“I was struggling at home and struggling on tour. I’ve had a real problem with alcohol again”: Inspired by a Neil Peart quote, Napalm Death’s Shane Embury embraced his prog tendencies to search his soul

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As a confirmed Cardiacs and Rush fanatic, Embury is delighted to qualify for coverage in Prog. Prog Newsletter Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! I decided to release it as Shane Embury – I could have called it something else, but then it’s just another project. I did all the vocals on the Tronos album [2019’s Celestial Mechanics], which was heavier, of course, and that in itself is quite a weird album. This is different because it’s cleaner vocals.I started singing because I had kids – I started singing to them and it grew from there.