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{{short description|British musician}}
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|name = Shane Embury
| name = Shane Embury
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|caption = Embury performing in 2012
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| caption = Embury at Hellfest with [[Napalm Death]] in 2018
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
|birth_name = Shane Embury
| birth_name = Shane Thomas Embury
|alias = {{flatlist|
| alias = {{flatlist|
* Dark Sky Burial
* Embryonomous
* Embryonomous
* Hongo
* Hongo
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|11|27|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Broseley]], [[Shropshire]], England
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* [[guitar]]
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* [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
* [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
* [[death metal]]
* [[death metal]]
* [[grindcore]]
* [[grindcore]]
* [[deathgrind]]
* [[industrial metal]]
* [[industrial metal]]
* [[black metal]]
* [[hardcore punk]]
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* [[Napalm Death]]
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* [[Unseen Terror]]
* [[Warhammer (band)|Warhammer]]
* [[Blood from the Soul]]
* [[Blood from the Soul]]
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* [[Meathook Seed]]
* [[Malformed Earthborn]]
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* [[Lock Up (UK band)|Lock Up]]
* [[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]]
* [[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]]
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* [[Napalm Death]]
* [[Liquid Graveyard]]
* [[Liquid Graveyard]]
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* [[Lock Up (British band)|Lock Up]]
* [[Venomous Concept]]
* [[Venomous Concept]]
* [[Anaal Nathrakh]]
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* [[Unseen Terror]]
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| website = {{URL|shaneembury.com}}
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'''Shane Embury''' (born 27 November 1967) is a British bassist and, since 1987, a member of [[grindcore]] and [[death metal]] band [[Napalm Death]].
'''Shane Thomas Embury''' (born 27 November 1967) is a British musician, who is primarily known as the bassist of the [[grindcore]] and [[death metal]] band [[Napalm Death]] since 1987—the longest-serving member of the band.


==Career==
== Career ==
===Napalm Death===
=== Napalm Death ===
{{main|Napalm Death}}
{{Main|Napalm Death}}
While not a founding member, Embury is the longest standing member of the band, having taken part in the ''Scum'' tour, replacing previous bassist Jim Whitley in 1987. He was a fan of the band before he joined, first seeing them perform at Midlands venue The Mermaid the previous year and becoming close friends of the members of the band, particularly [[Mick Harris]]. [[Nicholas Bullen]], the founding member of the band, originally asked Shane to join them before the recording of the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of the debut album ''[[Scum (Napalm Death album)|Scum]]'' but Shane eventually declined due to nervousness, his biggest regret.<ref>{{cite web |author=M!ck |url=http://www.earache.com/WickedWorld/interview/shane/shane.html |title=Shane Embury interview |publisher=Earache.com |access-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015132113/http://www.earache.com/WickedWorld/interview/shane/shane.html |archive-date=15 October 2011 }}</ref>
While not a founding member, Embury is the longest standing member of the band, having taken part in the ''Scum'' tour, replacing previous bassist [[Jim Whitely]] in July 1987. He was a fan of the band before he joined, first seeing them perform at Midlands venue The Mermaid the previous year and becoming close friends of the members of the band, particularly [[Mick Harris]]. [[Nicholas Bullen]], the founding member of the band, originally asked Embury to join them before the recording of the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of the debut album ''[[Scum (Napalm Death album)|Scum]]'' but Embury eventually declined due to nervousness, his biggest regret.<ref>{{cite web |author=Tobin |first=Dan |title=Shane Embury interview |url=http://www.earache.com/WickedWorld/interview/shane/shane.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015132113/http://www.earache.com/WickedWorld/interview/shane/shane.html |archive-date=15 October 2011 |access-date=8 July 2011 |publisher=Earache Records}}</ref>


