| Cerebral
Fix |
| Origin |
Birmingham, England |
| Years active |
1986 – 1993
2006 – |
| Genres |
Thrash metal
Death
metal |
| Labels |
Vinyl Solution
Roadrunner Records
Music For Nations |
| Members |
Neil Farrington
Gregg Fellows
Simon Forrest
Frank
Healy
Tony Warburton |
| Past members |
Paul Adams
Andy Baker
Nicholas Barker
Kev Frost
Adrian Jones
Jake Morgan
Steve Watson |
Cerebral Fix is an English thrash/death
metal band formed in Birmingham in 1986. It became members of the UK thrash
metal and death
metal scenes through four albums, three of which were on major labels
before finally disbanding in 1993. In 2006, the band announced its
reformation.
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Contents
- 1 History
- 1.1 1986
– 1988
- 1.2 1989
– 1990
- 1.3 1991
– 1993
- 1.4 2006
- 2 Current
members
- 3 Discography
- 4 External
links
|
History
1986 – 1988
The band was comprised of Simon Forrest on vocals, Gregg
Fellows and Tony Warburton on guitar, Adrian Jones on drums and Paul
Adams on bass.
After successful demos in 1987, entitled We Need
Therapy and Product of Disgust, the band
secured a record deal with independent London-based label, Vinyl
Solution. Paul Adams then left the band and formed a band called
Reprisal, which later went on to become Benediction.
His replacement was Steve Watson, and the band entered the Loco Studio
in Usk, South
Wales to record their first album, Life Sucks... And
Then You Die!, which was released in 1988.
The band promoted this album by touring the UK with bands such
as Bolt Thrower, Deviated
Instinct, Doom,
Electro
Hippies, Hellbastard,
and Hard-Ons
– all fairly prominent members of the emerging death
metal, crust
punk, and hardcore punk scenes. The album gained
further exposure by having several tracks played on BBC
Radio 1's John
Peel show – Peel himself being somewhat of a champion for eclectic
music styles.
1989 – 1990
In 1989, the band recorded two songs for Sounds
magazine and a compilation album which was never released. Adrian Jones
and Steve Watson left the band and ex-Sacrilege
members, Frank
Healy and Andy Baker, joined the band which then went on to record a
new demo, entitled Tower of Spite. The demo
eventually resulted in them winning a contract with Roadrunner
Records – a well-known record label specialising in heavy
metal and especially the popular thrash metal sub-genre. To announce the
deal, Roadrunner Records set up a
supporting slot for the band with Sepultura at The Marquee
Club in London.
Tony Warburton played a cover version of a Discharge
song with the main act.
In 1990, the album Tower
of Spite was released. It was recorded at
Rhythm Studios in Leamington Spa with Paul Johnson
producing. This set-up continued for all the band's albums to date. To
support the album, the band toured with Napalm
Death after which Andy Baker decided to retire. Kev Frost,
formerly of Metal Messiah, joined the band and they went on to tour Holland.
1991 – 1993
In 1991, the band's third album, Bastards,
was released – again on Roadrunner Records, and with
guest vocals by Blaze Bayley. A tour with American death
metal band, Obituary, followed.
In 1992, the band's fourth and final album to date, Death
Erotica was released – this time on Music
For Nations and were joined by members of Napalm
Death and Pop Will Eat Itself
from nearby Birmingham,
who supplied guest vocals on various tracks.
To support the album, the band toured with doom metal
band, Paradise Lost.
However, shortly after, Frank Healy and Gregg Fellows left the
band – the former to play with Benediction.
For the European leg of the tour with Cancer,
the band enlisted the services of Discharge
bass player, Jake Morgan, and original Cerebral Fix member, Steve
Watson who took up guitar duties this time round. Returning to the UK
for another tour, Gregg Fellows rejoined the band and Nicholas
Barker of Dimmu Borgir and Cradle
of Filth temporarily filled in on drums. The band split,
however, in 1993.
2006
In 2006, the band – with four original members – announced a
re-union and the intention to record again in the near future. [1]
Current members
- Simon Forrest – vocals
- Gregg Fellows – guitar
- Tony Warburton – guitar
- Frank Healy – bass
- Neil Farrington – drums
Former members
- Paul Adams – bass
- Steve Watson – bass, guitar
- Jake Morgan – bass (temporary)
- Andy Baker – drums
- Kev Frost – drums
- Adrian Jones – drums
- Nicholas Barker – drums
(temporary)
Discography
- We Need Therapy (1987) Demo
- Product of Disgust (1987) Demo
- Life Sucks... And
Then You Die! (1988) Vinyl Solution
- Tower of Spite (1990) Demo
- Tower of Spite
(1990) Roadrunner
Records
- Bastards
(1991) Roadrunner
Records
- Death Erotica (1992) Music
For Nations/Under One Flag
External links
