Unseen Terror
Unseen Terror | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1986–1990 |
| Labels | Strange Fruit, Earache |
| Associated acts | Heresy, Napalm Death |
| Members | Mitch Dickinson Shane Embury |
| Past members | Pete Giles Mick Harris |
Unseen Terror was a British extreme metal band formed by Mitch Dickinson (Heresy) and Shane Embury (later of Napalm Death), and played extreme metal with a technical edge along with elements of hardcore punk.[1] Their most notable feat took place in March 1988, when they recorded tracks for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 program.
History
The band formed after the demise of Warhammer, which comprised Wayne Aston, Mike Clarke, Mitch Dickinson, Shane Embury.
Unseen Terror was named after Mitch Dickinson was listening to Septic Death. The song "Terrorain" by Septic Death has the lyric "Unseen Death - Terrorain". The Chernobyl disaster was fresh in the minds of many at the time, and Dickinson thought of the term "Unseen Terror", as the radiation in the air around the area of the disaster was invisible. The band was founded in early 1986 by singer/guitarist Mitch Dickinson and Shane Embury. The duo wrote many songs together as a two-piece band during mid-1986 – mid-1987. These tracks were recorded onto cassette during rehearsals. These rehearsal tapes were subsequently distributed internationally via the tape trading network of the time. These tapes caught the attention of Digby Pearson, who later founded Earache Records.
A few months into 1987, the band were invited to contribute two tracks to the compilation LP Diminished Responsibility (1987),[2] and the group landed a record contract at Earache Records.
Just after recording the tracks for this compilation LP, the band recruited Pete Giles as their bass player. This line-up did not last very long. Earache Records booked the recording studio for the recording of Human Error during a time when various difficulties were occurring (both logistically and personally) for the band. These unchangeable dates in September 1987 for the recording ultimately meant that Dickinson and Embury had no choice but to fulfil the agreement with Earache. The original album back cover photographs were taken on location in Broseley, Shropshire, England (by Digby Pearson). After their debut album, Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris joined the band as singer. The band were invited by John Walters to a recording session for BBC Radio One,[3] and a one-off performance in Nottingham with bassist Wayne Aston (who did not appear on the Peel sessions recordings). The Peel sessions were released as a limited 12" EP in the UK and a CD (with uncommissioned artwork) in the US. These releases remained as collector’s items. More recently, re-releases occurred on the Earache compilation Grind Madness at the BBC.
Band members
Constant
- Mitch Dickinson - vocals, guitar (1986-1990)
- Shane Embury - drums (1987-1990)
Others
- Carl Stokes - bass
- Wayne Aston - bass (1987)
- Pete Giles - bass (1987)
- Mick Harris - vocals (1987-1989)
Discography
- Rehearsal demo tape (1987)
- Diminished Responsibility (Comp LP), 1987
- Human Error (Album, Earache Records, 1987)
- Hardcore Holocaust, 1989
- Hardcore Holocaust II, 1989
- The Peel Sessions (12", Strange Fruit Records, 1989)
- 21 Years of Alternative Radio One, 1989
- Grindcrusher (Compilation album, (Earache Records, 1990)
- Human Error CD Reissue (with bonus tracks), 2001
- Grind Madness at the BBC (3 CD Compilation), 2010
References
- ↑ Liner notes of Earache Records' Human Error reissue
- ↑ "Napalm Death, Unseen Terror, Warhammer: An Interview with Shane Embury". Voicesfromthedarkside.de.
- ↑ "Unseen Terror : The Peel Sessions". Spirit-of-metal.com.
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