The English industrial metal band Godflesh have released 189 songs;[a] 129 are original tracks, 55 are remixes done by the band of their own songs and 5 are covers. The group, initially composed of B. C. Green and Paul Neville, formed in 1982 as Fall of Because but did not release any complete music until 1988 after Justin Broadrick joined, became frontman and renamed the project Godflesh.[2][3] Though their debut, a self-titled EP, was released on a small, independent label named Swordfish, it was successful and drew the attention of Earache Records.[4][5] After being picked up by Earache, Godflesh released the albums Streetcleaner (1989) and Pure (1992)[6][7] and were then acquired by Columbia Records.[8]
Following the disappointing sales of their third album, 1994's Selfless, and the ban of the music video for "Crush My Soul", Columbia dropped Godflesh, and the band returned to Earache.[9][10] They then released Songs of Love and Hate in 1996, Love and Hate in Dub (an experimental remix album) in 1997 and Us and Them in 1999.[11] The band again parted from Earache and released Hymns in 2001 before breaking up in 2002.[12][13] Broadrick and Green reunited in 2009 with plans to create music together again,[14] officially reformed Godflesh in 2010 and released A World Lit Only by Fire in 2014 and Post Self in 2017.[15]
Musically, Godflesh's songs are characterised by machine percussion played in repetitive loops, driving bass and distorted guitar.[11] Though two of their albums (Songs of Love and Hate and Hymns) featured human drummers, Broadrick saw these inclusions as a dilution of what the band set out to achieve.[16] As pioneers of industrial metal,[17] Godflesh's earliest songs are exceptionally slow and mechanical, employing a blend of heavy metal and industrial music.[8] The bass and drums are unusually loud (as on the track "Avalanche Master Song" from the Godflesh EP), and the guitars and vocals play a secondary, more background role (as on "Pulp" and "Life Is Easy" from Streetcleaner).[6][16] On their second album, Pure, Godflesh began to experiment with sprawling ambient pieces (as on "Pure II"), hip hop and breakbeats (as on the introductory song "Spite") and extreme degrees of heavy repetition (as on "Predominance").[7][18][19]Selfless saw the band taking a more straightforward metal approach, with a heavy emphasis on riffs (as on "Bigot" and "Toll").[20] This era of Godflesh (1988 to 1994) would retrospectively be seen as Broadrick's favorite.[9]
Throughout their career, Godflesh have only released a handful of singles and music videos.[21] None of their songs have charted individually despite Columbia's efforts to augment Godflesh's popularity and raise it in line with that of Nine Inch Nails.[22][23] Within the band's catalogue are many remixes that were made by Broadrick. Aside from studio cover songs, Godflesh have performed "Requiem" by Killing Joke live.[24]
Songs
Justin Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 2015Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 2016B. C. Green performing with Godflesh in 2018Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 1992Robert Hampson of Loop performing with Godflesh in 1991Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 2011Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 2014Green performing with Godflesh in 2014Diarmuid Dalton, an occasional member of Godflesh, performing with Broadrick's Jesu in 2009Godflesh performing in 2015Green performing with Godflesh in 2013Godflesh performing in 2018
Justin Broadrick has created a number of remixes over his career,[85] and the distinction between a Broadrick remix and a Godflesh remix is often unclear; there is little effective difference since Broadrick is Godflesh's main creative force and sole remixer.[86] The ones listed below are explicitly labeled with the Godflesh title or are inextricably tied to Godflesh (such as the two remixes for Pantera).[ad] For a more complete list of Broadrick's remixes, see his discography.
