Arise!
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Arise! is the title of a studio album originally released on vinyl by Amebix
Amebix
Amebix are an English crust punk/heavy metal band. Formed as "The Band with No Name," Amebix's original run was from 1978 to 1987, during which time they released three EPs and two full-length LPs...

 in 1985. The album was released on CD in 1995 and in 2000 remastered and re-released on CD/LP as 'Arise +2' with the Right to Ride demo included as two bonus tracks. On the vinyl version these were included as a bonus 7". The band Fear of God is named after the third track.

"The Moor" is based upon "Requiem" by György Ligeti
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti was a composer of contemporary classical music. Born in a Hungarian Jewish family in Transylvania, Romania, he briefly lived in Hungary before becoming an Austrian citizen.-Early life:...

, famously used in the Lunar monolith sequence in 2001: A Space Odyssey. "Largactyl" is a misspelled version of the proprietary name for the antipsychotic
Antipsychotic
An antipsychotic is a tranquilizing psychiatric medication primarily used to manage psychosis , particularly in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. A first generation of antipsychotics, known as typical antipsychotics, was discovered in the 1950s...

 medication chlorpromazine
Chlorpromazine
Chlorpromazine is a typical antipsychotic...

 (Largactil).

Track listing

  1. "The Moor" - 3:05
  2. "Axeman" - 3:31
  3. "Fear of God" - 3:09
  4. "Largactyl" - 3:45
  5. "Drink and Be Merry" - 6:03
  6. "Spoils of Victory" - 4:15
  7. "Arise" - 5:19
  8. "Slave" - 3:51
  9. "The Darkest Hour" - 4:51

Personnel

  • Rob Miller - Lead vocals, bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Stigmus Maximus - Guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    , backing vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

  • George The Dragon - Synthesizer
    Synthesizer
    A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

  • Sam Sattler - drums
    Drum kit
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Production

  • Jason Rosenberg - Design, Concept
  • George Horn - Remastering
  • Amebix - Producers
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