Amebix

Amebix were 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 reunited in 2008 and disbanded again in November 2012.

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, and is considered as a Proto Thrash/extreme/speed metal band. Such notable bands as Sepultura, Neurosis and Deviated Instinct have paid homage to the band.

History

Amebix were initially formed by Rob Miller (a.k.a. 'The Baron') along with his brother "Stig" Chris Miller, Andy "Billy Jug", (Andy Hoare) and Clive Barnes whilst at school in Tavistock 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 four 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.

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Drink And Be Merry, Amebix

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Control, Amebix

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Sunshine Ward, Amebix

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Chain Reaction, Amebix

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Carnage, Amebix

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Beyond the Sun, Amebix

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Beginning of the end, Amebix

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Battery Humans, Amebix

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Axeman, Amebix

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Arise, Amebix

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The Darkest Hour, Amebix

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Coming Home, Amebix

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Timebomb, Amebix

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The Power Remains, Amebix

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Spoils Of Victory, Amebix

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Fallen From Grace, Amebix

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Fear Of God, Amebix

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Sanctuary, Amebix

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Slave, Amebix

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Nobody's Driving, Amebix

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Right To Ride, Amebix

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Last Will And Testament, Amebix

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No Gods No Masters, Amebix

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The Church Is For Sinners, Amebix

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Largactyl, Amebix

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Winter, Amebix

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Drink And Be Merry

Drink and be merry, for tomorrow we may die
It’s better to laugh than it is to cry
My cup runneth over with blood and not wine
The last was the flood, it’s fire this time
I took a walk on the beach, no sand dunes just oil
Dead gulls and dead fish were trod underfoot
The sky was tinted with yellow and black
And the air smelt like Dachou today
The fields were littered with the dying and dead
Nothing grows here but decay!
The village bell tolls, a priest vomits blood
Another life’s wasted away
Down in the square, the party goes on
The doomed sit down to their last feast
They gorge themselves on the recently deceased
The heat of the day, the foul smell of decay
As they wait…. For the inferno to be
UNLEASHED!
So drink and be merry for tomorrow we may die
It’s better to laugh than it is to cry
Live for life’s sake, don’t let life pass you by
There’s more worth living for than meets the eye

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There’s no room for some he wanted to include (Flux of Pink Indians, Oi Polloi, Icons of Filth) and selecting a single track from Arise, the debut LP from Amebix, proved a task too herculean to countenance, but the tracks he chose represent qualities – heaviness, emotional depth, experimentalism and a quest for personal freedom – that can all be traced in Neurosis....

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The Quietus 03 Sep 2016

Crust punk is a minefield. When harnessed correctly, the apocalyptic tones handed down from Discharge, Chaos UK, Amebix and Hellbastard make some of the most enthralling moments ever committed to record ... something more feral ... ....

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The Quietus 13 Apr 2016

When I last spoke to Rob “The Baron” Miller, in the early months of 2012, his band Amebix was a power once more ... As much as Tau Cross stands on its own, it also carries the whole history of Amebix within it. The symbol of the Tau Cross is not a new one for Miller – it always shadowed his lyrics and artwork for Amebix ... Amenra, both Amebix disciples....

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