Amebix (UK, Tavistock, Devon, England; Crust Punk/Thrash Metal)
1987 - Monolith
Type: Full-length
Release date: 1987
Catalog ID: HMR LP 99
Label: Heavy Metal Records
Format: 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
Reviews: 2 reviews (avg. 90%)
Side A
1. Monolith 03:27 instrumental
2. Nobody's Driving 05:03
3. The Power Remains 04:33
4. Time Bomb 04:27
5. Last Will and Testament 05:00
Side B
6. I.C.B.M. 06:05
7. Chain Reaction 05:27
8. Fallen from Grace 04:14
9. Coming Home 05:44
44:00
Reissued on March 9, 2008 by Moshpit Tragedy Records as a sliding-scale download.
Recorded and mixed at SAM Studios, Bristol, UK in May/June 1987.
Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Matrix number printed on label side A): HMR LP 99-A
Matrix / Runout (Matrix number printed on label side B): HMR LP 99-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): Etched HMRLP • 99 AI Stamped 1 1 2 Etched A PORKY PRIME CUT.
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): Etched HMRLP • 99 BI Stamped 1 1 2
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): Etched HMRLP • 99 AI Stamped 1 1 1 Etched A PORKY PRIME CUT.
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): Etched HMRLP • 99 BI Stamped 1 1 1
Other (Printed In recycled-folder inside): DRG MADE IN ENGLAND 4912 000 15332 8/87
Band members
Stig Da Pig Guitars, Vocals (backing)
The Baron Rockin Von Aphid Vocals, Bass
Spider Drums
A. Droid Keyboards, Synthesizers
Guest/Session
Cath Flute (track 1)
ARj Vocals (backing) (track 9)
Miscellaneous staff
Guy Denning Artwork
Status: Split-up
Formed in: 1979
Lyrical themes: Society, Politics, Doomsday, Apocalypse, Anti-religion
Last label: Amebix Records
Years active: 1978-1979 (as The Band with No Name), 1979-1987, 2008-2012
Amebix are considered one of the first - if not, the first - crust punk band and innovated the "gritty" sound of crust punk. The band, led by vocalist / bassist The Baron and guitarist Stig, formed at the tail end of 1978 originally dubbed The Band with No Name. One of these formative tracks, 'University Challenged', turned up on the renowned compilation album Bullshit Detector 1.
A series of line-up fluxes eventually saw keyboard player Norman being enrolled in 1981 as the group relocated to Bristol. Another inductee would be drummer Virus from local act Disorder and in this incarnation Amebix signed to Spiderleg Records, issuing three EPs.
More line-up changes saw Amebix making do as a trio for a tour of Italy before the quick-fire changes in the keyboard department settled when George came in during November of 1984 for dates in Holland, replacing Jenghiz on synth/keyboards.
Spider Arachno Blaster replaced Virus as drummer as Amebix signed to Alternative Tentacles for the 1985 album Arise. Sophomore effort Monolith arrived on the Wolverhampton Heavy Metal label, but the band folded in late 1987.
Spider, George and Stig stuck together to forge Zygote. In later years, Spider would be found in Muckspreader. The Baron went on to live on the Isle of Skye and manufacture swords.
In April 2008, The Baron and Stig reformed Amebix with drummer Roy Mayorga and released a DVD which gave an overview of the band's history and the impact left behind by their legacy. They organized a brief series of special shows that featured a screening of the documentary followed by a band performance.
All of Amebix's artwork was originally done by the band, mainly Rob (The Baron), however the most notable Amebix icon (the face that usually reads "No Gods, No Masters") was originally created by Austin Osman Spare titled "Self-Love".
There exists a tribute to Amebix called Amebix Japan (LP by Agipunk, CD by MCR Company), where six Japanese bands play Amebix songs.
https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Amebix/Monolith/29087
https://www.discogs.com/Amebix-Monolith/release/604350
https://amebix1.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.facebook.com/AmebixNGNM/
https://web.archive.org/web/20140517005522/http://amebixofficial.com/
https://myspace.com/amebixuk
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tUC9fQSG7uqbzUy9AJ1NY
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