Head of David

Head of David
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Experimental metal[1]
Years active	1986–1991 2009–present
Labels	Blast First
Associated acts	Greymachine

Head of David was a British heavy metal band of the late 1980s that featured vocalist Stephen R. Burroughs and ex-Napalm Death member Justin Broadrick (later of Godflesh and Jesu). The band's sound paved way to various music genres, including industrial metal, grindcore and noise rock.^[1]

The original 1986 line-up has reunited, and are due to play Supersonic Festival 2010 in Birmingham. In an interview with Rock-A-Rolla magazine, Stephen R. Burroughs stated that "The back catalogue should be reissued this year [2009]. As for recording new stuff, it's now become apparent that we would all like to record something."

Notes

• Fear Factory covered the Head of David song "Dog Day Sunrise" on their album Demanufacture.
• The CD version of LP was titled CD.
• The Saveana Mix of "Bugged", along with a live version of "Snake Domain" appeared on the Blast First compilation entitled Nothing Short of Total War.
• A live version of the song "Roadkill" appeared on a 7" compilation which was included inside the second edition of Sounds Magazine.

Band members

• Stephen R. Burroughs - Vocals
• Eric Jurenovski - Guitars
• Bipin Kumar - Bass/backing vocals (1991 until disbanding)
• Dave Cochrane - Bass (1986–1989)
• Paul Sharp - Drums (1986–1987)
• Justin Broadrick - Drums (1987–1989)

Discography

Released	Title	Label	UK Indie Chart Position	Additional information
Sep 1986	Dogbreath EP
Oct 1986	LP	Blast First	3	Side A "Dogbreath" / Side B "Godbreath"
July 1987	The Shit Hits the Fan		21	live at the I.C.A., London
March 1988	Dustbowl	Blast First		album; Side A "Rays" / Side B "Shadows"
February 1989	The Saveana Mixes			EP recorded 1987
	White Elephant			John Peel sessions 23 Sep 1986 & 7 Jul 1987
January 1991	Seed State	Blast First Elektra		album
March 1991	Soul Spark EP	Blast First		10"

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Head of David - Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

External links

• (French) Interview 1988 - Out of nowhere zine