Amebix

upload

Bristol
Bristol () is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with an estimated 1,006,600 residents, it is England's sixth, and the United Kingdom's eighth most populous city, one of the group of English Core Cities and the most populous city in South West England.
http://wn.com/Bristol
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an area of moorland in the centre of Devon, England. Protected by National Park status, it covers .
http://wn.com/Dartmoor
Devon
Devon () is a large county in southwestern England. The county is occasionally referred to as Devonshire, although that is an unofficial name, rarely used inside the county itself and often indicating a traditional or historical context. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to the east. Its southern coast abuts the English Channel and its northern coast the Bristol Channel.
http://wn.com/Devon
England
England () is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
http://wn.com/England
Isle of Skye
http://wn.com/Isle_of_Skye
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound. Since 1967 the City of Plymouth has included the suburbs of Plympton and Plymstock, which are on the east side of the River Plym.
http://wn.com/Plymouth
Sarejevo
http://wn.com/Sarejevo
Southern Studios
Southern Studios is a recording studio in the Wood Green area of London. It was founded in 1974 by John Loder, and came to be the recording studio of choice for Crass and their record label Crass Records. Southern Studios Ltd.continues to grow its label and provide label management and distribution services throughout Europe.
http://wn.com/Southern_Studios
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Jugoslavija; Macedonian, Serbian Cyrillic: Југославија) is a term that describes three political entities that existed successively on the western part of Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century.
http://wn.com/Yugoslavia

Play next
List all Videos
Autoplay
Autorepeat
Shuffle

clear restore
list images
close sort

AMEBIX fear of god

3:14

Amebix - Nobodys Driving / The Power Remains

9:56

Amebix - Battery Humans

4:06

Amebix - ICBM Live 1/31/09

6:04

Arise, Amebix. Extinction of Mankind

4:28

Amebix - The Power Remains

4:34

Amebix - Last Will And Testament

5:01

Amebix - The Darkest Hour

4:13

Amebix Coming Home

5:45

AMEBIX, "Chain Reaction (full version)", Live at Triple Rock Social Club, 5/27/09

5:28

Amebix - No Gods, No Masters

3:48

Amebix - Sunshine Ward

5:50

AMEBIX arise!

5:24

Amebix - Largactyl

3:32

remove add to playlist show more results video results for: amebix

Amebix - Largactyl

3:50

UK/DK Disorder And Amebix in Bristol Squat

7:07

Amebix - 86 TV

6:00

Amebix - Winter

5:34

Amebix - Nobodys Driving

5:04

AMEBIX ...axeman

3:37

Rob Miller Interview (Amebix)

2:10

Amebix - Risen

83:29

Amebix - Chain Reaction

5:28

Amebix

Name	Amebix
Background	group_or_band
Origin	England
Genre	Anarcho-punk, crust punk, post-punk
Years active	1978–19872008–present
Label	Spiderleg RecordsHeavy Metal RecordsAlternative Tentacles Moshpit Tragedy Records
Associated acts	Zygote, Nausea, Stone Sour
Alias	The Band with No Name
Url	amebix.net
Current members	Rob "The Baron" MillerStigRoy Mayorga
Past members	Andy Billy JugMartinVirusRic GadsbyNormanCliveGeorgeJenghizA. DroidSpider

Amebix are an English crust punk/heavy metal band. Formed as "The Band with No Name," Amebix's original run was from 1978 to 1987, during which time they released three EPs and two full-length LPs. The group has reunited as of 2008.

By being one of the first bands to blend anarcho-punk and heavy metal music, Amebix are often cited as one of the key bands that helped to create the crust punk style. Such notable bands as Sepultura, Neurosis and Deviated Instinct have paid homage to the band.

History

Amebix was initially formed by Rob Miller (a.k.a. 'The Baron') along with his brother Stig, Andy Billy Jug and Clive while in school in Devon in 1978. Initially referring to themselves as "The Band with No Name" the band played extensively around the local area, during which time they recorded a six-track demo tape. Using his role as part-time columnist in a local paper Rob Miller gave a tape to Crass when they played in Plymouth. The track "University Challenged" from this demo was then featured on the first Crass Records Bullshit Detector compilation LP.

