Jeffrey Walker

Jeff Walker
Live at Hole in the Sky, Bergen Metal Fest 2008
Background information
Birth name	Jeffrey Walker
Born	(1969-03-25) 25 March 1969 (age 47)
Origin	St Helens, England
Genres	Death metal, grindcore, punk rock, country rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Years active	1985–present
Associated acts	Carcass, Brujería, Blackstar, Electro Hippies, Agony

Jeffrey Walker (born 25 March 1969) is a bass guitarist, vocalist from Windle, St Helens, UK. He is best known for his work with the death metal / grindcore band Carcass for which he is also the main lyricist. Before Carcass, he played in the punk band Electro Hippies. After the demise of Carcass, he went on to form Blackstar with two former Carcass bandmates. In some territories the band was called Blackstar Rising.

In addition, he made cover artwork for a few albums, including 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) logo, as well as producing their debut album.

Whilst in Liverpool, Walker was well known amongst radical activists, especially for his work as a hunt saboteur.

Jeff along with Bill Steer ran the short-lived record label Necrosis, which was an imprint of Carcass' label Earache Records and that signed bands such as Norwegian group Cadaver and Repulsion from the USA. Jeff Walker also reputedly painted the cover of one of the editions of Repulsion's Horrified.

Walker also appeared in an episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf. He performed as 'Gazza', a 'neo-Marxist nihilist anarchist', the bassist of the band 'Smeg and the Heads' in the 1989 episode "Timeslides" along with Carcass bandmate Bill Steer as the "whacked-out crazy hippy drummer" 'Dobbin'.