Consumed (band)

Consumed
Also known as	Desecrator
Origin	Nottingham, England, UK
Genres	Punk rock, melodic hardcore, skate punk
Years active	1992–2003, 2015–present
Labels	Fat Wreck Chords, Golf, BYO
Members	Steve Ford Chris Billam Wes Wasley Will Burchell
Past members	Steve Watson Baz Barrett Mike Ford Luke Moss Jay Chapman

Consumed are an English punk rock band formed in 1992 in the outskirts of Nottingham. They were signed to Fat Wreck Chords, then moved to BYO Records and Golf Records shortly before the release of the album Pistols at Dawn. The band toured the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, the U.S. and Canada and were also regulars at surf and skate festivals in the mid-to late-1990s.

The band's first carnation was called Desecrator (formed in 1989) which played death metal and released one album in 1991, titled Subconscious Release.

The track "Heavy Metal Winner" was used in the 2000 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and in the HD rendition Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD in 2012 then Later added back in the 2020 remake Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2.

Also song was used in 2002 video game Totaled!.

The band broke up in 2003 but reformed in 2015 and are currently active. Consumed released a video for the track "What Would Cliff Burton Do?" in May 2018. Their EP A Decade of No was released in July 2018 through SBÄM records (Europe) and Umlaut Records (UK).

Members

Current

• Steve Ford – guitar, vocals (1994–2003; 2015–present)
• Will Burchell – guitar, vocals (2000–2003; 2015–present)
• Wes Wasley – bass guitar, vocals (2000–2003; 2015–present)
• Chris Billam – drums (1994–2003 2015–present)

Former

• Baz Barrett – bass guitar (1996–2000)
• Mike Ford – guitar, vocals (1994–2001)

Touring musicians

• Steve Watson – bass guitar (1994–1996)
• Luke Moss – bass guitar (2003)
• Jay Chapman – bass guitar (1994)

Discography

Albums/EPs

• Breakfast at Pappa's EP (1998) Fat Wreck Chords
• Hit for Six (1999) Fat Wreck Chords
• Pistols at Dawn (2002) Golf / BYO Records
• A Decade of No EP (2018) SBAM / Umlaut Records

Music videos

• "Wake Up with a Smile" (1999)
• "What Would Cliff Burton Do?" (2018)

Compilations

• Don't Do It (1996) Spin Out Records
• Short Music for Short People (1999) Fat Wreck Chords
• Fat Music Vol. IV: Life in the Fat Lane (1999) Fat Wreck Chords
• Fat Music Vol. V: Live Fat, Die Young (2001) Fat Wreck Chords
• Greetings from the Welfare State BYO Records
• Deck Cheese, Volume 2 Deck Cheese Records

External links

• Consumed at AllMusic
• Fat Wreck Chords band page
• BYO Records band page