After this the band replaced drummer Andy Billy Jug with Martin, whose parents' manor house in Dartmoor was then used to practice in. It was around this time that the band began to refer to themselves as 'Amebix'. According to an interview with lead singer and bassist Rob Miller, Amebix refers to the amoeba. However, Martin was removed by his parents from the band and relocated to London where he suffered a breakdown and was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. The song "Largactyl" was written about Martin's experience.

The band then recruited Norm (Screaming Heads, Phantasmagoria, NormYard) as a synth player and decided to relocate to Bristol, living in a number of squats. They recruited Disorder drummer Virus to play drums and finally had a semi-stable line-up. This line-up would record the first 2 7"s (Who's the Enemy EP and "Winter") and the 12" (No Sanctuary). A fill-in synth player would appear on the 12" EP No Sanctuary, and in 1984 they would acquire a new synth player, George. While recording the No Sanctuary EP at Southern Studios they met Jello Biafra of American punk band Dead Kennedys and punk label Alternative Tentacles. They became Tentacles' first UK signing with the Arise! album in 1985. The final line-up would come together in 1985 with the addition of Spider on drums. They signed to Heavy Metal Records for the release of 1987's Monolith, whose release/distribution difficulties led to the band eventually splitting, although they were to continue touring, their final tour ending in Sarejevo before the collapse of Yugoslavia.

Spider, George, and Stig went on to perform in Zygote. Vocalist Rob Miller now lives on the Isle of Skye where he works as a self-taught swordsmith.

According to The Baron's myspace page, Amebix have reformed as of February 2008. On March 9, 2008 Amebix reissued their last album Monolith as a sliding scale download through Moshpit Tragedy Records.

Influences

Amebix took inspiration from Motörhead (and to a lesser extent Lemmy-era Hawkwind), Black Sabbath, and combined with an ethos and worldview akin to Crass. They were also influenced by various post-punk and gothic rock bands, including Public Image Ltd., Bauhaus, Joy Division, and especially Killing Joke. Many have claimed that Amebix were influenced by pre-black metal band Venom, however Rob Miller has denied this on numerous occasions.

Members

Current lineup

Rob "The Baron" Miller – vocals, bass (1978–1987, 2008–present)

Stig – guitar, backing vocals (1978–1987, 2008–present)

Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion, keyboards (2008–present)

Past members

Ric Gadsby – bass (1978–1979)

Andy Billy Jug – drums (1978–1981)

Clive – bass (1979)

Martin – drums (1981)

Norm – keyboards (1981–1984)

Virus – drums (1981–1985)

Jenghiz – keyboards (1984)

George – keyboards (1984–1987)

A. Droid – keyboards (1984–1987)

Spider – drums (1985–1987)

Discography

Studio albums

Arise! (1985, LP/CD, Alternative Tentacles)

Monolith (1987, LP/CD, Heavy Metal Records)

EPs

Who's the Enemy (1982, 7", Spiderleg Records)

No Sanctuary (1984, 12", Spiderleg Records)

Redux (2010, 12", CD, DD, Profane Existence)

Live albums

Make Some Fucking Noise (1997)

Compilation albums

The Power Remains (1993, LP, Skuld Releases)

No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings (2008, LP+7"/CD, Alternative Tentacles)

Singles

Winter (1983, 7", Spiderleg Records)

Demos

Amebix (1979, self-released)

Right to Ride (1987, self-released)

References

External links

Amebix official website

One of the most extensive Amebix pages ever

Amebix Story

[ Amebix page on Allmusic]

Rob "The Baron" Miller interview @ Metalfan.ro - English

Roy Mayorga interview @ Metalfan.ro - English

Category:1970s music groups Category:1980s music groups Category:Anarcho-punk groups Category:English punk rock groups Category:English heavy metal musical groups Category:British hardcore punk musical groups Category:Crust and d-beat groups Category:Musical groups established in 1978 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1987 Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2008

This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.