I started the 'Weekly Dose of Prog' segment because I thought that The Guide was lacking on that front. I made it weekly because progressive rock/metal is one of my favorite genres, I can't really do that with thrash. I like thrash, and lately have been jonesing for a fix, but I know that I don't listen to nearly enough to describe these bands in as vivid of detail as I can with prog, stoner and doom. So randomly, I'm going to bring just a 'Taste of Thrash' to The Guide.
Although their music is more aggressive and in-your-face then most of the other thrash acts I listen to, for some reason I can't get enough of
Carnivore. It could be because of my history with Peter Steele's later act,
Type O Negative, as he sung and played bass for both bands, or it could be the thinly veiled attempt at humor many of the songs take on. Whatever the case, I can really get behind these grooves and melodies.
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| Louie Beateaux, Peter Steele, Marc Piovanetti |
The group only released two albums before calling it quits and heading to the other side of the genre spectrum, spawning legendary metal doom/dark metal acts Type O Negative and
Life of Agony, but I've listened to the second,
Retaliation, repeatedly. I am ashamed to say that I haven't heard their debut,
self-titled, LP nearly as much, but I'm trying to amend that as I write this article. For a band that basically tried to piss people off, they put out some damn good tunes. If you doubt their attempt at shock and awe just look at their subject matter; songs about race wars and racism, sexism and rape, anti-religion, hate, nuclear holocaust, and a few other touchy subjects. It's one of those acts you can either see the attempt at a lampooning style or hate the blatant message. Sort of like missing the forest through the trees if you ask me, but to each their own.
