With thanks to Pop Matters:
“Since the beginning, there was Godflesh. For those uninitiated into this sect of popular culture, starting with their 1988 self-titled debut, the British duo paved the way for metal’s industrial revolution. Despite many trials and tribulations with the industry that led to a lengthy hiatus during the 2000s (which happened to coincide with the genre’s dwindling commercial prospects), vocalist, guitarist and machinist Justin Broadrick has banged heads with bassist Ben Green for longer than this keyboard warrior has been alive…..”