| Meathook Seed | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom, United States, France |
| Genres | Industrial metal,[1][2] death metal[1][2] |
| Years active | 1992–1993, 1999 |
| Labels | Earache Records, Dream Catcher |
| Associated acts | Benediction, Brujeria, Defecation, Lock Up, Napalm Death, Obituary, Unseen Terror, Venomous Concept |
| Website | www.meathookseed.com |
| Past members | |
| Mitch Harris Donald Tardy Trevor Peres Christophe Lamouret Ian Treacy Shane Embury Russ Russell |
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Meathook Seed was an industrial metal project formed in 1992 by Napalm Death guitarist Mitch Harris. Since its founding, two Meathook Seed albums were released.[3]
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Debut album Embedded was released in 1993 via Earache. The band consisted at that time of Harris and Obituary members Donald Tardy and Trevor Peres. 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 Shane Embury (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.[4][5]
In 1999, Meathook Seed released their 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.[6] With the original Obituary members replaced, the band's sound shifted from industrial metal to a more industrial rock sound. French Out vocalist Christophe Lamouret took on the vocals, while former Benediction drummer Ian Treacy took on the percussion and Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury joined on bass. A session guitarist, Russ Russell, was also added to complete the lineup with Harris.