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| - Godflesh waren von 2002 bis 2010 aufgelöst ... sie bevorzugten meist einen Drumcomputer. → Siehe auch Ministry, Fear Factory, Neurosis – Napalm Death
- Godflesh are an industrial metal band from Birmingham, England. They were formed in 1988 by Justin Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G.C. Green (bass) and disbanded in 2002. Godflesh's innovative music is widely regarded as a foundational influence on industrial metal and post-metal. Broadrick and Green reformed Godflesh in 2010.
- Godflesh is a band from Birmingham, England, one of the Trope Codifiers of Industrial Metal and an influence on many other bands, including Isis, Faith No More, Converge, Korn, Ministry and Fear Factory. The band's core lineup generally consists of vocalist/guitarist Justin Broadrick and bassist GC Green; the band usually uses a drum machine, though they have also used real drummers in their music. In 2001, Green left the band. During this time, Broadrick's relationship with his girlfriend had dissolved, and Broadrick suffered a nervous breakdown; he disbanded Godflesh in 2002. Studio albums:
- Godflesh are a two-piece industrial metal band from Birmingham, England. They were formed in 1988 by Justin Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G.C. Green (bass) and disbanded in 2002. Godflesh's innovative music is widely regarded as a foundational influence on industrial metal and post-metal. Broadrick and Green reformed Godflesh in 2010. Most of Godflesh's cover artwork comes from movie stills, freeze frames and magazine artwork. Check their official website for descriptions and explanations behind the covers (go to the "artwork" section.)
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| - Godflesh are a two-piece industrial metal band from Birmingham, England. They were formed in 1988 by Justin Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G.C. Green (bass) and disbanded in 2002. Godflesh's innovative music is widely regarded as a foundational influence on industrial metal and post-metal. Broadrick and Green reformed Godflesh in 2010. Godflesh are highly regarded as one of the pioneers of industrial metal (or debated as industrial rock music); they took industrial to the next level with their fuse of heavy guitars and mixing it with slow drum loops and effects. Godflesh has influences ranging from initially Swans, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and industrial music very much like Killing Joke, Throbbing Gristle and even some folk from Leonard Cohen (most of his song/album titles and some lyrics were borrowed from him). Contrary to popular belief, Godflesh isn't grindcore or death metal; they were an experimental form of industrial metal. Their sound was constantly evolving; at times, Godflesh moved practically completely away from "metal" only to move back with the next release. All around, the "industrial" element always stuck with them. At the same time, Godflesh started a new movement of music with bands mimicking a similar style to theirs, like Pitchshifter, Dead World, Scorn (early Scorn did feature Justin Broadrick on guitars), Sonic Violence, Red Harvest, and many other. Godflesh is also known to highly inspire the post hardcore/sludge genre with such bands like Isis and Pelican playing a style akin to Godflesh, just minus the industrial elements (though they are highly inspired by the sound layering and atmosphere Godflesh created). Justin Broadrick formed this group after walking out of Napalm Death and having stints in other bands such as Head of David and Fall of Because. He formed the band with Ben "GC" Green, a partnership which is seen as being the definitive essence of Godflesh. Justin saw this project as a "renaming" of the last band Fall of Because (changing from that name to Godflesh). The meaning of the name Godflesh as explained by Justin: "I heard someone once say that 'music is the voice of God.' In that sense, it's something that can get inside of you and move you spiritually on a communication level. The word God conjures something immense and inconceivable. The 'flesh' part is what effects you on a physical level. Our music is loud and destructive. Like Godflesh is the American Indian term for peyote, but that really is kind of a coincidence. It's a coincidence that suits me just fine though." Most of Godflesh's cover artwork comes from movie stills, freeze frames and magazine artwork. Check their official website for descriptions and explanations behind the covers (go to the "artwork" section.) Justin Broadrick's newest project is Jesu, named after the last song on the Godflesh's last studio album Hymns. Other than this, Justin has been involved in many other projects, most largely encompassing techno, dub and electronica - elements of which were always present in Godflesh - such as Curse of the Golden Vampire. Justin Broadrick disbanded Godflesh in early 2002 after coming to the conclusion that the band just wasn't itself without his founding partner, Ben 'GC' Green. Ben left the group due to conflicting differences.
- Godflesh is a band from Birmingham, England, one of the Trope Codifiers of Industrial Metal and an influence on many other bands, including Isis, Faith No More, Converge, Korn, Ministry and Fear Factory. The band's core lineup generally consists of vocalist/guitarist Justin Broadrick and bassist GC Green; the band usually uses a drum machine, though they have also used real drummers in their music. The band's original incarnation was formed in 1982, under the name "Fall of Because", by Green and guitarist Paul Neville. Justin Broadrick, who had played guitar in the legendary Grindcore outfit Napalm Death, joined the group as vocalist and drummer in 1985; two years later, the band fell apart. In 1988, Broadrick contacted Green and they reformed Fall of Because, Broadrick taking up the position of guitarist and deciding to use a drum machine. The band also changed its name to "Godflesh". Throughout their career, Godflesh was known for its crushing guitar riffs, plodding bass, robotic percussion, and Broadricks's Harsh Vocals and minimalistic lyrics. In 2001, Green left the band. During this time, Broadrick's relationship with his girlfriend had dissolved, and Broadrick suffered a nervous breakdown; he disbanded Godflesh in 2002. In 2009/10, the band reunited. Their future is uncertain, but Broadrick has not ruled out the possibility of new material. As stated above, the primary lineup of the band consists of Broadrick and Green; however, they have had other, temporary members. These include:
* Paul Neville – guitars (1989–1991)
* Robert Hampson – guitars (1991–1992)
* Bryan Mantia – drums, percussion (1994–1996)
* Steve Hough – guitars (1999)
* Diarmuid Dalton – samples, moog (1999)
* Ted Parsons – drums, percussion (1996–2002)
* Paul Raven – bass (2002) Studio albums:
* Streetcleaner (1989)
* Pure (1992)
* Selfless (1994)
* Songs of Love and Hate (1996)
* Us and Them (1999)
* Hymns (2001) Broadrick is also the man behind the post-metal band Jesu and the dark ambient project Final.
- Godflesh waren von 2002 bis 2010 aufgelöst ... sie bevorzugten meist einen Drumcomputer. → Siehe auch Ministry, Fear Factory, Neurosis – Napalm Death
- Godflesh are an industrial metal band from Birmingham, England. They were formed in 1988 by Justin Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G.C. Green (bass) and disbanded in 2002. Godflesh's innovative music is widely regarded as a foundational influence on industrial metal and post-metal. Broadrick and Green reformed Godflesh in 2010.
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