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Massive Attack
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Massive Attack

Massiv Attack · Massive
Formed 1987United Kingdom107 albums

British trip hop band

Biography

Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, England, by Robert "3D" Del Naja, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles. As of October 2026, the group consists of Del Naja and Marshall. They released their debut album in 1991, Blue Lines, which has been included on numerous best-of lists and is generally considered the first album of the trip-hop genre. The single "Unfinished Sympathy" was a chart hit in Europe, including number one on the Dutch Top 40, and was later voted the 63rd-greatest song of all time in a poll by NME. In 1994, they released their second album, Protection. Thaws left the band later that year to pursue a solo career. In 1998, they released their third album, Mezzanine, giving them their first number one on the UK Albums Chart. Mezzanine contains the top-10 single "Teardrop". In 1999, Vowles left the band, with Del Naja and Marshall continuing as a duo. They further released the albums 100th Window (2003) and Heligoland (2010). Both Blue Lines and Mezzanine feature in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The group have collaborated with several recurring guest vocalists...

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People

Members

Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thawslead vocals · 1988–1995Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thawsbass · 1988–1995Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thawskeyboard · 1988–1995Grantley Evan Marshallguitar · 1988–2001Grantley Evan Marshallkeyboard, lead vocals, sampler · 1988–2001Mushroomkeyboard, sampler · 1988–1999Mushroomdrums (drum set) · 1988–1999Mushroomturntable · 1988–1999Robert Del Najaguitar · 1988–nowRobert Del Najakeyboard, lead vocals, sampler · 1988–nowGrantley Evan Marshallguitar · 2005–nowGrantley Evan Marshallkeyboard · 2005–nowGrantley Evan Marshalllead vocals · 2005–nowAdrian Nicholas Matthews Thawslead vocals · 2016–2016Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thawsbass · 2016–2016Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thawskeyboard · 2016–2016

Songs written

  1. Red Lightcomposer2013 · 3 releases

Songs recorded

  1. Teardrop55 versions
  2. Unfinished Sympathy44 versions
  3. Karmacoma37 versions
  4. Safe From Harm37 versions
  5. Angel25 versions
  6. Protection24 versions
  7. Risingson22 versions
  8. Hymn Of The Big Wheel19 versions
  9. Special Cases18 versions
  10. Heat Miser17 versions
  11. Inertia Creeps17 versions
  12. Daydreaming16 versions
  13. Sly16 versions
  14. Mezzanine15 versions
  15. One Love14 versions
  16. Spying Glass13 versions
  17. Man Next Door12 versions
  18. Group Four11 versions
  19. I Against I11 versions
  20. Butterfly Caught10 versions
  21. Future Proof10 versions
  22. Five Man Army8 versions
  23. Live With Me8 versions
  24. Blue Lines7 versions
  25. Paradise Circus7 versions
  26. Antistar6 versions
  27. Protection (The Eno mix)6 versions
  28. Babel5 versions
  29. Be Thankful For What You've Got5 versions
  30. Eurochild5 versions
  31. Everywhen5 versions
  32. Girl I Love You5 versions
