Amebix
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Amebix were an English crust punk band from Tavistock, Devon. A pioneer of the crust punk genre, Amebix's merger of anarcho-punk and post-punk with elements of heavy metal, particularly early extreme metal, inspired musicians who would go on to define the genres of grindcore, black metal, death-doom and metalcore.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Amebix
- Musical artist.image
- Amebix show 64ety.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Amebix performing live in 2009
- Musical artist.image_upright
- 1.2
- Musical artist.origin
- Tavistock, Devon, UK
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1978–1987, 2008–2012
- Musical artist.label
- Spiderleg, Heavy Metal, Alternative Tentacles, Moshpit Tragedy
- Musical artist.spinoffs
- Zygote, Tau Cross, False Fed
- Musical artist.alias
- The Band with No Name (1978–1979)
- Musical artist.past_members
- Rob "the Baron" MillerChris "Stig" MillerAndy Billy JugMartin BakerVirusRic GadsbyNorman ButlerCliveGeorgeJenghizA. DroidRobert "Spider" RichardsRoy Mayorga
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.amebix.net
- Image
- Amebix show 64ety.jpg
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- inception
- 1978-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1987-00-00
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- History
- 1978–1980: Formation
- 1981–1984: ''Who's the Enemy'' and ''No Sanctuary''
- 1985–1987: ''Arise!'', ''Monolith'' and first disbandment
- 2008–2012: ''Sonic Mass'' and second disbandment
- Musical style
- Legacy
- Members
- Final line-up
- Past members
- Timeline
- Discography
- Studio albums
- EPs
- Live albums
- Compilation albums
- Singles
- Demos
- References
- External links
Amebix were an English crust punk band from Tavistock, Devon. A pioneer of the crust punk genre, Amebix's merger of anarcho-punk and post-punk with elements of heavy metal, particularly early extreme metal, inspired musicians who would go on to define the genres of grindcore, black metal, death-doom and metalcore.
Formed in 1978 as the Band with No Name, the band's two consistent members were brothers Rob "the Baron" Miller (vocals, bass) and Chris "Stig" Miller (guitar). The band's earliest releases were post-punk, before beginning to adopt elements of heavy metal music on their debut album No Sanctuary(1983). This album was one of the earliest examples of the crust punk genre, a style which the band would codify with its follow up Arise!(1985). Shortly after the release of their third album Monolith(1987), the group disbanded. The band reunited in 2008, along with drummer Roy Mayorga, a lineup which released their fourth album Sonic Mass(2011), before disbanding again in 2012.