Skullflower

Skullflower
Origin	London, England
Genres	Noise rock experimental free improvisation drone
Years active	1987 (1987)–present
Labels	Broken Flag Shock hEADdirt RRRecords Noiseville VHF Records Sympathy for the Record Industry Freek Records tUMULT Crucial Blast Heavy Blossom Turgid Animal Utech Not Not Fun, Matching Head Second Layer Posh Isolation Neurot Cold Spring Stiff Opposition WKN Records Nashazphone
Members	Matthew Bower
Past members	Stuart Dennison Stefan Jaworzyn Gary Mundy Alex Binnie Stephen Thrower Anthony DiFranco

Skullflower is a British noise rock band, formed in 1987 in London, England. Led by guitarist Matthew Bower, the band attained a cult following using a sound based on "sludgy, Black Sabbath-style riffs overlaid with feedback, fuzzed-out guitar noise, and throttling rhythms, all played at a high volume." Always an improvisational outfit, the band's music grew increasingly free-form over the course of their career, moving further away from the rock music form.[1]

The band's lineup has been fluid; the early core members were Bower, drummer and vocalist Stuart Dennison and bassist and guitarist Stefan Jaworzyn. Other contributors included guitarist Gary Mundy of Ramleh, bassist Alex Binnie, bassist and drummer Stephen Thrower of Coil, and auxiliary bassist, guitarist, and drummer Anthony DiFranco.[1]

Legacy

In an interview with The Guardian in 2016, the band was cited as being an influence to the American avant-garde metal group Neurosis.[2]

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Skullflower". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
2. Deller, Alex (3 November 2016). "Neurosis: 'Crass were the mother of all bands'". The Guardian. Kings Place, London: Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.