Godflesh is an English industrial metal band from Birmingham, England. They formed in 1988 by Justin K. 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. In 2009, the group announced their intention to reform for summer 2010.
Godflesh has been cited as an influence by Korn, Metallica, Danzig, Faith No More, Fear Factory, Converge,Isis, Pitchshifter, and Ministry, among others. Justin Broadrick was asked to join Danzig and Faith No More as a band member full time, but Broadrick wanted to be focused on Godflesh.
Drawing influence from power electronics forefathers Whitehouse, noise rock band Swans, ambient music creator Brian Eno and fellow Birmingham heavy metal band Black Sabbath, Godflesh were among the pioneers of industrial metal.
Godflesh is known for their unique mixture of drum machine beats with droning, discordant guitar and powerful, intermittent bass. (On their earlier albums, the rhythms, synths, and samples are credited to "Machine" or "Machines". Later, Godflesh would make use of human drummers Bryan Mantia and Ted Parsons.) Their eerie, slow, and repetitive style is commonly described as "apocalyptic".The Godflesh sound was once described as "Pornography-era Cure on Quaaludes".
Broadrick's vocals are often guttural, making use of something akin to the death grunt technique, yet they also at times show a softer, more melodic side, as in "I Wasn't Born to Follow" from 1992's Pure. Godflesh lyrics are terse, cryptic, and bleak, often emphasizing duality or opposition. Paranoia and martyrdom are also common themes in Godflesh's music and cover art.
Broadrick has also taken inspiration from Leonard Cohen; both artists have albums titled Songs of Love and Hate. In the song "Mothra" (from Pure), Godflesh borrows the lyrics "Your pain is no credential here / It's just the shadow of my wound" from the song "Avalanche" on the aforementioned Cohen album.
Legacy
Former members
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)
Primary lineup
Justin Broadrick – lead vocals, guitars, programming (1988–2002, since 2010)
G.C. Green – bass, programming (1988–2001, since 2010)
Godflesh Discography
Godflesh EP 1988
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Track Lists:
01. Avalanche Master Song
02. Veins
03. Godhead
04. Spinebender
05. Weak Flesh
06. Ice Nerveshatter
07. Wounds
08. Streetcleaner 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?dpv1wgisulv
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http://www.mediafire.com/?qdzonmzko5o
Streetcleaner 1989
Track Lists:
01. Like Rats
02. Christbait Rising
03. Pulp
04. Dream Long Dead
05. Head Dirt
06. Devastator
07. Mighty Trust Krushe
08. Life Is Easy
09. Streetcleaner
10. Locust Furnace
11. Tiny Tears
12. Wound
13. Dead Head
14. Suction
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2kuvxmwwvt
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http://www.mediafire.com/?ywj1oytimdn
Slavestate 1991
Track Lists:
01. Slavestate
02. Perfect Skin
03. Someone Somewhere Scorned
04. Meltdown
http://www.mediafire.com/?4y4ol1rkwnr
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http://www.mediafire.com/?zz21dhmzmzt
Pure 1992
Track Lists:
01. Spite
02. Mothra
03. I Wasn't Born to Follow
04. Predominance
05. Pure
06. Monotremata
07. Baby Blue Eyes
08. Don't Bring Me Flowers
http://www.mediafire.com/?jofykn0m50j
Merciless EP 1994
Track Lists:
01. Merciless
02. Blind
03. Unworthy
04. Flowers
http://www.mediafire.com/?yz1dmtnmqde
Selfness 1994
Track Lists:
01. Xnoybis
02. Bigot
03. Black Boned Angel
04. Anything Is Mine
05. Empyreal
06. Crush My Soul
07. Body Dome Light
08. Toll
09. Heartless
10. Mantra
11. Go Spread Your Wings
http://www.mediafire.com/?mezftwrkzyw
Crush My Soul EP 1995
Track Lists:
01. Crush My Soul0
02. Crush My Soul (Ultramix)
03. Xnoybis (Psychofuckdub)
http://www.mediafire.com/?y3dnh3mkj5t
Messiah EP 1995
Track Lists:
01. Messiah
02. Wilderness of Mirrors
03. Sungod
04. Scapegoat
05. Messiah [dub]
06. Wilderness of Mirrors [dub]
07. Sungod [dub]
08. Scapegoat [dub]
http://www.mediafire.com/?zgmzkm2431z
Cold World EP 1996
Track Lists:
01. Cold World
02. Nihil
03. Nihil (Total Belief Mix)
04. Nihil (No Belief Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nmhzwmlnmmn
Songs of love and hate 1996
Track Lists:
01. Wake
02. Sterile Prophet
03. Circle of Shit
04. Hunter
05. Gift from Heaven
06. Amoral
07. Angel Domain
08. Kingdom Come
09. Time, Death and Wastefulness
10. Frail
11. Almost Heaven
http://www.mediafire.com/?2xxy1jl0oym
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http://www.mediafire.com/?ktwg2zykmhg
Love And Hate In Dub EP 1997
Track Lists:
01. Circle of Shit [To the Point Dub]
02. Wake [Break Mix]
03. Almost Heaven [Closer Mix]
04. Gift from Heaven [Breakbeat]
05. Frail [Now Broken]
06. Sterile Prophet [version]
07. Almost Heaven [Helldub]
08. Kingdom Come [version]
09. Time, Death and Wastefulness [In Dub]
10. Sterile Prophet [In Dub]
11. Domain
12. Gift from Heaven [Heavenly]
http://www.mediafire.com/?ctgnzzzwmkn
Us And Them 1999
Track Lists:
01. I, Me, Mine
02. Us and Them
03. Endgames
04. Witchhunt
05. Whose Truth Is Your Truth?
06. Defiled
07. Bittersweet
08. Nail
09. Descent
10. Controlfreak
11. The Internal
12. Live to Lose
http://www.mediafire.com/?8oxgzm9npm3
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http://www.mediafire.com/?2c0wwmdv6qd
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http://www.mediafire.com/?dnniinm3u2m
Hymms 2001
Track Lists:
01. Defeated
02. Deaf, Dumb and Blind
03. Paralyzed
04. Anthem
05. Voidhead
06. Tyrant
07. White Flag
08. For Life
09. Animals
10. Vampires
11. Antihuman
12. Regal
13. Jesu
http://www.mediafire.com/?izn1wqtfgeb
http://www.mediafire.com/?x5zwezwdogo
