Carnivores

Carnivores are a three-piece rock band based in Paisley, Scotland. Formed in the late 2000's by college friends Kenny, Grant and original drummer David, Carnivores got to work the old fashioned way, touring the toilet venues of Scotland in an battered estate car building a fan-base show by show. They quickly gained a reputation as one of the craziest live bands in Scotland after guerilla gigs in abandoned buildings, house parties and 450ft up in the Glasgow Science Centre Tower, the tallest fully rotating structure in the world. It has been broken ever since. 'Our live shows are a release for us. We rehearse in a tiny room and we work boring day jobs so when we do a show, we always go crazy and unleash our frustrations. Nothing is preplanned, it's all in the moment type stuff. Anything could happen', says Leckie. After hitting their stride with a series of self-releases EP's and singles, Carnivores went on to play T in the Park Festival, headline Glasgow's King Tut's Wah Wah Hut and play legendary Glasgow Barrowland at a sell out show supporting Twin Atlantic. In 2013, the band replaced David with new drummer Martin Johnston and soon got down to making 'Let's Get Metaphysical'. Recored live in just six days with producer Bruce Rintoul (Twin Atlantic/Fatherson), the album captures the raw intensity of the band's live show matched with a more melodic, introspective aspect to Carnivores sound. Leckie explains, 'Most rock music you hear these days is very polished and homogenised. We wanted to go the opposite way and make something that was musically and emotionally very raw and real. It's just three guys in a room playing loud rock music. Lyrically, it's like an open wound, for better or worse it's practically a diary of the last six months of my life'. Once described by the NME as sounding like 'Weezer being beaten up by The Dillinger Escape Plan', carnivores draw influence from Fugazi, At The Drive-In, Idlewild, Helmet, Elvis Costello and Nirvana. A rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. 2008-2015. Kenny & Grant are in Real Ghosts, Martin is in American Clay & Pronto Mama, Wee Goody is in the Army.