Godflesh

Godflesh are an English industrial metal band from Birmingham. The group formed in 1982 under the original title O.P.D. (later Fall of Because) but did not release any complete music until 1988 when Justin Broadrick (guitar, vocals, programming) and B. C. Green (bass, programming) renamed the band and decided to use a drum machine for percussion. Melding heavy metal with industrial music and later with electronic music and dub, Godflesh's sound is widely regarded as a foundational influence on other industrial metal and post-metal acts and as significant to both experimental and extreme metal. The band signed to Earache Records in the late 1980s and released their debut album Streetcleaner (1989) to contemporary and lasting acclaim. After the release of their sophomore album Pure (1992) and their major label debut Selfless (1994), they started experimenting with live drums as well as hip hop and breakbeat sounds. The resulting albums, Songs of Love and Hate (1996) and Us and Them (1999), were followed by Hymns (2001), which saw a simplification of the band's style. Shortly after Green's departure in 2002, Broadrick ended Godflesh and pursued various other projects, such as Jesu. Broadrick and Green reformed Godflesh in 2009, releasing A World Lit Only by Fire (2014) and Post Self (2017) to critical acclaim. Their ninth album, Purge, was released in June 2023. As pioneers of industrial metal, Godflesh's early sound was defined by harsh machine beats, production-emphasised bass, distorted guitar and sparse vocals delivered in a low, guttural fashion. The band performed for most of their career as a duo with Broadrick and Green playing over preprogrammed percussion, normally to a backdrop of apocalyptic scenery and Christian iconography. Godflesh's music has been regarded as especially heavy and grim, with Streetcleaner being named by several publications as one of the heaviest and greatest metal albums.

A World Lit Only By Dub - 2024-12-06T00:00:00.000000Z

RAT WARS ULTRA EDITION - 2024-10-17T00:00:00.000000Z

RAT WARS - 2023-12-07T00:00:00.000000Z

DEMIGODS - 2023-11-23T00:00:00.000000Z

UNLOVED - 2023-11-16T00:00:00.000000Z

PURGE - 2023-06-09T00:00:00.000000Z

PURE Live - 2022-11-02T00:00:00.000000Z

The Others (Lustmord Deconstructed) - 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

NEW FLESH IN DUB VOL 1 - 2021-07-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Post Self - 2017-11-17T00:00:00.000000Z

A World Lit Only by Fire - 2017-09-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Streetcleaner (Live at Roadburn) - 2017-04-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Industrial Goes Metal - 2014-12-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Metal Plays Metal - 2014-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Hymns (Special Edition) - 2013-02-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Masters Of Misery - 2009-03-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Songs Of Love....In Dub - 2009-03-25T00:00:00.000000Z

The World's Greatest AC/DC Tribute - 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Messiah - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

In All Languages - 2001-06-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Immortalised - 2000-03-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Us And Them - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Slateman / Cold World - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Songs Of Love And Hate - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Selfless - 1994-09-26T00:00:00.000000Z