Sloppy Meateaters

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Sloppy Meateaters
Origin Rome, Georgia, United States
Genres Punk 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

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]

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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. [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 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]

2020–2021: Member Passings

John Elwell, bassist and later lead guitarist for Sloppy Meateaters, passed away in October 2020. [7] Touring guitarist, Dalton Bohanan passed away on August 2, 2021. [8] Both were beloved for their songwriting and musicianship.

Band members

SME family members [2] [1]

Discography

Studio Album

Miscellaneous

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sloppy Meateaters". www.interpunk.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sloppy MeatEaters - Everything2.com". everything2.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Interview: Sloppy Meateaters - ModernFix". February 27, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shameless Self Promotion". Amazon. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Write, Susan Kirkland, Rome News-Tribune Staff (August 18, 2001). "'Meateaters' film video her | Local New". Northwest Georgia News. Retrieved December 29, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Punknews.org (February 15, 2011). "Sloppy Meateaters - Conditioned by the Laugh Track". www.punknews.org. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sloppy Meateaters". Reddit. June 11, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Obituary for Dalton Bohanan". Good Shepherd Funeral Home. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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