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described Green's bass sound as "like the noise a glacier might make as it remorselessly ground a mountain to dust." Green's basslines were essential in Godflesh's music and "freed up Broadrick to conjur the atmosphere with his droning guitar sound." Green also adapted his style to Godflesh's various
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When he was sacked from Head of David in 1988, he and Green, who were sharing a flat together at the time, formed Godflesh. Throughout its career, Godflesh has released eight records and pioneered the
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in 1984 outside their local council estate shops, above which Broadrick lived with his parents, they started their friendship over their mutual admiration for
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Green was married in 2010. Green and Broadrick also reunited Godflesh in 2010 and began touring. The band's seventh album, and the first since the reunion,
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overtones that was inherent in the earlier Fall of Because music. Green was also introduced to various artists such as
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to "add a percussive tone and physicality." His favourite bass guitarists include
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scenes in early 1980s and was close friends with musicians such as
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1529: 1078: 474:, was released under his "Vitriol" moniker in 1998 through 459:, in October 2001, Green left Godflesh. He was replaced by 1498: 788: 501: 797:"Justin Broadrick on the Secret History of Godflesh" 890:"Voidhead: Justin Broadrick on the End of Godflesh" 1049: 1047: 822: 968: 442:. In 1987 Broadrick left Fall of Because to join 1646: 854: 852: 1044: 453:genre. After recording Godflesh's sixth album, 996: 1514: 1094: 849: 912: 910: 887: 487:, was released in 2014. 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