals/guitar/songwriter (1998–2006)
- John Elwell - lead guitar/bass/songwriter (2000–2005)
- Kevin Highfield - drums (1998–2002)
- Dr. Travis Gerke - bass (for the Split CD w/ Napkin)(1999–2000)
- Will Tallman - bass (2002–2003)
- Seth Smith - bass (on Conditioned by the Laugh Track) (2004–2006)
- Lee Howell - drums (on Conditioned by the Laugh Track)(2003–2005)
- Dalton Bohanan - touring lead guitar (2005–2006)
- Brent Eldridge - bass/ vocals (Snapple) (on Eat Meat Cuz It's Fun) (1998-1998)