Godflesh (EP)

Godflesh
EP by Godflesh
Released 1988 (1988)
Genre
Length
  • 30:48 (original release)
  • 52:36 (1990 CD reissue)
Label Swordfish
Producer Godflesh
Godflesh chronology
Godflesh
(1988)		 Streetcleaner
(1989)Streetcleaner1989

Godflesh is the eponymous first release by the influential[2] industrial metal band Godflesh. It was originally released in 1988 on Swordfish Records, and was later reissued on Earache Records with two additional songs.[3]

AllMusic critic Jason Birchmeier stated that the record features hallmarks of the band's sound: "hard-hitting industrial beats and percussion, massive guitar and bass riffs, a lumbering tempo, distorted vocals, and paranoid-stricken lyrics."[4] Another critic, Martin Walters, thought that the album marked a high point in avant metal, while featuring an "explosive guitar and bass riffing over pounding drum machines and samples that still had roots in the grindcore scene that spawned them."[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic's Martin Walters wrote: "This album is, of course, essential to Godflesh fans, yet the uninitiated should look to the albums Streetcleaner, Slavestate, or Pure for an introduction.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Avalanche Master Song"5:14
2."Veins"4:30
3."Godhead"5:01
4."Spindebender"5:07
5."Weak Flesh"4:23
6."Ice Nerveshatter"6:31
7."Wounds" (1990 reissue bonus track)13:06
8."Streetcleaner 2" (1990 reissue bonus track)8:41

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[5] 20

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Walters, Martin. "allmusic ((( Godflesh > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  2. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (September 20, 2005). "The alchemy of art-world heavy metal". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
  3. ↑ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 432. ISBN 1843531054.
  4. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Justin Broadrick". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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