Embedded (Meathook Seed album)

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
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1993
Genre
Length46:24
LabelEarache
ProducerMeathook Seed
Meathook Seed chronology
Embedded
(1993)
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (B.I.B.L.E.)
(1999)

Overview

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Embedded 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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  • All songs written by Mitch Harris.
No.TitleLength
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

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Meathook Seed

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Technical personnel

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  • Meathook Seed – production

References

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  1. ^ "Earache Catalog - MOSH88".
  2. ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Meathook Seed biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Birchmeier, Jason. "Embedded review". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 December 2015.