Nembrionic
Encyclopedia
Nembrionic was a Dutch
death metal
band. They were formed in 1991 under the name Nembrionic Hammerdeath as a black metal
band; they changed their name to Nembrionic in 1993. The band released three full-lengths on Displeased Records
and one full-length together with Osdorp Posse
. They split up in 1999.
, Possessed
, and Terrorizer
, and recorded a demo in that same year. Their 1992 EP sold 1800 copies and garnered the band a record deal with Dutch metal label Displeased Records
. They moved toward grindcore
and death metal
on Tempter, a split with Consolation
. The band played about 30 shows were played to promote the album and went on tour with At the Gates
and Consolation
.
Hammerdeath was dropped from the name in 1995, and their next album, Psycho One Hundred
, led to shows at open air festivals such as Liberation Day, Mundial, and Lowlands
, and even a show in Ahoy Rotterdam. In 1996, they joined with Osdorp Posse to record Briljant, Hard en Geslepen
, which charted in the Netherlands. Nembrionic played at Dynamo Open Air
and Pinkpop Festival, and even opened for Slayer
in Paradiso
, June 1996.
Their next to last release was Bloodcult
, which contained some home recordings and other songs besides almost the entire 1992 EP. Their final effort was Incomplete, "[their] answer to the fading brutality in the music scene."
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band. They were formed in 1991 under the name Nembrionic Hammerdeath as a black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band; they changed their name to Nembrionic in 1993. The band released three full-lengths on Displeased Records
Displeased Records
Displeased Records is a Dutch independent record label, founded by Lars Eikema and Ron Veltkamp. The label has many Dutch and other extreme metal bands on its roster, but has also rereleased many classic albums, including albums by Agathocles , Cryptopsy, Infernäl Mäjesty, Sadus, Toxik and Whiplash...
and one full-length together with Osdorp Posse
Osdorp Posse
Osdorp Posse was one of the first rap groups to produce rap music in Dutch language. ‘The Posse’ was formed in 1989 by Def-P , King , IJsblok and Seda...
. They split up in 1999.
Biography
The band started in April 1991, influenced by VenomVenom
Venom is the general term referring to any variety of toxins used by certain types of animals that inject it into their victims by the means of a bite or a sting...
, Possessed
Possessed (band)
Possessed is an American death metal band, originally formed in 1983. Noted for their fast style of playing and Jeff Becerra's guttural vocals, they are routinely called the first band in the death metal genre...
, and Terrorizer
Terrorizer
Terrorizer is an American grindcore and death metal band formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. After disbanding, its members gained recognition by playing in influential extreme metal bands, such as Morbid Angel , Napalm Death and Nausea...
, and recorded a demo in that same year. Their 1992 EP sold 1800 copies and garnered the band a record deal with Dutch metal label Displeased Records
Displeased Records
Displeased Records is a Dutch independent record label, founded by Lars Eikema and Ron Veltkamp. The label has many Dutch and other extreme metal bands on its roster, but has also rereleased many classic albums, including albums by Agathocles , Cryptopsy, Infernäl Mäjesty, Sadus, Toxik and Whiplash...
. They moved toward grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
and death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
on Tempter, a split with Consolation
Consolation
Consolation is the name of a former Dutch death metal/grindcore band from the Zaanstreek that formed in 1989. They released three full-length albums through Displeased Records and were called the Dutch "Gods of Grind"; at their peak, in the late 1990s, they were one of the highest rated metal...
. The band played about 30 shows were played to promote the album and went on tour with At the Gates
At the Gates
At the Gates is an extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg death-metal sound. Their early albums lean towards a death metal sound, but later albums sound more like melodic death metal.Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a...
and Consolation
Consolation
Consolation is the name of a former Dutch death metal/grindcore band from the Zaanstreek that formed in 1989. They released three full-length albums through Displeased Records and were called the Dutch "Gods of Grind"; at their peak, in the late 1990s, they were one of the highest rated metal...
.
Hammerdeath was dropped from the name in 1995, and their next album, Psycho One Hundred
Psycho One Hundred
Psycho One Hundred is the second album by the Dutch death metal band Nembrionic. It was released in 1995 by Displeased Records. The tracklisting printed on the CD is incorrect.-Track listing:# "Kill Them" # "Coffin on Coffin"...
, led to shows at open air festivals such as Liberation Day, Mundial, and Lowlands
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise, also known as simply Lowlands, is a music festival, held annually in the Netherlands in August. Lowlands has about 55,000 visitors, over 200 acts and more than ten stages every year which are named according to the NATO phonetic alphabet apart from the Grolsch...
