Songs of Love and Hate (Godflesh album)

Songs of Love and Hate
Studio album by Godflesh
Released	20 August 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	57:36
Label	Earache
Producer	J. K. Broadrick, G. C. Green
Godflesh chronology
Selfless (1994) Songs of Love and Hate (1996) Us and Them (1999)

Songs of Love and Hate is industrial metal band Godflesh's fourth album. It was released on 20 August 1996, on Earache Records. This album shows a slight change in Godflesh's sound through the incorporation of EBM rhythms with the band's trademark guitar riffs. This is the first Godflesh release to include full lyrics, as well as a studio drummer, Bryan Mantia, which gave the album a more "traditional heavy metal" sound, with Allmusic observing that "never before has the group rocked so hard, sounding tighter as a unit and more human than ever before".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake"	4:19
2.	"Sterile Prophet"	4:18
3.	"Circle of Shit"	4:53
4.	"Hunter"	4:39
5.	"Gift from Heaven"	7:45
6.	"Amoral"	4:56
7.	"Angel Domain"	3:55
8.	"Kingdom Come"	5:34
9.	"Time, Death and Wastefulness"	6:12
10.	"Frail"	5:24
Total length:		51:55

CD-only bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Almost Heaven"	5:41
Total length:		57:36

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1996	Terrorizer	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	2	[3]
1996	The Wire	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	39	[4]

Personnel

• G. C. Green – bass guitar
• Justin Broadrick – guitar, vocals
• Bryan Mantia – drums

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Godflesh: Songs of Love and Hate". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
2. Columnist. "Songs of Love and Hate". Alternative Press. November 1996. pg. 67, cited 19 March 2010
3. "Terrorizer - Albums of the Year". Terrorizer. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
4. "The Wire - Albums of the Year". The Wire. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-04-16.