  33. Name Taken5 versions
  34. Splitting The Atom5 versions
  35. Teardrop (Mad Professor Mazaruni Vocal Mix)5 versions
  36. Black Milk4 versions
  37. Euro Zero Zero4 versions
  38. Flat Of The Blade4 versions
  39. Group Four (Mad Professor remix)4 versions
  40. I Want You4 versions
  41. Psyche4 versions
  42. Reflection4 versions
  43. Teardrop (Scream Team remix)4 versions
  44. Unfinished Sympathy (Perfecto Mix)4 versions
  45. Weather Storm4 versions
  46. Angel (Blur remix)3 versions
  47. Atlas Air3 versions
  48. Be Thankful for What You’ve Got3 versions
  49. Black Melt3 versions
  50. Exchange3 versions
  51. False Flags3 versions
  52. Home Of The Whale3 versions
  53. Karmacoma (UNKLE Situation)3 versions
  54. Nature Boy3 versions
  55. Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto remix)3 versions
  56. Red Light3 versions
  57. Risingson (Otherside)3 versions
  58. Rush Minute3 versions
  59. Safe From Harm (instrumental)3 versions
  60. Sly (7" edit)3 versions
  61. Sly (7″ edit)3 versions
  62. Teardrop (edit)3 versions
  63. Unfinished Symphony3 versions
  64. (Exchange)2 versions
  65. 16 Seeter2 versions
  66. Aftersun2 versions
  67. All I Want2 versions
  68. Angel (Mad Professor Remix)2 versions
  69. Angel (remix)2 versions
  70. Any Love2 versions
  71. Any Love (Larry Heard Mix)2 versions
  72. Audience & Steve Lamacq2 versions
  73. Better Things2 versions
  74. Boots on the Ground2 versions
  75. Bumper Ball Dub (Karmacoma)2 versions
  76. Come Near Me2 versions
  77. Danny the Dog2 versions
  78. Day Dreaming2 versions
  79. Daydreaming (Blacksmith remix)2 versions
  80. Daydreaming (Live)2 versions
  81. Dissolved Girl2 versions
  82. Dobro2 versions
  83. Euro 962 versions
  84. Eurochild (Session)2 versions
  85. Girl I Love You (She Is Danger remix)2 versions
  86. Hymn of the Big Wheel (Nellee Hooper mix)2 versions
  87. I Spy (Spying Glass)2 versions
  88. Inertia Creeps (Manic Street Preachers version)2 versions
  89. Inertia Creeps (State of Bengal mix)2 versions
  90. Karmacoma (Napoli Trip)2 versions
  91. Karmacoma (U.N.K.L.E. Situation)2 versions
  92. Karmacoma (Ventom Dub Special)2 versions
  93. Kingpin2 versions
  94. Lately2 versions
  95. Light My Fire2 versions
  96. Light My Fire (live)2 versions
  97. Marakesh2 versions
  98. Marooned2 versions
  99. Paradise Circus (Zeds Dead remix)2 versions
  100. Pray for Rain2 versions
  101. Protection (The Eno instrumental)2 versions
  102. Protection (Underdog's Angel Dust instrumental)2 versions
  103. Protection (Underdog's Angel Dust mix)2 versions
  104. Protection (Underdog’s Angel Dust mix)2 versions
  105. Risingson (Darren Emerson for Underworld remix)2 versions
  106. Ritual Spirit2 versions
  107. Safe From Harm (12″ version)2 versions
  108. Safe From Harm (Just A Groove Dub)2 versions
  109. Safe From Harm (Just a Dub)2 versions
  110. Saturday Come Slow2 versions
  111. Save From Harm2 versions
  112. Small Time Shot Away2 versions
  113. Smalltime Shot Away2 versions
  114. Special Cases (Luomo's Casing)2 versions
  115. Special Cases (radio edit)2 versions
  116. Superpredators2 versions
  117. Sweet Is Good2 versions
  118. Take It There2 versions
  119. Tear Drop2 versions
  120. Teardrop (Bart Claessen & Tom Fall Bootleg)2 versions

