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Carnivore (Band)Carnivore was a band formed by 6 foot 8 inch tall, former sanitation worker, Peter Steele, later of Type O Negative fame. They released two albums: "Carnivore" (1985) and "Retaliation" (1987). The band broke up not long thereafter, and Peter Steele formed Type O Negative. The first Type O Negative album has material originally written for Carnivore. The first album is more traditionally metal-sounding, drawing inspiration from Black Sabbath and 1970s Judas Priest, while the second has significant hardcore-crossover influence. Both are pretty squarely within the speed-thrash genre, though. The lyrical themes include nihilism, an anti-religious sentiment, a mockery of racism, intolerance, and general human stupidity, and a heap of cynicism. Explicit and tongue-in-cheek depictions of gore and despair. For example, this line from "Ground Zero Brooklyn" sums up the band fairly well: "I shit my pants as I wait for the reaper!". Also, song titles like "Jesus Hitler", "Race War", and "God is Dead" are representative. the premise of their music is all based on the results of the impending cold war, with nuclear missiles destroying new york, and other major cities globaly, in turn creating this "wolf pack" of subteranian subway dwelling, thermo-nuclear survivors who have lived on the flesh of cattle-bred humans, and living in great debauchery, all narrated by the ultimate 'thermo-nuclear warrior" Lineup Original From Retaliation until the end Discography Studio albums
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