Songs of Love and Hate (Godflesh album)

Songs of Love and Hate
Studio album by Godflesh
Released 20 August 1996
Recorded 1995–1996
Genre Industrial metal[1]
Length 57:36
Label Earache
Producer
Godflesh chronology
Selfless
(1994)Selfless1994		 Songs of Love and Hate
(1996)		 Us and Them
(1999)Us and Them1999

Songs of Love and Hate is the fourth studio album by English industrial metal band Godflesh. Released on 20 August 1996 through Earache Records, it is the band's first album to feature live drums, played by drummer Bryan Mantia, and a more traditional heavy metal sound, generally lacking the experimental and mechanical elements of previous releases.

An accompanying dub-inspired remix album, Love and Hate in Dub, was released in 1997. Both records were issued by Earache in 2009.[2]

Music and composition

According to AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier, Songs of Love and Hate conform to a more traditional heavy metal sound, being "less mechanical and more fluid than preceding albums."[3] Most of the tracks are on the verse-chorus-verse form.[3][1] On the sound, Meier further commented: "The monolithic riffs grind harmoniously as they never have before, with Broadrick's gigantic guitar tone bulging through the speakers with rude, distorted salience while Green's bass guitar grinds with more prominence than one can nearly handle. To make the sounds even more extreme, B. Mantia smashes and hammers his drums with rabid aggression, instilling the sense of anger than no machine can possibly accomplish."[3] Peter Buckley, the author of The Rough Guide to Rock, considered Mantia's drumming as "occasionally funky".[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press[5]

AllMusic critic Jason Birchmeier wrote that "never before has the group rocked so hard, sounding tighter as a unit and more human than ever before."[3] Alternative Press stated: "Imagine a confluence between Black Sabbath and Wu-Tang Clan's rhythms."[5] In his reissue review, The Quietus' Mark Eglinton, who viewed the album as "accessible", described it as "a fulcrum for Godflesh," further writing that it "stands resolute as a unique snapshot of a shift in the Godflesh trajectory, as well as being their most multi-faceted release."[1]

Accolades
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1996 Terrorizer United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 2 [6]
1996 The Wire United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 39 [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Wake"4:19
2."Sterile Prophet"4:18
3."Circle of Shit"4:53
4."Hunter"4:39
5."Gift from Heaven"7:45
6."Amoral"4:56
7."Angel Domain"3:55
8."Kingdom Come"5:34
9."Time, Death and Wastefulness"6:12
10."Frail"5:24
Total length:51:55
CD-only bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Almost Heaven"5:41
Total length:57:36

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eglinton, Mark (19 February 2009). "Godflesh - Songs of Love and Hate reissue review". The Quietus. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Godflesh: 'Songs Of Love And Hate'/'Love And Hate In Dub' Out Now In Europe". Blabbermouth.net. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Birchmeier, Jason. "Godflesh: Songs of Love and Hate". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  4. ↑ Buckley (2003), 433
  5. 1 2 Columnist. "Songs of Love and Hate". Alternative Press. November 1996. pg. 67, cited 19 March 2010
  6. ↑ "Terrorizer - Albums of the Year". Terrorizer. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  7. ↑ "The Wire - Albums of the Year". The Wire. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-04-16.

Further reading

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.