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The Godfathers are an English alternative rock/new wave band from London, England, with strong influences from R&B and punk. ==Career== The Godfathers were formed by Peter and Chris Coyne after the demise of The Sid Presley Experience in 1985. Fellow Sid Presley member, and current Godfather, Del Bartle went on to form The Unholy Trinity with drummer Kevin Murphy. After independent single releases produced by Vic Maile, and collected on their debut album, ''Hit By Hit'',〔 they signed to Epic Records in 1987. Extensive tours of the UK, Europe and the United States followed. Single and title track of their first album "Birth, School, Work, Death" made the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top 40 in 1988 after college radio and MTV airplay but the band were less commercially successful in the UK. Albums ''More Songs About Love And Hate'' and ''Unreal World'' followed, before the band left Epic and released two albums on German label Intercord in the 90s. The band ceased activity in 2000. In 2003 Peter Coyne and Kris Dollimore played briefly in a band called The Germans with Rat Scabies, formerly of The Damned. In 2008, the band reformed with its original line-up. In March 2009, the band announced a change with Del Bartle returning to replace Kris Dollimore. Grant Nicholas later replaced George Mazur on drums, and Mike Gibson also left the band. In 2010 a live album 'Shot Live At The 100 Club' was released as a DVD/CD set on Secret Records. 2011 saw the band release two download-only singles 'Back Into The Future' and 'The Outsider'. 'Primitive Man' followed the next year and all were included on their comeback album ''Jukebox Fury'', released in 2013. Promotion for the album included a month-long UK tour supporting The Stranglers. 2014 saw a fresh line-up change, with two new guitarists replacing Del Bartle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Godfathers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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