---
title: "Pet Slimmers of the Year"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/pet-slimmers-of-the-year"
genre: "Post Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 2008
---

# Pet Slimmers of the Year

**Pet Slimmers of the Year** is a post metal band, from United Kingdom, active 2008 to present.

PSOTY are an English post-metal/post-rock band from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The musical group was founded in January 2008, by guitarist and vocalist Scott Gowan, bass guitarist Steve McKenna, and drummer Dale Vinten, who had previously played together in the progressive/post-rock band A Thousand Fires. Second guitarist Adrian Lawson joined the band in October 2016. The band took its name from an annual award listed in the Schott's Almanac reference book. In August 2014, the band's named was shortened to the acronym PSOTY, taken from the initials of Pet Slimmers of the Year.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSOTY

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Pet Slimmers of the Year |
| Genre | Post Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Peterborough, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 2008 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adrian Lawson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adrian-lawson) | Guitar | 2016 to present | Current |
| [Dale Vinten](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dale-vinten) | Drums (drum set) | 2008 to present | Current |
| [Scott Gowan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-gowan) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 2008 to present | Current |
| [Steve McKenna](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-mckenna) | Bass guitar | 2008 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | [Why Won't You Die](https://themetalnet.com/album/b51f0258-4ac4-4da2-8dd7-357ac96678c8) | EP |
| 2009 | [Pet Slimmers of the Year](https://themetalnet.com/album/c5a65a95-d91f-400e-84c0-136b0ff6d1f5) | EP |
| 2010 | [...And the Sky Fell](https://themetalnet.com/album/61ae1900-510f-441f-a40d-82ab67e33eee) | EP |
| 2013 | [Fragments of Uniforms](https://themetalnet.com/album/57f48f61-76d6-4133-b8e1-79e3e53fcc8a) | Album |
| 2019 | [Sunless](https://themetalnet.com/album/56332d98-d8b6-4117-b797-0e751b2f60fd) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PSOTYband
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psotyband/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@petslimmersoftheyear
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7nM5qczzwOoamL01A5aFHj
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/70091542
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/355707182
- x: https://twitter.com/PetSlimmers
- bandcamp: https://petslimmersoftheyear.bandcamp.com/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/PSOTY/3540526610

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/pet-slimmers-of-the-year](https://themetalnet.com/band/pet-slimmers-of-the-year). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt