Carnivore is an American crossover thrash band from Brooklyn, New York City. It was founded by singer and bassist Peter Steele out of the breakup of the Brooklyn metal group Fallout in 1983.^[1]

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Carnivore
Carnivore at Wacken Open Air 2006
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Also known as	Carnivore A.D.
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Crossover thrash thrash metal speed metal
Years active	1983–1987, 1994–1996, 2006–2010, 2017–present
Labels	Roadrunner
Spinoff of	Fallout
Members	Louie Beato Marc Piovanetti Baron Misuraca Joe Branciforte
Past members	Peter Steele Keith Alexander Stan Pillis Paul Bento Steve Tobin Joey Z.

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Carnivore released their self-titled debut album Carnivore in November 1985.^[1] For this album, the band spelled their names in what they thought were "exotic" ways, Petrus T. Steele and Louie Beateaux. The band often dressed as warriors in torn clothing and spikes attached to hockey gear during their live shows at this period.^[1] Keith Alexander left the band in 1986 because he was not interested in the new crossover direction of the band, and was replaced by Marc Piovanetti, who later joined Crumbsuckers.^[1] In September 1987, they released their second album, Retaliation.^[1] Soon after their second album was released, the band broke up and Peter Steele formed a new band called Repulsion, which would later be renamed Type O Negative. According to the sleeve notes of the "Top Shelf Edition" of their second album, the first Type O Negative album, Slow Deep and Hard was composed largely from material originally written for Carnivore. Peter Steele and Marc Piovanetti would not appear together on a release again until the compilation Songs of the Witchblade: A Soundtrack to the Comic Book in 1998.

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The first Carnivore album was heavily influenced by the contemporary New York hardcore scene. It also drew inspiration from Black Sabbath and early Judas Priest, whereas the second album had significant crossover influences. The 'post-apocalyptic' theme that dominated the first album and was carried onto parts of the second album was apparently inspired by a dream Pete Steele had and which became the basis for the lyrics of "Predator", the first song from the original album. The lyrical theme was then expanded on to describe human society (or the lack of one) between imaginary World Wars 3, 4, and possibly 5 (as referenced in the song "World Wars 3 & 4"). Other lyrical themes included nihilism, anti-religious sentiment, cynicism, and explicit-but-tongue-in-cheek depictions of gore and despair. Song titles such as "Jesus Hitler", "Race War", "Thermonuclear Warrior", and "God Is Dead" reflect these themes.

Current members

• Louie Beato - drums (1982–1987, 1994–1996, 2017–present)
• Marc Piovanetti - guitar (1987, 1994–1996, 2017–present)
• Baron Misuraca - lead vocals, bass guitar (2017–present)
• Joe Branciforte - drums (2017–present)

Former members

• Peter Steele − lead vocals, bass guitar (1982–1987, 1994–1996, 2006–2010; his death)
• Keith Alexander – guitar (1983–1986; died 2005)
• Stan Pillis − guitar (1982–1983)
• Paul Bento − guitar (2006–2010)
• Steve Tobin − drums (2006–2010)
• Joey Z. − guitar (2006–2010)

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