- 01ExtirpateFall of Because recorded its sadistic demo, Extirpate, in 1986, multiple songs from which Broadrick and Green would rerecord under the Godflesh moniker.from the chapter
- 02ScumAfter laying down guitar for Side 1 of the world-changing Scum, Broadrick left Napalm Death and joined industrial noise rock troupe Head of David in 1986, recording a Peel Session with the band in ’87.from the chapter
- 03DigeridooInspired by the electronic mania of Aphex Twin’s Digeridoo, as well as the concrete-smashing stomp of Public Enemy, Broadrick formed Godflesh with G.from the chapter
- 04GodfleshGreen in 1988, recording the legendary Godflesh LP that same year.from the chapter
- 05“Streetcleaner 2”The album closes with “Streetcleaner 2,” a chemical-noise compound that works as a paint thinner for happiness.from the chapter
- 06StreetcleanerJust one year after putting out its self-titled record, Godflesh released Streetcleaner on Earache, the label Digby Pearson started with money he received from Margaret Thatcher’s Enterprise Allowance Scheme.from the chapter
- 07SlavestateGodflesh followed with 1991’s Slavestate, an LP that mixes the punishment of Streetcleaner and Godflesh with more palatable songs aimed at capturing fans of Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, and Skinny Puppy.from the chapter
- 08Cold WorldBroadrick and Green then recorded the Cold World EP, as well as 1992’s Pure, during the same block of sessions.from the chapter
- 09PureBroadrick and Green then recorded the Cold World EP, as well as 1992’s Pure, during the same block of sessions.from the chapter
- 10Vulgar Display of PowerWith busier and sometimes swinging beats, Pure channels the mosh pit stomp of Vulgar Display of Power-era Pantera, which makes sense considering that Broadrick crafted remixes of “Fucking Hostile” and “By Demons Be Driven” that same year, shattering the thrash-groove classics into broken-mirror industrial.from the chapter
- 11SelflessWanting to push Godflesh to the same plane of mainstream popularity as Nine Inch Nails, Columbia teamed with the band for 1994’s Selfless.from the chapter
- 12Songs of Love and HateGodflesh returned to Pearson’s Earache for its fourth LP, Songs of Love and Hate, the band’s first album with a human drummer.from the chapter
- 13Us and ThemHe’s also expressed bitterness for Us and Them, a 1999 LP that deals in fast, anxiety-inducing techno in the vein of Aphex Twin.from the chapter
- 14HymnsHymns of 2001 once again showcases the group’s metallic roots, deploying nigh-mosh riffs alongside an industrialized version of Helmet’s unadorned rock.from the chapter
- 15JesuReleased on Aaron Turner’s Hydra Head, a label that rivals Rise Above, Southern Lord, Earache, and Relapse in its impact on heavy music, 2004’s Jesu sends majestic waves of distortion over an organic/mechanical percussion hybrid, courtesy of Ted Parsons.from the chapter
- 16ConquerorIn 2007, Jesu unleashed a masterpiece, Conqueror. Further exploring the shoegaze-in-slow-motion aesthetic of Jesu, Conqueror is more sprawling, its atmospheres reaching higher and canyons delving deeper.from the chapter
- 17A World Lit Only By FireIllustrating the fact that industrial alienation is a chronic affliction, 2014’s A World Lit Only By Fire and 2017’s Post Self reach inside and snuff out the soul’s flame with a steel hand.from the chapter
- 18Post SelfIllustrating the fact that industrial alienation is a chronic affliction, 2014’s A World Lit Only By Fire and 2017’s Post Self reach inside and snuff out the soul’s flame with a steel hand.from the chapter
- 19The Painted ArmyThe Painted Army LP (2005) and Warcry EP (2007), both recorded while Shone was pursuing his MFA in sculpture, combine plodding electronic percussion and spectral layers of guitars and keys.from the chapter
- 20WarcryThe Painted Army LP (2005) and Warcry EP (2007), both recorded while Shone was pursuing his MFA in sculpture, combine plodding electronic percussion and spectral layers of guitars and keys.from the chapter
- 21Drone MachinesArmed with those tools, he crafted the seventy-minute industrial pummeling that is 2010’s Drone Machines.from the chapter
- 22Ursus AmericanusShone designed and constructed lighter versions, called dub machines, which he used to write 2012’s Ursus Americanus, a record that shakes walls with its harsh industrial thrum.from the chapter
- 23UrsusSix months after releasing Ursus, Shone fabricated his mute mask, the first in a series of devices that allow him to employ different methods of voice modulation.from the chapter
- 24Women & ChildrenThe album that followed those inventions, Women & Children, is an orb of electric sparks and hazardous wiring that creates the sensation of getting smothered by aluminum foil.from the chapter
- 25Melk En HoningRecorded ten years after the first Author & Punisher LP, 2015’s Melk En Honing continues down the path of inducing technological alienation while also exploring new territories.from the chapter
- 26AntichristIn “Shame,” Shone again utilizes vocal layering, this time making his voice sound like the fox’s from Antichrist.from the chapter
- 27Pressure MineFollowing Melk En Honing, Author & Punisher released the Pressure Mine EP in 2017.from the chapter
- 28BeastlandIn October of 2018, Relapse put out Beastland, another brilliant Author & Punisher record.from the chapter
- 29“Nihil Strength”The industrial sway of “Pharmacide,” “Ode to Bedlam,” and “Beastland” emerges from a narcotic tarp while tracks like “Nihil Strength” drown dub-step grooves in oil.from the chapter