jeffrey walker born 25 march 1969 is a bass guitarist and 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 risingin 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 diamanthians a liverpool based death metal band logo as well as producing their debut albumwhilst in liverpool walker was well known amongst radical activists especially for his work as a hunt saboteurjeff along with bill steer ran the shortlived 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 repulsions horrifiedwalker also appeared in an episode of the science fiction comedy red dwarf he performed as gazza a neomarxist nihilist anarchist the bassist of the band smeg and the heads in the 1989 episode timeslides along with carcass bandmate bill steer as the whackedout crazy hippy drummer dobbina solo album welcome to carcass cuntry was released on 9 may 2006 on fractured transmitter records under the moniker jeff walker und die fluffers the album consists of covers of countryblues 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 himwalker appeared as a guest singer on napalm deaths the code is redlong live the code album on the track pledge yourself to you he has also worked with this is menace singing on the tracks onward christian soldiers and pretty girls while also supplying vocals to mnemics psykorgasm he has appeared live with the finnish grindcore band to separate the flesh from the boneshe is currently touring with the reformed carcass who made an appearance at wacken open air his bandmate bill steer hinted in a recent interview that a new carcass album could be possible