Embedded is the debut studio album by industrial metal band Meathook Seed, released in March 1993 by Earache Records.[1] The group was founded as a side project by Napalm Death guitarist Mitch Harris in 1992, with the goal to mix industrial metal with death metal. The band was started as a result of collaboration between Harris, and Obituary members Donald Tardy and Trevor Peres, who handled the drums and vocals respectively.[2]
| Embedded | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1993 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 46:24 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Meathook Seed | |||
| Meathook Seed chronology | ||||
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Overview
editEmbedded is a mix of death metal, industrial metal and hardcore punk, while the last track of the recording, "Sea of Tranquility", is an ambient and trance song.[2] Every song in the album is different, in terms of tempo and structure alike.[3]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic reviewer Jason Birchmeier gave the album three stars out of five, stating that "this daring album may have only been a one-off side project for the trio", and still praising it as "impressive as anything the three released with Napalm Death and Obituary in the '90s".[3]
Track listing
edit- All songs written by Mitch Harris.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Famine Sector" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "A Furred Grave" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "My Infinity" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Day of Conceiving" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Cling to an Image" | 2:48 |
| 6. | "A Wilted Remnant" | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Forgive" | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Focal Point Blur" | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Embedded" | 2:07 |
| 10. | "Visible Shallow Self" | 2:27 |
| 11. | "Sea of Tranquillity" | 13:43 |
| Total length: | 46:24 | |
Personnel
editMeathook Seed
edit- Trevor Peres – vocals
- Mitch Harris – guitars, bass, programming
- Donald Tardy – drums
Technical personnel
edit- Meathook Seed – production
References
edit- ^ "Earache Catalog - MOSH88".
- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Meathook Seed biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Birchmeier, Jason. "Embedded review". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 December 2015.