Sloppy Meateaters

Sloppy Meateaters a.k.a. SME were an American punk band from Rome, Georgia. The band was formed in July 1999 by founding members Josh Chambers and Kevin Highfield.^[1][2]

History

Origins (1999)

The band was formed by Josh Chambers and Kevin Highfield in their hometown of Rome, Georgia in 1999.^[3] In October 1999, the Sloppy Meateaters recorded their debut album, Shameless Self-Promotion.^[4] The album was first released without a record label in December 1999. They signed with Orange Peal Records in 2000. Later that year, they made an appearance on Farmclub.com, after which they began to experience mainstream success.^[3]

2001-present

Sloppy Meateaters released Forbidden Meat in 2001 on Orange Peal Records.^[1] The band spent the year touring in support of the new album,^[5] booking all of the tours themselves.^[2] SME played one show at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, did a week on the Warped tour, and ended the tour in the fall of 2001 by crashing their van into a police car on the interstate.

By the following spring, SME did a number of tours at this time including the Vans Warped Tour. Highfield left the band and the group went on hiatus in 2003.^[1]

The band regrouped in 2004 and began working on a new album.^[1] They released their third album Conditioned by the Laugh Track in 2005.^[6]

Band members

Former members^[2][1]

• Josh Chambers
• Kevin Highfield
• Brent Elridge
• Travis Gerke
• John Elwell
• Lee Howell
• Seth Smith
• Will Tallman
• Chris Frisby
• Dalton Bohanan

Discography

Studio Album

• Shameless Self-Promotion (1999)^[2]
• Forbidden Meat (2001)^[2]
• Conditioned by the Laugh Track (2005)

Miscellaneous

• Eat Meat Cuz It's Fun – Demo (2000)
• Sloppy Meateaters & Napkin – with Split CD (2000)
• Razor Freestyle Scooter Soundtrack – tracks: Outta Control and Brand New Kind Of (2001)
• Vans Warped Tour 2002 Tour Compilation – Stage 1, track 17: Escape (2002)
• Under the Weather EP – Under the Weather (2003)^[2]
• Stop Living So Ugly – Acoustic Sampler (2004)
• Another Left Turn – Single (2015)

References

1. "Sloppy Meateaters". www.interpunk.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
2. "Sloppy MeatEaters - Everything2.com". everything2.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
3. "Interview: Sloppy Meateaters - ModernFix". 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
4. "Shameless Self Promotion". Amazon. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
5. Write, Susan Kirkland, Rome News-Tribune Staff (2001-08-18). "'Meateaters' film video her | Local New". Northwest Georgia News. Retrieved 2023-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. Punknews.org (2011-02-15). "Sloppy Meateaters - Conditioned by the Laugh Track". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2023-12-29.