The music and instruments that the veteran band Godhead plays are very dark and mysterious. Almost every song incorporates heart-pounding keyboards that would put any rap song to shame. Musically “Godhead” is an excellent album, but it may leave the listener with a sour taste. The darkness anger expressed in the music are depressing. This is the kind of music you listen to after a bad break-up or while trying to impress a friend with some new subwoofers in a car.
The new album from Godhead is “2000 Years of Human Error” a black and cryptic CD that many people will like. This is the fifth studio album from the Goth rock band. Every song on the album is well polished and crafted giving the band a very professional feel they sound like they have been playing music for a long time, which they have.
This Washington, D.C. based Goth rock band consists of Jason Miller on vocals and guitars, his Brother Mike Miller on backup vocals and guitars, James O’Connor on drums and The Method on programming and bass. The band recorded its album at the Dr. Kevorkian’s Lab in Los Angeles and mixed it at the Westlake Studios also in the L.A. vicinity. The band is also a protégé of Goth rock superstar Marilyn Manson. He found this band and signed them to his new major record company Posthuman Records.
The sound and feel of the music is very similar to NIN and many other bands. They need to inject some new sounds and instruments to really make it big in the record market today. Almost every song on the CD has a heard it before sound to it that is a little disappointing for such a veteran group.
The caliginous tone that godhead plays is evident from the very first song “The Reckoning” with lyrics J. Miller like, I’ll turn you out/ On a world that doesn’t care if you belong/ I’ll push you off. Almost every song on “2000 Years of Human Error” consists of these kind of lyrics.
It is difficult to say whether the band will achieve popularity. Its style of music isn’t flying off the shelves these days. They have had no singles released and almost no publicity, but still the band strives to be heard by all.
The song “Inside You” is one of the band’s best it combines the beat of Prodigy with rock riffs from a grunge band. This is a unique sound that should be heard throughout the album. The song shows promise from a band that is heralded by very powerful music players yet has not grown much as a group.
Godhead must get past their “Marilyn Manson’s pet project” image and make one of their own and then they will start selling records. This group does not need a rock star to peddle its wares – Godhead has enough musical potential to be successful in its own right. Let’s hope we hear Godhead improving in music and growing in popularity in the next few years. Then maybe this band will have what it takes to make it big time.
