Meathook Seed was an

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music project formed in 1992 by the Napalm Death guitarist,

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. Two Meathook Seed albums were released.

''Embedded''

Meathook Seed's first album, '' Embedded'', was released in 1993 by

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. The band consisted at that time of Harris and the

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members

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and

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. Peres, being Obituary's guitarist, took the role of vocalist here. The album had two instrumental tracks on it: "Embedded" and "Sea of Tranquility", the latter a nearly 14-minute-long hypnotic track of alienating and electronic sounds, with samples by

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(also of Napalm Death fame) and Steve Guney. Earlier prints of the album used printed semi-transparent paper along with thick, coated paper for the artwork, while later editions used regular paper only.

''Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (B.I.B.L.E.)''

In 1999, Meathook Seed released a second album, ''Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (B.I.B.L.E.)'', recorded by Paul "Bag" Siddens and Si Reeves at Framework Studios in Birmingham.''Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (B.I.B.L.E.)'' liner notes, Dream Catcher records, 1999 With the original Obituary members replaced, the band's sound changed from industrial metal to a more industrial rock sound. The French Out vocalist, Christophe Lamouret, took on the vocals, while the former

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drummer, Ian Treacy, took on the percussion and the Napalm Death bass guitarist, Shane Embury, joined on bass guitar. A session guitarist, Russ Russell, was also added to complete the line-up with Harris.

Former members

*Mitch Harris - guitar, programming *Christophe Lamouret - vocals *Ian Treacy - drums, percussion *Shane Embury - bass guitar *Russ Russell - guitar *Donald Tardy - drums *Trevor Peres - vocals

References

External links

Official website

Meathook Seed on ''MySpace''
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