The band was formed in July 1999 by founding members Josh Chambers and Kevin Highfield.
[1][2] 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.
[3] Sloppy Meateaters released Forbidden Meat in 2001 on Orange Peal Records.
[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.