===Warhammer===
=== Warhammer ===
Before joining Napalm Death, Embury played drums in a [[death metal]] band called Warhammer with [[Mitch Dickinson]]. The band released one demo in 1985 called ''Abattoir of Death''. After Warhammer, Embury and Mitch did work as [[Unseen Terror]]. Embury also played drums in [[Azagthoth (band)|Azagthoth]] with fellow Warhammer guitarist Wayne Aston and bassist Pete Giles. Azagthoth recorded one demo at [[Rich Bitch studios|Rich Bitch Studios]] in [[Birmingham]] called ''Shredded Flesh''.
Before joining Napalm Death, Embury played drums in a [[death metal]] band called Warhammer with Mitch Dickinson. The band released one demo in 1985 called ''Abattoir of Death''. After Warhammer, Embury and Mitch did work as [[Unseen Terror]]. Embury also played drums in Azagthoth with fellow Warhammer guitarist Wayne Aston and bassist Pete Giles. Azagthoth recorded one demo at Rich Bitch Studios in [[Birmingham]] called ''Shredded Flesh''.


===Other projects===
=== Other projects ===
[[File:Hongo "Brujeria" (17427836278).jpg|thumb|Embury as "Hongo" with [[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]] in 2015]]
Embury has a long list of side projects. He performed in the [[grindcore]] band Unseen Terror with Mitch Dickinson, who was also a member of [[Heresy (band)|Heresy]]. He formed an [[industrial metal]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} band called Blood from the Soul with Lou Koller from New York's [[Sick of it All]], which released a single album, ''To Spite The Gland That Breeds'', in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-spite-the-gland-that-breeds-mw0000623698|title=To Spite the Gland That Breeds - Blood from the Soul &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|access-date=22 July 2020|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> He was in an [[industrial music|industrial]] band with [[Mitch Harris]] and several [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]] members called [[Meathook Seed]]. He was also part of an unconventional band called [[Malformed Earthborn]] with [[Brutal Truth]]'s bass player [[Dan Lilker]], [[Lock Up (UK band)|Lock Up]] with Tomas Lindberg of [[At the Gates]], and [[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]], a Mexican death metal band.
Embury has a long list of side projects. He performed in the [[grindcore]] band Unseen Terror with Dickinson, who was also a member of [[Heresy (band)|Heresy]]. He formed an [[industrial metal]] band called [[Blood from the Soul]] with Lou Koller from New York's [[Sick of It All]], which released their debut album, ''To Spite The Gland That Breeds'', in 1993;<ref>{{Cite web |title=To Spite the Gland That Breeds – Blood from the Soul &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-spite-the-gland-that-breeds-mw0000623698 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722140914/https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-spite-the-gland-that-breeds-mw0000623698 |archive-date=22 July 2020 |access-date=22 July 2020 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> the project reformed in 2020 to release a sophomore record, ''DSM-5''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Blood From The Soul – "Debris of Dreams"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2102129/blood-from-the-soul-debris-of-dreams/music/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=18 August 2020 |date=13 October 2020}}</ref> He was in an [[industrial music|industrial]] band with [[Mitch Harris]] and several [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]] members called [[Meathook Seed]]. Harris and Embury both played together in a band called Little Giant Drug, which also featured singer Simon Orme: inspired by "4AD indie rock", Little Giant Drug released one album, ''Prism Cast'', on Org Records in 1998.<ref>[https://littlegiantdrug.bandcamp.com/album/prism-cast ''Prism Cast''] – by Little Giant Drug (Bandcamp page)</ref> Embury was also part of an unconventional band called Malformed Earthborn with [[Brutal Truth]]'s bass player [[Dan Lilker]], [[Lock Up (British band)|Lock Up]] with [[Tomas Lindberg]] of [[At the Gates]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=27 January 2013 |title=Shane Embury To Miss Lock Up's European Tour |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shane-embury-to-miss-lock-up-s-european-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705215445/https://blabbermouth.net/news/shane-embury-to-miss-lock-up-s-european-tour |archive-date=5 July 2022 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> and [[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]], a Mexican death metal band.


