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Godflesh are an industrial metal band from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by Justin KarlBroadrick(guitar,vocals,andprogramming) and G. C. Green (bass). They are highly regarded as one of the founders ofindustrial metal. Thegroupdisbanded in 2002but reformed in2010, appearing in few festivals and starting to produce a newstudio album.In 1988, Broadrick contacted Green about reforming Fall Of Because, who fell apart in 1987. Justin decided to takeoveronguitars, andthey chose to use adrum machine to replace Justin as a drummer. The newly formed band decided tochangetheir name ...read more
Godflesh are an industrial metal band from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by Justin KarlBroadrick(guitar,vocals,andprogramming) and G. C. Green (bass). They are highly regarded as one of the founders ofindustrial metal. Thegroupdisbanded in 2002but reformed in2010, appearing in few festivals and starting to produce a newstudio album.In 1988, Broadrick contacted Green about reforming Fall Of Because, who fell apart in 1987. Justin decided to takeoveronguitars, andthey chose to use adrum machine to replace Justin as a drummer. The newly formed band decided tochangetheir name toGodflesh.Godflesh established a presence in underground music with albums such as Streetcleaner and Pure, whichdemonstratedtheeffectivenessof lo-fi productionvalues in heavy music. A brief flirtation with major label Columbia Records in1994 forSelfless and theMerciless EP sawthe duo take on a more high-endproduction approach. In 1996 Godflesh releasedSongs ofLove and Hate, which featuredthe drumming ofBryan Mantia (Guns N’ Roses, Primus, Praxis).The next album, 1999’sUs AndThem, saw the group experimenting with amore electronic,drum and bass-oriented sound in which the guitar playedalesscentral role. In 2001 Godflesh released the double albumretrospective InAll Languages. That same year they releasedanalbum of new material,Hymns, which featured the precise drumming ofnew band memberTed Parsons (formerly of SwansandProng) and brought the band back to its slow andheavy roots while retaining elementsof itsexperiments with electronica.Green left the band in late 2001. It was announced that he would be replaced by former Killing Joke and Prong bassistPaulRaven;however,Godfleshdisbanded in 2002 when Broadrick suffered a nervous breakdown just before departing for atour of the U.S.As akind of partinggift, the group released aremastered version of their extremely rare 1994 EP Messiah,which was doubled inlength with allnew remixes.Broadrick and Parsons went on to form Jesuin 2003.Godflesh will reappear for a few shows in 2010, including one at Hellfest, France, as the only show in Europe.Theseperformancescoincidewith the re-release of their seminal album Streetcleaner remastered with an additional disc ofunreleased mixes,demotapes and liveperformances.Broadrick’s Farewell“On April 10th 2002, I disbanded Godflesh. This was something I had painfully been pondering since GC Greens’departurefromthe band inOct 2001.Regrettably it took until the day of leaving for a lengthy U.S tour for the realization to finallytake itstoll on me.Unfortunately thefinality of the decisionand the responsibilities of making the decision proved too much for metobare, and I collapsedunder the weight. Ifound that without GC Green, Godfleshis not Godflesh, and him leaving proved to beanomen for me. I also feel thateverything we originallyintended or even imagined with Godflesh we havedone. My only regrethasbeen the hurting of both remaining bandmembers Ted Parsonsand Paul Raven, and disappointing those that believeinGodfleshworldwide… In the near future, my new rock project Jesuwill surface. Sothis is by no means the end ofmysongwriting/guitar/vocalizing. Simplythe end of a chapter. Endless gratitude to all thosethat havebelieved in andsupportedGodflesh throughout the 14 year history. You know who you are…Long live the new flesh…”Sound and influencesDrawing influences from SPK, Whitehouse, Throbbing Gristle, Swans, Brian Eno and Black Sabbath, among others,Godfleshwereamong thepioneers ofindustrial metal.Godflesh is known for their unique mixture of industrial drum machine beats with droning, discordant guitarandpowerful,intermittent bass.(On theirearlier albums, the rhythms, synths, and samples are credited to “Machine”or“Machines”. Later, Godflesh wouldmake use ofhuman drummers BryanMantia and Ted Parsons.) Their eerie, slow,andrepetitive style is commonly described as“apocalyptic”. TheGodflesh sound was once described as“Pornography-era CureonQuaaludes”.Broadrick’s vocals are often guttural, making use of something akin to the death grunt technique, yet they also at timesshowasofter, moremelodic side,as in “I Wasn’t Born to Follow” from 1992’s Pure. Godflesh lyrics are terse, cryptic, andbleak,oftenemphasizing duality oropposition. Paranoia andmartyrdom are also common themes in Godflesh’s music and coverart.Broadrick has also taken inspiration from Leonard Cohen; both artists have albums titled Songs Of Love And Hate. Inthesong“Mothra”(from Pure),Godflesh borrows the lyrics “Your pain is no credential here / It’s just the shadow of my wound”fromthe song“Avalanche” onthe aforementioned Cohenalbum. « hide |
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