Songs of Love and Hate
Songs of Love and Hate is the fourth studio album by Godflesh, the English industrial metal band. It came out on 20 August 1996 on Earache Records, following Streetcleaner, Pure and Selfless, and ahead of Us and Them in 1999. The cover photograph shows Cancer Alley in Louisiana.
What sets it apart in the band's catalogue is the drumming. Bryan Mantia plays live drums here, a first for Godflesh, and the record leans into heavy metal while taking on a stronger hip-hop influence. The industrial and mechanical edges of the earlier albums are toned down as a result. A dub-inspired remix album, Love and Hate in Dub, followed in 1997, and Earache reissued both records in 2009. It is a good place to hear the band shift its approach.
Songs of Love and Hate: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 57:44Tracklist
- 1WakeJustin Broadrick4:19
- 2Sterile ProphetJustin Broadrick4:18
- 3Circle of ShitJustin Broadrick4:54
- 4HunterJustin Broadrick4:40
- 5Gift From HeavenJustin Broadrick7:46
- 6AmoralJustin Broadrick4:57
- 7Angel DomainJustin Broadrick3:55
- 8Kingdom ComeJustin Broadrick5:34
- 9Time, Death and WastefulnessJustin Broadrick6:13
- 10FrailJustin Broadrick5:25
- 11Almost HeavenJustin Broadrick5:43
- Produced by
- J. K. Broadrick, G. C. Green
- Recorded
- 1995–1996
- Labels
- Earache Records, Earache
- Length
- 57:44
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1996-09-20 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 20 September 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 20 August 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 20 August 1996 | |
| US release | 20 September 1996 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 September 1996 | earliest UK or European date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1996 | US | Earache Records | 745316015729 | original |
| 26 September 1996 | GB | Earache Records | 5018615115724 | other |
| 25 March 2009 | XW | Earache Records | 5018615115724 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 800×800 | upscaled |