^ abcdThis song was originally recorded between 1988's Godflesh and 1989's Streetcleaner for an EP entitled Tiny Tears, but it was shelved and eventually released on Streetcleaner as an appended CD-only bonus track.[47]
^ abSome releases combine "Devastator" and "Mighty Trust Krusher" into one track.[40]
^ abcdThis song was originally recorded in the early- to mid-eighties when the band went by the name Fall of Because.[2]
^This song is a remix of "Angel Domain" from Songs of Love and Hate.[29]
^This song is a deconstructed remix (or "demix", as the liner notes put it) of "Don't Bring Me Flowers" from Pure.[38]
^ abThis song was originally recorded during the Post Self sessions.[52]
^An untitled hidden song is included in this track after a minute of silence.[56]
^This song is an "extended and mutated" version of "Life Giver Life Taker" from A World Lit Only by Fire.[45]
^This song was originally recorded in 1995 but was shelved for four years before being released.[57]
^This song was later released as "Lifefucker-Shitsucker".[78]
^This song was later released as "Malewhoreslag".[78]
^This song was later released as "Middle Amerika".[78]
^This track comprises a fifteen-minute live performance of Fall of Because, including the songs "Empire of Lies", "Whiterock-Blackdeath", "Christian Motherfucker" and "Ecstacy of Hate".[78]
^ abThough not explicitly labeled as such on the track listing of its original release, this song was recorded at a Peel session.[82]
^This track comprises a fifteen-minute live performance of Fall of Because, including the songs "Life Is Easy", "Calling" and "Submit-Suppress".[78]
^ abcThis remix is credited to Justin Broadrick (the Godflesh frontman), but it uses the same remix title that he employed for Godflesh songs on the Merciless EP.[38] In 1997, Broadrick referred to the remix as something "we" did, speaking of him and B. C. Green, the two constituents of Godflesh.[89]
^Whore – Various Artists Play Wire (CD liner notes). Various artists. WMO. 1996. WMO 2CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abcdefGodflesh (CD liner notes). Godflesh. Swordfish Records. 1988. FLESH LP1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abcdefghijklmPost Self (Japanese edition) (CD liner notes). Godflesh. Daymare Recordings. 2017. DYMC-292.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abcdefghijklmA World Lit Only by Fire (Japanese edition) (CD liner notes). Godflesh. Daymare Recordings. 2014. DYMC-230.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ab"Pulp" / "Christbait Rising" (vinyl liner notes). Godflesh. Combat Records. 1989. ICPROLP-0908.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abcdefDecline & Fall (Japanese edition) (CD liner notes). Godflesh. Daymare Recordings. 2014. DYMC-222.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Earache Records Presents: Rareache (CD liner notes). Various artists. Earache Records. 1995. MOSH100.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Covered in Black: An Industrial Tribute to the Kings of High Voltage – AC/DC (CD liner notes). Various artists. Cleopatra Records. 1997. CLP 9811-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Loud Music for Loud People: Vol. One (CD liner notes). Various artists. Koch Records. 2002. KOC-CD-8426.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abPathological Compilation (CD liner notes). Various artists. Pathological Records. 1989. PATH CD 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Corporate Rock Wars (CD liner notes). Various artists. Earache Records. 1995. MOSH136.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abFunky Alternatives Eight (CD liner notes). Various artists. Concrete Productions. 1996. cprodcd026.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Future Shock (CD liner notes). Various artists. Rawkus Records. 1996. RWK 1106-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Loopflesh / Fleshloop (vinyl liner notes). Godflesh and Loop. Clawfist. 1991. XPIG 07.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abcGodflesh (1990 reissue) (CD liner notes). Godflesh. Earache Records. 1990. MOSH 20CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Masters of Misery – Black Sabbath: An Earache Tribute (CD liner notes). Various artists. Toy's Factory. 1992. TFCK-88607.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abcdefghijklmExtirpate (cassette liner notes). Fall of Because. Self-published. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abMortar (CD liner notes). Various artists. Permis de Construire Deutschland. 1992. PPP 104.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abcGrind Madness at the BBC: The Earache Peel Sessions (CD liner notes). Various artists. Earache Records. 2009. MOSH381CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Weal & Woe (cassette liner notes). Mortiis. Dead Seed Productions. 2018. DSP020MC.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abcNeedles into the Ground – Deconstructed and Reconstructed by Godflesh (CD liner notes). Khost. Cold Spring. 2016. CSR215CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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