God Damn were a British
rock
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Places United Kingdom
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band from
Wolverhampton, England
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,
formed in 2010.
Career
The band formed in 2010 and were originally a three-piece, until the third member suffered life-threatening injuries in an accident; they are now performing as a duo.
[ They signed to ]One Little Indian Records
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in 2014, and released an album named ''Vultures''.[ Their sound combines 1970s hard rock with 1980s and 1990s ]grunge
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, among other influences.[
As of the release of ''Everything Ever'' in 2016, the band has been a 3-piece, with James Brown providing ]synthesizer
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and additional guitar/vocals.
The band has toured extensively, playing alongside groups such as Foo Fighters
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, Thrice
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Early in their career, the band was known ...
, Red Fang
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, The Cribs
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, Slaves
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, and Wolf Alice
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Wolf Alice playe ...
. They have appeared at Reading and Leeds Festivals
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and at South by Southwest
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in Austin, Texas
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.
Reception
Paul Lester wrote in ''The Guardian
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'': Influences cited in early reviews include Pixies, Bleach-period Nirvana and Jesus Lizard, which sounds about right. In fact, listening to their Heavy Money EP, with its elements of goth, grunge, death metal and more, it's tempting to see God Damn as offering a précis of rock styles past and present. ..New single "Shoe Prints in the Dust" – their first for One Little Indian and recorded at Toe Rag studios with Liam Watson – is their best yet, a total riffy assault, sheer rampant sexnoise that is actually less grungey than groovy, but still heavy as fuck."
The ''Vultures'' album was described as being "capable of igniting a spark in your gut that’ll burn until there’s nothing left" by ''Line Of Best Fit''.Metal Hammer
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Band members
Members
* Thom Edward – lead vocals, guitar
* Ash Weaver – drums, percussion
* Hannah Al-Shemmeri - Keys
* Rob Graham - Keys, Additional Guitar, and vocals
Previous Members
* Dave Copson – guitar, vocals
* James Brown – synthesizer, guitar, additional vocals
Discography
Studio albums
*''Demonstration'' (2012)
*''Vultures'' (2015)
*''Everything Ever'' (2016)
*''God Damn'' (2020)
*''Raw Coward'' (2021)
EPs
*''I'm a Lazer, You're a Radar'' (2013)
*''Heavy Money'' (2013)
Singles
* "God Damn" (2012)
* "Shoe Prints in the Dust" (2014)
* "Horus" (2014)
* "When the Wind Blows" (2015)
References
External links
*
Interview: God Damn – we have a chat to the black country noiseniks about their new album
(Louder Than War, 2015)
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English rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2010
2010 establishments in the United Kingdom
One Little Independent Records artists