Consumed is an English punk rock band formed in 1992 in the outskirts of

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. It was signed to

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, 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 also appeared regularly at surf and skate festivals in the mid-to late-1990s. The band's first incarnation was called Desecrator (formed in 1989) which played

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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 version, ''

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'', in 2012. It was added to the 2020 remake '' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2''. It was also used in 2002 video game '' Totaled!''. The band broke up in 2003 but reformed in 2015 and is currently active. Consumed released a video for the track "What Would Cliff Burton Do?" in May 2018. The band's EP, ''A Decade of No'', was released in July 2018 by SBÄM records in Europe and Umlaut Records in the 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)

* '' Hit for Six'' (1999) Fat Wreck Chords * '' Pistols at Dawn'' (2002) Golf /

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* ''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 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''

* ''Deck Cheese, Volume 2'' Deck Cheese Records

References

External links

* {{Authority control English punk rock groups Fat Wreck Chords artists Musical groups from Nottingham BYO Records artists Melodic hardcore groups