Godflesh discography

Godflesh discography
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Studio albums 8
Live albums 2
Compilation albums 3
Video albums 1
Music videos 5
EPs 6
Singles 12
Remix albums 2

The English industrial metal band Godflesh have released 8 studio albums and 6 extended plays, along with a number of singles, compilations and remix and live albums. The group formed in 1982 under the name Fall of Because, but they did not release any music (outside of a 1986 demo tape titled Extirpate)[1] until 1988 when Justin Broadrick and G. C. Green changed the project's name to Godflesh and recorded a self-titled debut EP.[2] That EP, released through the independent label Swordfish, saw underground success[3] and has since been recognized as one of, if not the, first industrial metal releases.[4][5][6] Though the self-titled EP acted as Godflesh's introduction to innovation and experimentation, their next release and first through Earache Records, 1989's Streetcleaner, garnered even more recognition for its musical importance.[7][8][9] After the success of Streetcleaner, Godflesh recorded Pure in 1992, which has drawn retrospective recognition as a significant release in the post-metal genre.[10][11] The band's third album, Selfless (1994), was Godflesh's debut on a major label, Columbia Records.[12] The album sold under expectations,[13] and that coupled with MTV banning the music video of its lead single, "Crush My Soul", led to Columbia dropping support of Godflesh.[14][15] Regardless of the disappointing commercial performance of Selfless, Broadrick considers that album and all of the preceding releases as Godflesh's best material.[16][17]

In 1996, Godflesh, back on Earache, released Songs of Love and Hate, which featured Bryan Mantia on drums; this was a significant departure from the band's characteristic style, since all of their previous releases had been structured around programmed industrial beats from a drum machine.[18] Broadrick later described this shift as a dilution of Godflesh's original goal, which was to meld human and machine music.[19] Love and Hate in Dub, a remix album released in 1997, saw Godflesh again experimenting, this time with hip hop, breakbeats and dub.[20][21] Those experiments continued and heightened with the 1999 studio album Us and Them, which again featured mechanical percussion.[22] After Us and Them proved creatively dissatisfying for Broadrick,[23] the band again found a live drummer (this time in Ted Parsons). 2001's Hymns was recorded in a professional studio, which led to a great deal of frustration for the band.[24][25] Shortly after Hymns' release, Green quit Godflesh, and Broadrick officially ended the band not long after that.[26]

Godflesh reformed in 2010 as Broadrick and Green.[27] After performing scattered shows for four years, the band's return album, A World Lit Only by Fire (2014), was released to critical acclaim[28] and appeared on several critics' year-end lists.[29] It was a notably heavy industrial metal album focused again on downtuned guitar, distorted bass and driving, artificial drums.[30][31] In 2017, Godflesh's eighth album, Post Self, was released. Like A World Lit Only by Fire, it drew critical praise and award recognition;[32][33] Unlike that previous album, however, Post Self proved introspective and experimental.[34] Despite regular acclaim from critics and fellow musicians, Godflesh has received only minor commercial success.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details UK Indie GRE US Heat US Taste Notes
1989 Streetcleaner 19[3] 45[35] — —
  • CD versions include the otherwise unreleased Tiny Tears EP as a set of bonus tracks[36]
  • Remastered and reissued in 2010 with a second disc of bonus tracks[37]
  • Was performed in its entirety at Roadburn 2011[38]
1992 Pure — — — —
1994 Selfless 12[40] — — —
1996 Songs of Love and Hate — — — —
1999 Us and Them — — — —
  • Again featured machine percussion[22]
  • Intended to be followed with a remix album entitled Us and Them in Dub, but it was never completed[42]
2001 Hymns — — — —
  • Godflesh's final album before dissolution in 2002[26]
  • The band's second and final album with a live drummer[26]
  • Remastered and reissued in 2013 with a second disc of bonus tracks[43]
2014 A World Lit Only by Fire — — 22[44] 25[45]
  • Intended to be followed with a remix album entitled A World Lit Only by Fire in Dub, but it was never completed[19]
2017 Post Self — — 23[44] —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Year EP details UK Indie Notes
1988 Godflesh 20[3]
  • Godflesh's debut and one of the originating industrial metal releases[4][5][6]
  • Reissued in 1990 with two bonus tracks after Earache Records acquired Godflesh[47]
1991 Slavestate —
  • Most releases include Slavestate Remixes and the "Slateman" single[48]
Cold World —
  • Recorded in 1991 during the Pure sessions[49]
1994 Merciless —
  • Title track derived from a Fall of Because (pre-Godflesh) song[1]
2000 Messiah —
  • Recorded in 1994 during the Selfless sessions[50]
  • Released in a limited fan club capacity in 2000[51]
  • Saw a large-scale release in 2003[52]
2014 Decline & Fall —
  • Godflesh's first original material since 2001's Hymns[53]
  • Recorded in 2014 during the A World Lit Only by Fire sessions[54]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Year Album details Notes
1991 Slavestate Remixes
  • Only saw limited release as a 12-inch vinyl with unique artwork, but was included on most issues of Slavestate[48]
1997 Love and Hate in Dub
  • Performed live at a one-off show in 1997[55]

Compilation albums

Year Album details Notes
1996 The Ten Commandments
  • Only a promotional release[56]
  • Cover artwork is a still frame from the music video for "Crush My Soul"[56]
1999 Life Is Easy
  • A compilation of Fall of Because (pre-Godflesh) demos, originally released in 1986 under the title Extirpate[13]
2001 In All Languages
  • The first disc comprises a best-of collection, the second comprises a selection of rare and otherwise unreleased tracks and an additional DVD or VHS comprises the band's music videos[57]

Live albums

Year Album details Notes
2013 Streetcleaner: Live at Roadburn 2011
  • Documents the band's 2011 Roadburn performance of Streetcleaner in its entirety[38]
2014 Godflesh – The Earache Peel Sessions
  • Released in part on In All Languages[58]

Singles

Original singles

Year Title Album Notes
1989 "Pulp" / "Christbait Rising" Streetcleaner
  • Only a 12-inch promotional release[59]
1991 "Slateman" Non-album single
  • Was included on most issues of Slavestate[48]
  • Cover photograph taken during a 1991 live performance where Godflesh opened for the grunge band Nirvana[60]
1992 "Mothra" Pure
1995 "Xnoybis" Selfless
"Crush My Soul"
2014 "Ringer" Decline & Fall
"New Dark Ages" A World Lit Only by Fire
"Imperator"
2017 "Post Self" Post Self
"Be God"

Cover singles

Year Single details Notes
1991 Loopflesh / Fleshloop
  • Released: May 1991
  • Label: Clawfist (XPIG 07)
  • Format: Vinyl
  • Two-track split with the English space rock band Loop[69]
  • First side features Loop covering Godflesh's "Like Rats", while the second features Godflesh covering Loop's "Straight to Your Heart" from Heaven's End (1987)[69]
2013 "F.O.D. (Fuck of Death)"
  • Godflesh's first material since reforming in 2010[70]

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