Amebix, formed in England in 1978 as "The Band with No Name", were a band that many consider to have started the sub genre crust punk. Their music, heavily influenced by Motörhead (and to a lesser extent Lemmy-era Hawkwind), Black Sabbath, Venom, and early Killing Joke, combined with an ethos and worldview akin to Crass, represented their non-traditional lifestyles. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Crusty redirects here. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Spiderleg Records was an independent record label founded by UK anarcho-punk band Flux Of Pink Indians in 1981. ... Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label based in San Francisco, California and was established in 1979. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Crusty redirects here. ... This article is about the band. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Wasp sting, with droplet of venom Venom (literally, poison of animal origin) is any of a variety of toxins used by animals, for the purpose of defense and hunting. ... This article is about the musical group. ... For information about the anarchist writer, see Chris Crass Crass was an English anarchist punk rock band, formed in 1977[1][2] and based around Dial House, an open house community near Epping, Essex. ...

Their music blended hardcore punk and heavy metal into a form of early thrash metal. They were the forerunners of crust punk and a thrash metal pioneer. Such notable bands as Sepultura, Neurosis, Napalm Death, and Deviated Instinct have paid homage to the band. Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by high speed riffing and aggression. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band, formed in 1984. ... Neurosis is a highly influential experimental rock band, based out of Oakland, California. ... Napalm Death are a grindcore/death metal band from Birmingham, England. ... Deviated Instinct, formed in 1984, were a pioneering British crust punk 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.^[1] For other uses, see Devon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city in England. ... Crass Records was a record label set up by the anarchist punk band Crass. ... Bullshit Detector was the name of a series of compilation LPs put together by the punk band Crass and released on their Crass Records label. ...

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', 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.^{[citation needed]} High Willhays, the highest point on Dartmoor and southern England at 621 m (2037 ft) above sea level, with Yes Tor beyond. ... Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion. ...

The band then recruited Norman 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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[3] 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. This article is about the English city. ... Look up squat, squatter, squatting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Southern Studios is a recording studio in the Wood Green area of London. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label based in San Francisco, California and was established in 1979. ... Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located at 43°52N and 18°25E. According to a 1991 census, its population was 529,672; currently estimated at around 400,000. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ...

Spider, George, and Stig went on to perform in Zygote.^[2] Vocalist Rob Miller now lives on the Isle of Skye where he works as a self-taught swordsmith. Map of the Hebrides. ...

According the 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. The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

Members

Current lineup

• Rob "The Baron" Miller - vocals, bass (1978-1987, 2008-present)
• Stig - guitar, backing vocals (1978-1987, 2008-present)
• Ray Mayorga - drums, percussion (2008-present)

Past members

• Ric Gadsby - bass (1978-1979)
• Andy Billy Jug - drums (1978-1981)
• Clive - bass (1979)
• Martin - drums (1981)
• Norman - keyboards (1981-1984)
• Virus - drums (1981-1985)
• Jenghiz - keyboards (1984)
• George - keyboards (1984-1987)
• A. Droid - keyboard and synth (1984-1987)
• Spider - drums (1985-1987)

Discography

Main releases

• Who's the Enemy EP, 1982 (Spiderleg Records)
• Winter single, 1983 (Spiderleg Records)
• No Sanctuary EP, 1984 (Spiderleg Records)
• Arise! LP, 1985 (Alternative Tentacles)
• Monolith LP, 1987 (Heavy Metal Records)

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Compilations, live albums, and other releases

• demo, 1979 (self-released)
• No Gods live LP, 1985
• No Masters live LP, 1986
• Right to Ride demo, 1987 (self-released)
• The Power Remains LP, 1994 (Skuld Releases)
• Beginning of the End bootleg compilation, 1998
• Make Some Fucking Noise live LP, 2003 (Arson Records)
• No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings compilation, 2008 (Alternative Tentacles)

References

1. ^ Metal Archives
2. ^ ^{a b} Rock Detector
3. ^ ^{a b} Yahoo! Music

External links

• Amebix oficial website
• Amebix Story
• Amebix page on the All Music Guide