RockBox - Amebix - Discography [flac]

Amebix - Discography [flac]

HELLBASTARD gave us the genre name, but AMEBIX defined the sound of crust. Here's their studio discography in .flac format. The Alternative Tentacles re-issues were remastered from the original tapes. Please play loud!

AMEBIX 'Arise +2'
Alternative Tentacles reissue Virus 243

1. The Moor
2. Axeman
3. Fear of God
4. Largactyl
5. Drink and Be Merry
6. Spoils of Victory
7. Arise!
8. Slave
9. The Darkest Hour
10. Right to Ride
11. Beyond the Sun

Tracks 10 & 11 are studio demos from 1987, the last tracks AMEBIX recorded.

AMEBIX 'Monolith'
1987 Heavy Metal Records HMRXD99

1. Monolith
2. Nobody's Driving
3. The Power Remains
4. Time Bomb
5. Last Will and Testament
6. I.C.B.M.
7. Chain Reaction
8. Fallen From Grace
9. Coming Home

AMEBIX 'No Sanctuary'
Alternative Tentacles virus 382

No Sanctuary 12"
1. Battery Humans
2. Control
3. Progress?
4. Sanctuary
5. The Church is For Sinners
6. Sunshine Ward
7. Moscow Madness

Winter 7"
8. Winter
9. Beginning of the End

Who's The Enemy 7"
10. Carnage
11. Curfew
12. Belief
13. No Gods No Masters

A Collection of all of their EPs.

CD -> EAC -> FLAC for maximum crust!

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AMEBIX offered up some of the earliest known crust punk with doses of punk-tinged speed metal. They're 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 quickfire 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 took the drum mantle from Virus 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. According to reports The Baron lives on the Isle of Skye manufacturing swords!

A review of 'Arise!' ::

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Amebix remains today a cult favorite, after a career of releasing mostly singles and EPs with a few memorable full lengths to boast as well. Practicing what they preached, Amebix lived like squatters, selling all but their instruments to survive and living in condemned buildings. Thankfully for us, we can still hear the band but not smell them.

An important inspiration on much more successful bands like Neurosis and Sepultura, Amebix's memorable Arise! album is still a work of art. The listener can be dared not to want to nod their head to songs like "Slave" and "Fear of God" or simmer in dirges like "Drink and Be Merry". Labelled more closely as a crust punk band than a metal band, the metal sound is definitely there and the heaviness was ahead of it's time.

The less-than-polished performance and production give the album a very authentic sound, and this album is more than highly reccomended to fans of the early development of metal. The DIY ethos is all the more evident on such an album, which sounds somewhat like Venom's Welcome to Hell, albeit with a more developed style. This album is still exciting over 20 years later, and everyone is invited to slum with the kings of hard living.

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03/10/2008

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