Reunited GODFLESH Performs At France's HELLFEST; More Video Footage Posted Online
June 24, 2010Fan-filmed video footage of reactivated British industrial metal pioneers GODFLESH performing the song "Crush My Soul" on June 18, 2010 at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be viewed below. The Hellfest concert marked GODFLESH's first appearance since the band disbanded in 2002.
GODFLESH — featuring Justin Broadrick (ex-NAPALM DEATH and HEAD OF DAVID) and Benny Green (ex-FALL OF BECAUSE) — will be returning to its roots to play the band's first U.K. show in over 10 years at the 2010 edition of Birmingham's acclaimed annual Supersonic Festival, set to take place on October 22-24.
Justin explained to U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine the reasons behind the band's return to the live stage.
"It wasn't remotely planned," he said. "Whenever it's been mentioned previously, I'd stated categorically not, regardless of the color of the offers. But, somehow, this started to make sense late 2009, and once I put it to Ben 'G.C.' Green in no unceertain terms, it made sense to him, too. Not having to support a record or a label and just do as we wish on our terms is exciting, and to play as GODFLESH were originally designed is even more thrilling."
When asked what the odds are of any new GODFLESH material being released in the near future, Justin said, "That is fairly minimal. We are more than happy to return to our old sound for a show, but uncertain how we could do this in the context of new material. We've both moved on so much, but we will not rule out any possibility currently."
GODFLESH split up in April 2002 — six months after Green announced his departure from the group. "Regrettably it took until the day of leaving for a lengthy U.S tour for the realization [that the band was over] to finally take its toll on me," Broadrick stated at the time. "Unfortunately, the finality of the decision and the responsibilities of making the decision proved too much for me to bear, and I collapsed under the weight. I found that without G.C. Green, GODFLESH is not GODFLESH, and him leaving proved to be an omen for me. I also feel that everything we originally intended or even imagined with GODFLESH we have done."
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