Sloppy Meateaters
The Sloppy Meateaters a.k.a. SME were a North American punk band from Rome, Georgia. The band was formed in July 1999 by founding members Josh Chambers and Kevin Highfield.[1][2]
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Origin | Rome, Georgia, United States |
Genres | Punk rock, alternative rock, pop punk |
Years active | 1998–2006 |
Labels | Orange Peal Records |
Associated acts | Blink 182 the Ataris Mxpx Simple Plan Good Charlotte sum 41 New Found Glory |
History
Origins (1999)
In October 1999, the Sloppy Meateaters recorded their debut album, Shameless Self-Promotion.[3] The album was first released without a record label in December 1999. After playing to an audience of over a million viewers on the now-cancelled USA Network show Farmclub.com, the band had hit a break.[4][2]
Sloppy Meateaters released Forbidden Meat in early 2001 on Orange Peal Records.[1] The band spent the entire year touring in support of the new album, 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 fall 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 decided to leave the band in late 2002 and Chambers felt it was better to retire the name instead of continuing on without him.
Band members
- Josh Chambers
- John Elwell
- Kevin Highfield
- Travis Gerke
- Will Tallman
- Lee Howell
- Seth Smith
- Dalton Bohanan
- Chris Frisby
Discography
Albums
References
- "Sloppy Meateaters". www.interpunk.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- "Sloppy MeatEaters - Everything2.com". everything2.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- "Shameless Self Promotion". Amazon. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- "Sloppy Meateaters". Last.fm. Retrieved 17 December 2012.