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Amebix - Monolith
ARTiST : Amebix
TiTLE : Monolith
LABEL : Heavy Metal Records
GENRE : Metal
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01. Monolith 03:27
02. Nobodys Driving 05:04
03. The Power Remains 04:34
04. Time Bomb 04:27
05. Last Will And Testament 05:00
06. I.C.B.M. 06:05
07. Chain Reaction 05:28
08. Fallen From Grace 04:14
09. Coming Home 05:45
TOTAL TiME: 44:04 min
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Amebix, now recognized as one of the most influential
heavy bands ever, was born in England during the summer
of 1978. Originally trolling their minds and coming up
with the thought provoking moniker the Band With No Name,
the group of dirty, broke punks recorded a trashy six-
song demo and managed to sell a meager four copies of it.
Opting for the name Amebix, the band released a track
from the demo called "University Challenged" on the first
edition of the obscure compilation series Bullshit
Detector.
Life was chaotic from start to finish for Amebix, because
they were really living the lifestyle that their lyrics
and image portrayed. Guitar player Stig writes on the
gatefold of the posthumous album of live and studio
recordings The Power Remains that "none of us signed off
the dole in all the years we were together." Living in
squats (abandoned buildings) and other unstable
accommodations, eating out of the garbage, scamming and
hacking out a living by any means possible, it's amazing
that the band were able to amass equipment and practice
on a somewhat regular enough basis to last for nine full
years. However, through all of the strife and chaos, the
band were astoundingly prolific, recording enough
material (including bootlegs and posthumous releases) for
seven full-length albums, two 7" records, two compilation
tracks, and the previously mentioned Band With No Name
demo in that period of time.
Prior to 1983, the band's lineup changed quite a bit. In
one humorous incident, shortly after the release of the
Bullshit Detector compilation, the band added a fellow
named Martin to their roster in the drummer role. One of
the fringe benefits of Martin's being in the band was
that he invited the whole group to come live with him in
a manor house in Dartmoor. Unfortunately, the owners of
the house (Martin's parents, who were away at the time)
weren't aware that Martin had extended this kind offer to
the band. Upon returning home, the horrified parents
booted Amebix into the street and sent Martin away to an
institution to be "corrected."
The Baron and Stig, the core of the band, added
synthesizer player Norman to the mix and moved to Bristol
in 1981. By 1983 they had acquired a stable drummer named
Virus, who left the band Disorder to join Amebix. 1983
saw the release of the Who's the Enemy EP, the Winter 7",
and the first LP No Sanctuary on Spiderleg Records.
Norman appeared as the synth player on the two 7"
records, but was replaced by a fill-in player on the
full-length album. After a brief tour, the band returned
to England and in 1984 signed on a new synthesizer player
named George. With George filling the synthesizer
position for the remainder of the band's existence, the
band hit the road again for a short tour, and upon their
return kicked Virus out of the drummer's chair.
The final band lineup was secured in 1985 when drummer
Spider joined the group. After disputes with Spiderleg,
the band had gotten a deal with Dead Kennedys singer
Jello Biafra's label Alternative Tentacles just prior to
the drummer Spider's arrival on the scene. Arise hit the
stores with the Alternative Tentacles imprint in 1985.
Alternative Tentacles didn't mesh with the band either,
and they left the label after the release of Arise. In
1987, the masterpiece album Monolith was released just
months prior to the breakup of the band.
During and since the actual life of Amebix, a number of
bootlegs and retrospective have come to the surface.
Although both the official and unofficial albums are
completely obscure among the mainstream culture, Amebix
have been tremendously influential in the hardcore, crust
punk, and metal underground scenes. Artists as divergent
as Sepultura, Neurosis, and Deviated Instinct pay homage
to these original masters of the blending of metal, punk
rock squatter lifestyle and political fury into a
droning, pounding, ballistic crunch.
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