Godhead (band)

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Godhead
Tom Z
Ken Jay
Glendon Crain
Websitegodhead.com

Godhead (occasionally typeset as gODHEAD) is an American industrial rock/metal band from Washington, D.C. They were the only band signed to musician Marilyn Manson's short-lived vanity label, Posthuman Records.

History

The band was formed in 1994 under the early moniker Blind, but made their first performance as Godhead shortly after in

Scott Cohen
.

Drummer

Glendon Crain
.

On March 24, 2008, the band revealed that Ty Smith of Bullets and Octane would be replacing Crain as drummer. Shortly after, the band announced their plans to release a DVD featuring a special acoustic performance held in Los Angeles earlier in the year, and as well announced their seventh studio album as in production. This album, later confirmed to be titled At the Edge of the World, featured studio material, as well as five remixes, and contained artwork by the English artist Sam Shearon.

Throughout their career, Godhead has toured on their own, as well as with Ozzfest, Marilyn Manson,

SOiL and American Head Charge. In late October–December 2007, they toured in support of Jonathan Davis and the SFA
.

Jason C. Miller is owner of Central Command Studios. In October 2009, Jason C. Miller released his first solo album, Last to Go Home.

Musical style and influences

On their official

MySpace profile, the band credits David Bowie, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Ozzy Osbourne, and Nine Inch Nails as their influences.[citation needed
]

In a guest spot on

Jason Charles Miller revealed that the original inspiration for the band's name originated from a setting in a pen-and-paper role-playing game scenario printed in the Feb/Mar 1984 issue of Fantasy Gamer magazine, where the setting was named "The Haven of the Godhead".[6]

Band members

Current

Former members

  • Dwayne Reid – drums (1992–1994)
  • John Pettit – drums (1993–1997)
  • Bruce Brandstatter – bass (1992–1997)
  • Tom Z
    – drums (2003)
  • Ken Jay – drums (2003–2004)
  • James O'Connor – drums (1997–2003, 2004–2006)
  • Glendon Crain – drums (2006–2008)

Timeline

Discography

References

  1. ISBN 1-86074-415-X
    .
  2. ^ Reed, Graham (January 22, 2001). "Album Review: Godhead - 2000 Years of Human Error". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Manson Signs Godhead To Posthuman". MTV News. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Rollingstone
  5. ^ "Ozzfest ::". Ozzfest.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Alignment (GM Tips with Satine Phoenix)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

Further reading

External links
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