GODFLESH - Mothra

[EyesofNeurosis]

Fuck people who try to say other bands ripped off other bands. Pathetic. This sounds nothing like Nosferatu-Mothra, besides a bell. Yes, a bell sounds like a bell, in any song.

Inspiration is not thievery, dumbass.

[smegmalfog]

@EyesofNeurosis justin from godflesh was the one saying people rip him off and owe him money, that's why I pointed out that he's full of shit. and he stole the riff not just the bell, dumbass. tell your genius message about "inspiration isn't thievery" to justin next time he whines that fear factory owe him money

[EyesofNeurosis]

@smegmalfog I have better things to do than argue with someone who does not realize the utter genius of Godflesh.

[smegmalfog]

@EyesofNeurosis haha so you only argue with godflesh fans? I've been into them since the '80's by the way. also, when godflesh played my town in the early '90's I told justin I had the nosferatu record and he laughed about how I caught him red-handed stealing that riff from "mothra" (so there goes your theory about them sounding nothing alike)

[EyesofNeurosis]

@smegmalfog your first sentence makes absolutely no sense.

You win, is your ego satisfied now? It must be one pathetic life when all you do is argue with people online.

[smegmalfog]

@EyesofNeurosis yes it does, you just don't have a sense of humor- you said you won't argue with people who don't worship godflesh, implying that you will argue with those that do. and are you talking about yourself? I only "argue with" (make fun of) people online when they leave dumb comments in response to comments I have left. lighten up dude, for all you know we are friends in real life and here you are getting all bent out of shape over nothing

[EyesofNeurosis]

@smegmalfog IM REALLY FUCKING ANGRY OVER THIS?!?!?!

CAZORP

[Gothbag]

One of my earliest childhood memories is watching this video (though I didn't discover the name of the song until recently) with my father, back in the early 90s. Yes, there was a time when Godflesh videos were broadcast on "regular" TV.

[Metagontia]

@Gothbag Your uncle is a hunkle. Fake anti-comformist.

[Gothbag]

@Metagontia I never mentioned my uncle and I'm not an anti-conformist.

[smegmalfog]

Justin stole the main riff and the bell in this song from an instrumental called, wait for it, "Mothra" by Nosferatu (1979). He simply added Leonard Cohen's lyrics from "Avalanche" to it and then gets praised for his originality. Around that same time Justin said in interviews that Fear Factory owed him royalties for sounding like Godflesh (barely)... by his own standards he owes SWANS a lot of money, not to mention obscure bands like Nosferatu and 1919 who he stole riffs and beats from!

[MrNobody425]

@smegmalfog Justin makes no secret of his influences or his sampling. By the way it's Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers) on the album Nosferatu. Stranglers being another of his big influences. Yes, I'm a fucking nerd.

[DharmaMidget]

One of their best tunes. I've been a rabid Godflesh fan since...shit, twenty years ago? My late teens, anyway. Nothing tops Godflesh for pure power.

[ChinoMoreno4life]

This album wasn't their strongest.

[itookallthenames]

i told someone many years ago that this wasn't real industrial. his industrial-light band fell by the wayside, and the power and influence of godflesh rumbles on.

[Atraiterm]

Though, I do like Front Line Assembly, just not their clones...

[Atraiterm]

This is FAR more "industrial-sounding" than those fucking EBM artists out today. I'm sorry, but I CAN'T STAND EBM!

[thatguyyoudontfeel]

What about G.C. Green? Justin is legendary but seriously Green needs some recognition too. Without his basslines, Godflesh would not of sounded right.

[cromlek]

i think its a shame that godflesh are referred to as Industrial

[Atraiterm]

@cromlek Why is it a shame?

[SkyussValley7]

I love this song,but it actually sounds different from Godflesh's other songs

this one is more riff driven and upbeat, while most of there songs are more chaotic and give feelings of hopelessness, either way this band is amazing.

[TOEFLESH]

@SkyussValley7 Listen to SLAVESTATE!

[TBFVideoFeed]

3:29 - A "Skinny Puppy".

Anyway, these guys are great!

[horseloverfatjr]

Ministry is embarassing. I can't believe Rey Washam drummed for those clowns, but hey, what ever it takes to pay the bills.

[bloodyrockfire]

@horseloverfatjr I don't know what seems so embarassing to you on Ministry but then again it's just an opinion of yours I like their later metal incorporation yet not Al personality but the music is the hell call

[acarocacaro]

Decaffeinated Ministry.

:P

[ConiferTreez]

@acarocacaro far from it

[noiseavatar]

@acarocacaro gnarkgnark

[industrymonkey]

@acarocacaro Not really, try listening to Slavestate, Streetcleaner and the self-titled EP.

[fstop77]

GODFLESH is Back. Reunited.

[Xshiiitbag1222X]

MOTHRA!

[Xshiiitbag1222X]

Yesh this is good

[Xshiiitbag1222X]

???

[Puppybarf]

Simply unforgettable.

[nothingworthwhile]

Godflesh were fucking awesome. JKB is the fucking business. Who else can claim to be so instrumental in the origins of Grind, Industrial and PostMetal whilst not sounding like like anyone/anything else. The man is a monster.

[alejandro15187]

amen

[Spymagicianzero]

@nothingworthwhile

ZOMFG someone who appreciates JKB?!? Your friends/girlfriends must hate you.

Count me as an acquaintance. ;-)

[fleshofdanny]

agreed....he strings that chord inside us that no one has ever touched before...lol, he has a knack for that..