Embury also plays with Napalm Death bandmate [[Danny Herrera (musician)|Danny Herrera]], [[Kevin Sharp (heavy metal music singer)|Kevin Sharp]] of Brutal Truth, and [[Danny Lilker]] of [[Nuclear Assault]] and Brutal Truth in the band [[Venomous Concept]]; and has recently toured with UK [[black metal]]/[[grindcore]] band [[Anaal Nathrakh]]. Embury recently{{When|date=February 2011}} resurrected a musical project called [[Absolute Power (musical project)|Absolute Power]] with close producer friends [[Simon Efemey]] & [[Russ Russell]] which he started in 2000, featuring [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]] on vocals & [[Brian Tatler]] of [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]] on guitar. Their debut album was finally released on download only though Shane's [[Feto Records]] label in 2011. More recently, Embury played on the latest [[Liquid Graveyard (band)|Liquid Graveyard]] album, ''By Nature So Perverse'' with [[Cancer (band)|Cancer]] frontman and guitarist John Walker, drummer [[Nicholas Barker]] and vocalist Raquel Walker, released in 2016.
Embury also plays with Napalm Death bandmate Danny Herrera, Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth, and [[Danny Lilker|Dan Lilker]] of [[Nuclear Assault]] and Brutal Truth in the band [[Venomous Concept]]; and has recently toured with UK [[black metal]]/grindcore band [[Anaal Nathrakh]]. Embury recently{{When|date=February 2011}} resurrected a musical project called Absolute Power with close producer friends [[Simon Efemey]] & [[Russ Russell]] which he started in 2000, featuring [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]] on vocals & Brian Tatler of [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]] on guitar. Their debut album was finally released on download only though Embury's Feto Records label in 2011. More recently, Embury played on the latest [[Liquid Graveyard (band)|Liquid Graveyard]] album, ''By Nature So Perverse'' with [[Cancer (band)|Cancer]] frontman and guitarist John Walker, drummer [[Nick Barker (drummer)|Nick Barker]] and vocalist Raquel Walker, released in 2016.


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
Born in [[Broseley]], [[Shropshire]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.karsmakers.nl/metal-e-zine/napalmd.htm |title=Interview with Napalm Death |publisher=Karsmakers.nl |access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> he lives with his wife in [[Birmingham]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], and loves horror and science fiction books, movies and comics.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} He has tattoos on both of his arms, including the Napalm Death logo and the "Life?" image on his left arm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DUKK_P-g7I |title=Interview with Napalm Death |publisher=YouTube |date=3 February 2009 |access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref>
Born in [[Broseley]], [[Shropshire]],<ref>{{cite web |date=May 1994 |title=Interview with Napalm Death |url=http://www.karsmakers.nl/metal-e-zine/napalmd.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040239/https://www.karsmakers.nl/metal-e-zine/napalmd.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=8 July 2011 |publisher=Karsmakers.nl}}</ref> Shane Thomas Embury<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2020 |title=De Omnibus Dubitandum Est |url=https://darkskyburial.bandcamp.com/album/de-omnibus-dubitandum-est |access-date=29 August 2023 |publisher=Dark Sky Burial |via=[[Bandcamp]]}}</ref> lives with his wife in [[Birmingham]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], and loves horror and science fiction books, movies and comics.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} He has tattoos on both of his arms, including the Napalm Death logo and the "Life?" image on his left arm.<ref>{{cite web |last=ContrabandCandy |date=3 February 2009 |title=Interview with Napalm Death |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DUKK_P-g7I |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/8DUKK_P-g7I |archive-date=12 December 2021 |access-date=8 July 2011 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 22 September 2024

Shane Embury
Embury at Hellfest with Napalm Death in 2018
Embury at Hellfest with Napalm Death in 2018
Background information
Birth nameShane Thomas Embury
Also known as
  • Dark Sky Burial
  • Embryonomous
  • Hongo
Born (1967-11-27) 27 November 1967 (age 56)
Broseley, Shropshire, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instruments
  • Bass
  • guitar
Member of
Formerly of
Websiteshaneembury.com

Shane Thomas Embury (born 27 November 1967) is a British musician, who is primarily known as the bassist of the grindcore and death metal band Napalm Death since 1987—the longest-serving member of the band.

