Head of David

{{Short description|British heavy metal band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Head of David

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| origin = United Kingdom

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Experimental metal
• industrial metal{{Cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/feature/relinquishing-this-world-of-brutal-music-an-interview-with-jesus-justin-bro/ |title=Relinquishing This World of Brutal Music: An Interview With Jesu's Justin Broadrick |last=Kelly |first=Jennifer |date=17 June 2007 |publisher=PopMatters |access-date=21 January 2017}}

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| years_active = 1986–1991

| label = Blast First

| associated_acts = Greymachine

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• Stephen R. Burroughs
• Eric Jurenovskis
• Dave Cochrane
• Paul Sharp
• Justin Broadrick
• Bipin Kumar

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Head of David were a British heavy metal band that featured vocalist Stephen R. Burroughs and ex-Napalm Death member Justin Broadrick (later of Godflesh and Jesu). The band's sound paved way for various music genres, including industrial metal, grindcore and noise rock.{{cite web|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|title=Head of David - Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/head-of-david-mn0000669325|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=27 June 2013}} The band were influenced by Suicide and covered the song "Rocket USA" on their first EP.{{Cite journal |last='Enthal |first=Andrea |date=December 1986 |title=Underground |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FL-rqqrDxb8C&pg=PA44 |journal=SPIN |volume=2 |issue=9 |pages=44–5 |via=Google Books}}

Andrea 'Ental described them in Spin as such: 'they re-create the feeling that music cannot get any more abrasive without descending into pure noise'.

Paul Sharp is now the drummer with Turning Black Like Lizards.