Justin Broadrick
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| Justin Broadrick | |
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| Also known as | Justin K. Broadrick, JKB, JKFlesh, |
| Born | August 15, 1969 |
| Origin | Birmingham, England, UK |
| Genre(s) | Rock Metal Industrial Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Musician, Vocalist, |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Bass Guitar, Drums |
| Years active | 1982 - |
| Label(s) | Hydra Head |
| Associated acts | Jesu, Final, Napalm Death (1985-1986), Techno Animal, Godflesh (1988-2002), etc. |
| Website | avalancheinc.co.uk |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Guitars | |
Justin Broadrick (born on August 15th 1969 in Birmingham, England) is British singer, songwriter, guitarist and drummer. He is best known as a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elements of rock and industrial music.
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[edit] Biography
Justin Broadrick's first musical project was Final. Initially beginning as a punk band (albeit with drum machine) in 1982, the project developed to embrace the Power Electronics subculture of Industrial music in 1983 (releasing material on his own Post Mortem Rekordings cassette label) before disbanding in July 1985.
Ben Green and Paul Neville founded Fall of Because in 1982 and later asked Justin to play with them. Unlike Napalm Death, Justin played drums and vocals, not guitar. Among the songs written, Life is Easy, Mighty Trust Krusher and Merciless existed in primitive forms. They released a demo in 1986 called Extirpate, but dwindled shortly after. In 1999, the Life is Easy record finally came out, which gathered both studio and live material from that time period.
Broadrick was asked by Nicholas Bullen to join Napalm Death as guitarist in July 1985, and appeared on the A-side of the band's debut album 'Scum'. He played with the group until October 1986 when he was offered a position as drummer of Head of David.
After leaving Head of David in 1988, he began the project Godflesh which went on to record for Earache Records. Godflesh disbanded in 2002 (soon after the departure of fellow founding member G. Christian Green), and Broadrick entered a period of hiatus until his return with the Jesu project. He also revived the Final project at this time.
During his career, Broadrick has maintained a number of temporary 'side projects' including participating in a number of projects with Kevin Martin (including Techno Animal and Curse of the Golden Vampire, along with appearing in Martin's groups God and Ice).
He has also maintained a parallel career as a producer, producing records and remixes for groups such as Pantera, Isis, and Hydra Head labelmates Pelican.
In 2007, Broadrick began to release limited runs of material on his Avalanche Inc. label including new material by the Final project.
He turned down offers to join highly visible rock groups such as Faith No More and Danzig (interview with Glenn Danzig).
In 2008, Justin collaborated with former Swans Vocalist Jarboe, providing production for her latest album, titled "J2".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Notable Remixes
- Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power – "Walk", "Fucking Hostile"
- Isis – Celestial – "Celestial (Signal Fills the Void)" (appears on SGNL›05)
- Pelican – Australasia – "Angel Tears" (appears on March into the Sea)
- Isis – Oceanic – "Hym" (appears on Oceanic Remixes and Reinterpretations)
- Earth – Phase 3: Thrones and Dominions – "Harvey" (appears on Legacy of Dissolution)
- 5ive – Versus – "Soma [Stage 1]", "Soma [Stage 2]" (appears on Versus)
- Knut – Challenger – "H/Armless" (appears on Alter)
- Agoraphobic Nosebleed – "Flesh of Jesu" (appears on PCP Torpedo/ANbRX)
[edit] Trivia
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- Justin was born in the council estates of inner Birmingham, [1] influencing the nihilistic aggression of early Godflesh records, and now resides in the quiet countryside town of Abergele, Wales, which also reflects upon the aura found in Jesu.
- Justin made his first demo at the age of 11 years old. [2]
- Justin loathes trance music. [3]
[edit] External links
- Justin's weblog
- Home of Broadrick's record label
- Jesu on Myspace
- Final on Myspace
- March 2007 Interview with Decibel Magazine
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| NAME | Broadrick, Justin |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Producer, Musician, Vocalist, |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham, England |
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