Head of David

Mind of David were an experimental rock act whose audio helped pave just how for the next industrial, grindcore, and sound rock styles. Hailing from the city of Dudley, just a couple miles beyond your town of Birmingham within the center of England’s so-called Dark Nation, Stephen R. Burroughs (vocals), Eric Jurenovski (electric guitar), Dave Cochrane (bass), and Paul Clear (drums) were obviously influenced from the region’s weighty industry and frustrated economy through the middle-’80s when formulating Mind of David’s grimy and oppressive sound. This audio was potent plenty of to make an instantaneous impact upon the discharge of their 1st two attempts in 1986: September’s Dogbreath EP and October’s basically called LP, which incredibly climbed to number 3 for the U.K. indie graphs and was adopted in July of 1987 from the live Shit Strikes the Lover, which managed to get to quantity 21. That yr also found then-Napalm Loss of life guitarist — and potential Godflesh and Jesu mastermind — Justin Broadrick become Mind of David’s drummer, becoming a member of them on-stage and in the studio room for the Saveana Mixes EP, 1988’s Steve Albini-produced (and, incredibly, Americana-influenced) Dustbowl recording, and 1989’s John Peel off Sessions collection, White colored Elephant. Sadly, the group’s anxious inner chemistry finally offered method to an implosion at this time, with Cochrane decamping to become listed on God and Broadrick releasing his signature task, Godflesh, while Burroughs and Jurenovski soldiered on with fresh bassist Bipin Kumar for just one final Mind of David recording, 1991’s Seed Condition. Within the aftermath of the demise, the group’s legacy offers regrettably been decreased to some cult level, but Mind of David’s impact continues to be alive and kicking in countless following industrial metal works like Pitchshifter, Dread Manufacturer, Rammstein, and beyond.