Career

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Napalm Death

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Main article: Napalm Death

While not a founding member, Embury is the longest standing member of the band, having taken part in the Scum tour, replacing previous bassist Jim Whitely in July 1987. He was a fan of the band before he joined, first seeing them perform at Midlands venue The Mermaid the previous year and becoming close friends of the members of the band, particularly Mick Harris. Nicholas Bullen, the founding member of the band, originally asked Embury to join them before the recording of the B-side of the debut album Scum but Embury eventually declined due to nervousness, his biggest regret.[1]

Warhammer

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Before joining Napalm Death, Embury played drums in a death metal band called Warhammer with Mitch Dickinson. The band released one demo in 1985 called Abattoir of Death. After Warhammer, Embury and Mitch did work as Unseen Terror. Embury also played drums in Azagthoth with fellow Warhammer guitarist Wayne Aston and bassist Pete Giles. Azagthoth recorded one demo at Rich Bitch Studios in Birmingham called Shredded Flesh.

Other projects

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Embury as "Hongo" with Brujeria in 2015

Embury has a long list of side projects. He performed in the grindcore band Unseen Terror with Dickinson, who was also a member of Heresy. He formed an industrial metal band called Blood from the Soul with Lou Koller from New York's Sick of It All, which released their debut album, To Spite The Gland That Breeds, in 1993;[2] the project reformed in 2020 to release a sophomore record, DSM-5.[3] He was in an industrial band with Mitch Harris and several Obituary members called Meathook Seed. Harris and Embury both played together in a band called Little Giant Drug, which also featured singer Simon Orme: inspired by "4AD indie rock", Little Giant Drug released one album, Prism Cast, on Org Records in 1998.[4] Embury was also part of an unconventional band called Malformed Earthborn with Brutal Truth's bass player Dan Lilker, Lock Up with Tomas Lindberg of At the Gates,[5] and Brujeria, a Mexican death metal band.

Embury also plays with Napalm Death bandmate Danny Herrera, Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth, and Dan Lilker of Nuclear Assault and Brutal Truth in the band Venomous Concept; and has recently toured with UK black metal/grindcore band Anaal Nathrakh. Embury recently[when?] resurrected a musical project called Absolute Power with close producer friends Simon Efemey & Russ Russell which he started in 2000, featuring Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals & Brian Tatler of Diamond Head on guitar. Their debut album was finally released on download only though Embury's Feto Records label in 2011. More recently, Embury played on the latest Liquid Graveyard album, By Nature So Perverse with Cancer frontman and guitarist John Walker, drummer Nick Barker and vocalist Raquel Walker, released in 2016.

Personal life

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Born in Broseley, Shropshire,[6] Shane Thomas Embury[7] lives with his wife in Birmingham, West Midlands, and loves horror and science fiction books, movies and comics.[citation needed] He has tattoos on both of his arms, including the Napalm Death logo and the "Life?" image on his left arm.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Tobin, Dan. "Shane Embury interview". Earache Records. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ "To Spite the Gland That Breeds – Blood from the Soul | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (13 October 2020). "Blood From The Soul – "Debris of Dreams"". Stereogum. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ Prism Cast – by Little Giant Drug (Bandcamp page)
  5. ^ "Shane Embury To Miss Lock Up's European Tour". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Interview with Napalm Death". Karsmakers.nl. May 1994. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  7. ^ "De Omnibus Dubitandum Est". Dark Sky Burial. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via Bandcamp.
  8. ^ ContrabandCandy (3 February 2009). "Interview with Napalm Death". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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