Godflesh

The Profile

Godflesh is an English industrial metal band formed by Justin Broadrick after his early involvement with Napalm Death, with bassist G. C. Green as the other core member. Known for crushing, repetitive riff structures and frequent use of drum machines, the band’s catalog spans stark early industrial metal, later experiments with dub/electronics and occasional live drumming, and a well-received reunion period beginning in the 2010s.

Publicly verifiable: formed in Birmingham, England; core members Justin Broadrick and G. C. Green; industrial metal; periods of activity include 1988–2002 and reunion from 2010 onward; Broadrick also founded/led Jesu and has been involved with projects including Techno Animal and JK Flesh.

Across 17 reviews, Godflesh are praised as a crushing industrial-metal institution built on monolithic riffs, huge bass, and relentless drum-machine mechanics. Streetcleaner and Pure are repeatedly framed as foundational works, with the band’s later catalog exploring dub/electronics and (at times) human drumming. The reunion era (Decline & Fall, A World Lit Only by Fire, Post Self, Purge) is celebrated as a triumphant return to severe, claustrophobic power.