I'm really looking forward to "Opiate Sun" this month.....\m/

[altebaran]

sounds like Ministry

[Phil2thrill]

I'd rather say Ministry sounds like Godflesh

[altebaran]

ministry was formed in 1981 godflesh in 88

[Phil2thrill]

And what is this supposed to prove? Have you ever heard what Ministry was doing in their early days? It was harmless electro-pop, nothing to do with the electro-trash metal (or so called "industrial metal") style they started to develop from 88

[altebaran]

listen to "twitch" and let me know

[sergeantshroom]

Justin is wearing an awesome coat.

Also, the two guys wearing suits are creepy

[fleshofdanny]

in my opinion, Godflesh is comparable to no one.

[deneheat101]

" I totally agree with you " I own all the Godflesh albums,and now i listen to Jesu !!!

[fleshofdanny]

right on bro..I own all Godflesh and Jesu albums as well......he(Justin) is just brilliant.

[blackerdays]

Godflesh rules, period. Long live Jesu!

[hataflame]

just plain bad ass. i've been a fan of the Flesh for a long time and they've led me to other awesome shit like Throbbing Gristle and Swans as well. yeah...you wanna talk industrial metal, this is the real shit. it's too bad it's gone, but i can understand not being able to do music like this your entire life. not without eating a gun or turning into a raging asshole (which Mr. Broadrick certainly is not) anyway.

[PsychoKiller24601]

I was standing in 2 feet away from J. K. at a Sunn O))) gig and he was high fiving everyone...I didnt know it was him until i developed some photographs later....FML!!!!

[plaayer13]

Being an avid Nine Inch Nails fan, I'm looking for more Industrial Metal, because I love that sound. Godflesh sounded like the name of some deathcore band [which is alright music to me] but I was surprised by their sound. I like it.

[Sesquipedaliantique]

I might be a bit late in saying this but if you want more industrial metal try KMFDM, Ministry, 16volt and Chemlab.

Industrial MUSIC? That's a whole other kettle of fish entirely...

[almklit]

This is quite like Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers version.

[ryans1012]

They offer something different from everyone else. Not ones to follow the rest of the pack

[deneheat101]

such a unique style of METAL im buying this album on I-tunes :D

[SmasherDevourerHD]

I would be interested if anyone completely understands this video, I mean if anything in it has a deeper Meaning. I found a lot related to the "black dog" in some scenes. The "black dog" is a synonyme for "depression" or "suffering", there are lots of sources, for example: read about the star sirius, and proceed about related themes, and soon you get to madness, depression (Depression is called the "black dog" in many sources) Also ist could be the theme of "dog day sunrise" by Head of D. or FF

[liamhedonic]

Winston Churchill used to refer to his depression as "a black dog on my shoulder"

[cheeseofglass]

I think they just wanted to make a song named after a giant moth from Godzilla.

[Norsula]

Their cover of AC/DC For those about to rock is the worst cover of anything I've ever heard.

[alfredogangsta]

Anything by AC/DC is about the worst I've ever heard, so that sounds right to me.

[birdynumnumgooner]

does anyone else think they sound like Big Black musically ?, not the vocals so mcuh.

[alfredogangsta]

I've heard others compare the two, but I don't see it myself so much.

[Oldretardo]

I saw them live once in CPH. They were wicked!

[SmasherDevourerHD]

Georgeous Experimental Industrial!! But their videos are a bit too experimental :P However great song!

[Akajoby]

I love all J.K. Broadricks stuff, weather its Godflesh leaking out of my friends headphones during art class or seeing Jesu play live. Their music is experimental, versatile, beautiful, and heavy all at the same time. -Akajoby

[Cannibal2]

I love their style

[FragileZeroSpace]

Now THIS is what Industrial is ... awesome work, this popped my Godflesh cherry (sort of). I've only listened to Jesu before, but I love this stuff. I must go clense myself in oils.

[Casar1973]

use only hot oil and apply an olive branch where needed.

[DharmaMidget]

@FragileZeroSpace You may or may not like the earliest true industrial, a fairly unknown group called Throbbing Gristle. Without them, the sequencing and drum tracks and samples of bands like Godflesh might never have come about. But even TG drew a lot of influence from composers like Stockhausen, doing noise-industrial type pieces in the 1960s. (Apologies if this isn't new info for you--I'm just a music geek that enjoys turning people on to stuff they may not have heard.)

[marktdouglas]

This is one of my favourite Godflesh tunes, it is catchy as hell yet still heavier than a ton of bricks smashing you in the face. Amazing.

[killi89]

Its not that heavy compared to other industral bands but still catchy and good.

[bird444trod916]

these guy's rocked the headphones upon my dome, while smokin dooobie and ridin moutain bike in san.franscico in the 90's.Thanx bros.

[crapstacker06]

you just made me more open minded i never new mountain bikers listend to this kind of music and smoke............ this band does soo many things

[coaxia]

i have an awesome belt

[maxaedalae]

godflesh rocked my '90s

[SmasherDevourerHD]

godflesh rocks my life.

[snakefiststyle]

Rules.  More please.

[parappa187]

very cool band, thanx bro

[meckerschorsch]

Can't believe my eyes, nobody left a comment on this one.

Well then let me tell you one thing:

This one of the very few bands that truly deserve their name !!! GODFLESH !!!

[carrito1981]

need more godflesh live clips. if any.