, and even a show in Ahoy Rotterdam. In 1996, they joined with Osdorp Posse to record Briljant, Hard en Geslepen
Briljant, Hard en Geslepen
Briljant, Hard en Geslepen is an album by the Dutch death metal band Nembrionic who wrote and recorded all the music, and the Dutch hiphop band Osdorp Posse who contributed the lyrics and vocals.-Track listing:...
, which charted in the Netherlands. Nembrionic played at Dynamo Open Air
Dynamo Open Air
Dynamo Open Air was a festival in the Netherlands held every year since 1986, until 2005. Originally held to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Dynamo rock club in Eindhoven, it has grown exponentially since then, and from a 5,000-person attendance in the Dynamo parking lot, it had grown to...
and Pinkpop Festival, and even opened for Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
in Paradiso
Paradiso (Amsterdam)
Paradiso is an iconic rock music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.-History:It is housed in a converted former church building that dates from the nineteenth century and that was used until 1965 as the meeting hall for a liberal Dutch religious group known as the "Vrije...
, June 1996.
Their next to last release was Bloodcult
Bloodcult
Bloodcult is an EP by the Dutch death metal band Nembrionic. It was released in 1997 as a split CD with Consolation's debut album Beautyfilth by Displeased Records. The first two tracks are demos of incomplete songs of the Incomplete album. Three of the last four tracks are from the Themes of an...
, which contained some home recordings and other songs besides almost the entire 1992 EP. Their final effort was Incomplete, "[their] answer to the fading brutality in the music scene."
Discography
- Lyrics of Your Last Will (demo, 1991)
- Themes on an Occult TheoryThemes on an Occult TheoryThemes on an Occult Theory is an EP by Nembrionic Hammerdeath. It was released in 1992 by Displeased Records. It was released only on vinyl and the sleeve came in three different colours: purple, red and cyan...
(EP, 1992) - Tempter (split with ConsolationConsolationConsolation is the name of a former Dutch death metal/grindcore band from the Zaanstreek that formed in 1989. They released three full-length albums through Displeased Records and were called the Dutch "Gods of Grind"; at their peak, in the late 1990s, they were one of the highest rated metal...
, Displeased RecordsDispleased RecordsDispleased Records is a Dutch independent record label, founded by Lars Eikema and Ron Veltkamp. The label has many Dutch and other extreme metal bands on its roster, but has also rereleased many classic albums, including albums by Agathocles , Cryptopsy, Infernäl Mäjesty, Sadus, Toxik and Whiplash...
, 1993) - Hardcore Leeft (split EP with ConsolationConsolationConsolation is the name of a former Dutch death metal/grindcore band from the Zaanstreek that formed in 1989. They released three full-length albums through Displeased Records and were called the Dutch "Gods of Grind"; at their peak, in the late 1990s, they were one of the highest rated metal...
and Osdorp PosseOsdorp PosseOsdorp Posse was one of the first rap groups to produce rap music in Dutch language. ‘The Posse’ was formed in 1989 by Def-P , King , IJsblok and Seda...
, 1994) - Psycho One HundredPsycho One HundredPsycho One Hundred is the second album by the Dutch death metal band Nembrionic. It was released in 1995 by Displeased Records. The tracklisting printed on the CD is incorrect.-Track listing:# "Kill Them" # "Coffin on Coffin"...
(CD, Displeased, 1995) - Briljant, Hard en GeslepenBriljant, Hard en GeslepenBriljant, Hard en Geslepen is an album by the Dutch death metal band Nembrionic who wrote and recorded all the music, and the Dutch hiphop band Osdorp Posse who contributed the lyrics and vocals.-Track listing:...
(with Osdorp Posse; CD, Displeased, 1996) - BloodcultBloodcultBloodcult is an EP by the Dutch death metal band Nembrionic. It was released in 1997 as a split CD with Consolation's debut album Beautyfilth by Displeased Records. The first two tracks are demos of incomplete songs of the Incomplete album. Three of the last four tracks are from the Themes of an...
(MCD, Displeased, 1997) - IncompleteIncomplete (album)Incomplete is the third album by the Dutch death metal band Nembrionic. It was released in 1998 by Displeased Records. The final tracks contains aside from a short song, a lot of drunkmans talk, a cover of The Knack's "My Sharona", re-titled as "My Corona" and the fun-song in Dutch "Boer daar ligt...
(CD, Displeased, 1998)
Members
- Jamil Beroud - bass
- Dennis Jak - guitar
- Noel Van Eersel - drums
- Marco "Bor" Westenbrink - guitar, vocals