Us and Them
Us and Them is the fifth studio album by Godflesh, the English industrial metal band, released in May 1999 on Earache Records. It followed Songs of Love and Hate from 1996 and came before Hymns in 2001. The record carries over the influence of the group's 1997 remix album Love and Hate in Dub, bringing breakbeats, drum and bass, old-school jungle, trip hop and hip hop into their heavy, mechanical sound.
It is one of the more divisive records in the band's catalogue. Justin Broadrick said soon after release that he hated it, calling it the product of an identity crisis. Years later he softened that view, saying the hatred was overstated and that his real problem lay with its more cringe-worthy moments. For anyone tracing how far Godflesh were willing to stray from their earlier template, it makes for a revealing listen.
Us and Them: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 1:04:14Tracklist
- 1I, Me, MineJustin Broadrick5:21
- 2Us and ThemJustin Broadrick5:57
- 3EndgamesJustin Broadrick4:57
- 4WitchhuntJustin Broadrick5:11
- 5Whose Truth Is Your TruthJustin Broadrick5:04
- 6DefiledJustin Broadrick5:30
- 7BittersweetJustin Broadrick4:34
- 8NailJustin Broadrick4:10
- 9DescentJustin Broadrick5:38
- 10Control FreakJustin Broadrick5:38
- 11The InternalJustin Broadrick6:34
- 12Live to LoseJustin Broadrick5:40
- Produced by
- Justin Broadrick, G. C. Green
- Recorded at
- Avalanche Studios
- Recorded
- 1997–1999
- Mixed at
- Avalanche Studios
- Labels
- Earache Records, Earache
- Length
- 1:04:14
Line-up
- Justin Broadrick
- G.C. Green
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1999-05-17 vs 1999-06-08 (musicbrainz+wikipedia alt)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 8 June 1999 | ignored lone early release dated 1999-05-17 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 17 May 1999 (GB) | |
| Wikidata | 1999 | |
| Wikipedia (other date) | 8 June 1999 (US) | |
| US release | 8 June 1999 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 17 May 1999 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1999 | GB | Earache Records | 5018615117926 | original |
| 8 June 1999 | US | Earache Records | 745316017921 | 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 | 600×595 | upscaled |