Carnivore (Carnivore album) explained

Carnivore
Type:	studio
Artist:	Carnivore
Cover:	CarnivoreAlbum.jpg
Released:	November 1985
Genre:	Thrash metal, speed metal
Length:	43:15
Label:	Roadrunner
Producer:	Norman Dunn, Peter Steele
Next Title:	Retaliation
Next Year:	1987

Carnivore is the debut studio album by American crossover thrash band Carnivore. It was released in 1985 through Roadrunner Records.

The album was first released on CD in 1990 in original form, and again in 1991 without track 5 but with most of the songs from the 1987 Retaliation album. It was reissued on January 23, 2001, with an addition of three bonus demo tracks and with a different album cover. These songs would be officially recorded later to appear on their next album.

Reception

In August 2014, Revolver placed the album on its "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own" list.^[1]

Track listing

Music and lyrics by Peter Steele.

Personnel

• Lord Petrus Steele – vocals, bass, sound effects (credited as Petrus T. Steele on the 1990 CD version^[2])
• Keith Alexander – guitar, vocals, sound effects
• Louis Beateaux – drums, percussion, vocals, sound effects

Production

• Produced by Norman Dunn (bonus tracks produced by Peter Steele)
• Engineered by Norman Dunn
• Mixed by Norman Dunn & Michael Marciano
• Remastered by George Marino

Notes and References

1. Web site: 14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own . August 29, 2014 . . July 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20140925220434/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/14-thrash-albums-you-need-to-own.html. September 25, 2014.
2. Web site: Carnivore – Carnivore (1990, CD).