Jeffrey Walker
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Jeffrey Walker is a bass guitarist and singer from St Helens, UK. He is best known for his work with the death metal/grindcore band Carcass for which he was also the main lyricist. Before Carcass, he played in the punk band the Electro Hippies. After the demise of Carcass, he went on to form Blackstar with two former Carcass bandmates. In some territories the band Blackstar was called Blackstar Rising.
In addition, he made cover artwork for a few albums. The best known is Scum by Napalm Death. He is also credited for the cover art to the cult Axegrinder album Rise of the Serpent Men. He also designed Diamanthian's (a Liverpool based death metal band's) logo.
Whilst in Liverpool, Walker was well known amongst radical left-wing activists, especially for his work as a hunt saboteur.
Walker also appeared in an episode of the Sci-Fi comedy Red Dwarf along with Bill Steer. He performed as 'Gaz', the bassist of the band 'Smeg and the Heads' in the 1989 episode "Timeslides".
Recently, Walker appeared on stage with Finnish grindcore band To Separate the Flesh from the Bones. He has also been playing bass with Brujeria under the name El Cynico.
A solo album - Welcome to Carcass Cuntry - was released on 9th May 2006 on Fractured Transmitter Records. The album consists of covers of country/blues songs with a metallic twist. Various guest appearances on the album including former bandmates Ken Owen and Bill Steer as well as members of the band HIM.
Walker appeared as a guest singer on Napalm Death's The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code album on the track "Pledge Yourself to You". He has also worked with This Is Menace, singing on the track "Onward Christian Soldiers" and supplied vocals to Mnemic's "Psykorgasm".
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