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]

Sloppy Meateaters
OriginRome, Georgia, United States
GenresPunk rock, alternative rock, pop punk
Years active1998–2006
LabelsOrange Peal Records
Past members
  • Josh Chambers
  • Kevin Highfield
  • Travis Gerke
  • John Elwell
  • Lee Howell
  • Seth Smith

History

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Origins (1999)

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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

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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

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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

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Studio Album

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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Sloppy Meateaters". www.interpunk.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Sloppy MeatEaters - Everything2.com". everything2.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  3. ^ a b "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.