AMEBIX – Monolith – The Power Remains (Expanded Reissue) – 2LP – Vinyl

2LP – Black Vinyl (Remastered)

Monolith has finally returned to Amebix after long and difficult relationship with the label that issued it originally. It is now remastered and here is presented with Bonus tracks from recordings sessions and a live concert in Bath. As with the Arise! Re-issue stunning brand new artwork has been created by Andy Lefton of Minneapolis band War/Plague. Andy also created the artwork for the comeback album Sonic Mass. Brand new liner notes by the bands Bassist and Vocalist Rob “The Baron” Miller.

Amebix were an English Crust punk / Heavy metal band. Formed as “The Band with No Name”, Amebix’s original run was from 1978 to 1987, during which time they released three EPs and two full-length LPs. The group reunited in 2008 and disbanded again in November 2012. By being one of the first bands to blend anarcho-punk and heavy metal music, Amebix are often cited as one of the key bands that helped to create the crust punk style, and is considered as a Proto Thrash / extreme / speed metal band. Such notable bands as Sepultura, Neurosis and Deviated Instinct have paid homage to the band.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Monolith
2. Nobody’s Driving
3. The Power Remains
4. Time Bomb
5. Last Will & Testament

Side B
1. I.C.B.M
2. Chain Reaction
3. Fallen From Grace
4. Coming Home

Side C – Demos:
1. The Power Remains Demo recorded at Cabs Studios in late 1986
2. Last will & Testament Demo recorded at O.O.C. Studios, Holland in 1985
3. I.C.B.M Demo recorded at Cabs Studios in late 1986
4. Chain Reaction Demo recorded at Cabs Studios in late 1986

Side D – Recorded live in the Longrace Hall Bath in September 1987:
1. Nobody’s driving
2. Fallen From Grace
3. Arise
4. Drink & Be Merry