Carnivore (Carnivore album)

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.

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 )
 * 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