Band changed name to Amebix

In 1979 the band changed its name to Amebix. The name was created from parts of words and sounds to create a word with its own meaning, and Stig Miller has said is “something that has no real meaning outside of itself”. The idea of creating such a name was inspired by a mantra given to Stig Miller by a local “guru” when he was thirteen years old, to help him improve his behaviour in school. The band recorded a self-titled six-track demo. Miller was working as a journalist and was sent by his publisher to review a live performance of anarcho-punk band Crass at Abbey Hall in Plymouth . He presented the demo to the band, who included the track University Challenged on their Bullshit Detector compilation.