Film soundtracks

Danny the Dog
Danny the DogMassive Attack · 2004Soundtrack
Unleashed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Unleashed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Massive Attack · 2005Soundtrack

Albums

Any Love
Any LoveMassive Attack · 1988
Daydreaming
DaydreamingMassive Attack · 1990
Be Thankful for What You've Got
Be Thankful for What You've GotMassive Attack · 1991
Blue Lines
Blue LinesMassive Attack · 1991
Hymn of the Big Wheel (edit) / Daydreaming (LP version) / Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack remix)
Hymn of the Big Wheel (edit) / Daydreaming (LP version) / Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack remix)Massive Attack · 1991
Safe From Harm
Safe From HarmMassive Attack · 1991
Unfinished Sympathy
Unfinished SympathyMassive Attack · 1991
Hymn of the Big Wheel
Hymn of the Big WheelMassive Attack · 1992
Massive Attack EP
Massive Attack EPMassive Attack · 1992
1994-12-11: BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix
1994-12-11: BBC Radio 1 Essential MixMassive Attack · 1994
Protection
ProtectionMassive Attack · 1994
Rising Tears
Rising TearsMassive Attack · 1994
Sampler
SamplerMassive Attack · 1994
Sly
SlyMassive Attack · 1994
1995-10-21: Metropol, Lausanne, Switzerland
1995-10-21: Metropol, Lausanne, SwitzerlandMassive Attack · 1995
Karmacoma
KarmacomaMassive Attack · 1995
No Protection
No ProtectionMassive Attack v Mad Professor · 1995
Protection
ProtectionMassive Attack with Tracey Thorn · 1995
Light My Fire
Light My FireMassive Attack · 1996
Light My Fire
Light My FireMassive Attack · 1996
Risingson
RisingsonMassive Attack · 1997
Angel
AngelMassive Attack · 1998
Heaven
HeavenMassive Attack · 1998
Inertia Creeps
Inertia CreepsMassive Attack · 1998
Live at Royal Albert Hall 1998
Live at Royal Albert Hall 1998Massive Attack · 1998
Live at the Ancienne Belgique 1998
Live at the Ancienne Belgique 1998Massive Attack · 1998
Live in Vienna
Live in ViennaMassive Attack · 1998
Massive Attack
Massive AttackMassive Attack · 1998
Mezzanine
MezzanineMassive Attack · 1998
Mezzanine Live Royal Albert Hall 1998
Mezzanine Live Royal Albert Hall 1998Massive Attack · 1998
Nexus: The Ultimate B-Side Collection, Volume 1
Nexus: The Ultimate B-Side Collection, Volume 1Massive Attack · 1998
Plexus: The Ultimate B-Side Collection, Volume 2
Plexus: The Ultimate B-Side Collection, Volume 2Massive Attack · 1998
Remix Album
Remix AlbumMassive Attack · 1998
Singles 90/98
Singles 90/98Massive Attack · 1998
Teardrop
TeardropMassive Attack · 1998
Anine: The Remix Album
Anine: The Remix AlbumMassive Attack · 1999
Man Next Door
Man Next DoorMassive Attack · 1999
Remixes & Unreleased
Remixes & UnreleasedMassive Attack · 1999
Amsterdam Dreams
Amsterdam DreamsMassive Attack · 2000
Greatest Hits 1996/2000
Greatest Hits 1996/2000Massive Attack · 2000
Millennium Hits
Millennium HitsMassive Attack · 2000
Electronic Collection: Best Trips
Electronic Collection: Best TripsMassive Attack · 2001
100th Window
100th WindowMassive Attack · 2002
Blue Lines / Protection / Mezzanine
Blue Lines / Protection / MezzanineMassive Attack · 2002
Eleven Promos
Eleven PromosMassive Attack · 2002
I Against I
I Against IMassive Attack & Mos Def · 2002
Massive Mixes: Collaborations & Remixes ’89 – ’02
Massive Mixes: Collaborations & Remixes ’89 – ’02Massive Attack · 2002
100th Window: The Remixes
100th Window: The RemixesMassive Attack · 2003
2003-04-25: Zenith, Paris, France
2003-04-25: Zenith, Paris, FranceMassive Attack · 2003
2003-05-03: Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
2003-05-03: Tempodrom, Berlin, GermanyMassive Attack · 2003
2003-06-08: 100th Window Live: Netherlands
2003-06-08: 100th Window Live: NetherlandsMassive Attack · 2003
Butterfly Caught
Butterfly CaughtMassive Attack · 2003
Pieces
PiecesMassive Attack · 2003
Special Cases
Special CasesMassive Attack · 2003
MassiveAttaxX
MassiveAttaxXMassive Attack · 2004
2005-02-19: Tsunami - Crisis in Asia: Bristol, UK
2005-02-19: Tsunami - Crisis in Asia: Bristol, UKPortishead & Massive Attack · 2005
Teardrops 2005
Teardrops 2005Mark Eteson vs. Massive Attack · 2005
2006-04-30: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA, USA
2006-04-30: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA, USAMassive Attack · 2006
2006-05-15: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UK
2006-05-15: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UKMassive Attack · 2006
Bite Size
Bite SizeMassive Attack · 2006
Blue Lines - The Remixes
Blue Lines - The RemixesMassive Attack · 2006
Collected
CollectedMassive Attack · 2006
False Flags / United Snakes
False Flags / United SnakesMassive Attack · 2006
Live With Me
Live With MeMassive Attack · 2006
Mezzanine: The Remixes
Mezzanine: The RemixesMassive Attack · 2006
Protection - The Remixes
Protection - The RemixesMassive Attack · 2006
2008-06-11: Elagin Island, St. Petersburg, Russia
2008-06-11: Elagin Island, St. Petersburg, RussiaMassive Attack · 2008
2008-07-24: Fourvière, Lyon, France
2008-07-24: Fourvière, Lyon, FranceMassive Attack · 2008
Obelisk
ObeliskMassive Attack · 2008
2009-11-21: Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, Portugal
2009-11-21: Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, PortugalMassive Attack · 2009
Paradise Circus
Paradise CircusMassive Attack · 2009
Splitting the Atom
Splitting the AtomMassive Attack · 2009
Atlas Air
Atlas AirMassive Attack · 2010
Heligoland
HeligolandMassive Attack · 2010
Heligoland Remix EP
Heligoland Remix EPMassive Attack · 2010
Live In Session On MBE - KCRW FM 2010
Live In Session On MBE - KCRW FM 2010Massive Attack · 2010
Remixes
RemixesMassive Attack · 2010
Selected
SelectedMassive Attack · 2010
Four Walls / Paradise Circus
Four Walls / Paradise CircusMassive Attack vs. Burial · 2011
Teardrop (Shamanavi's Faithful Remix)
Teardrop (Shamanavi's Faithful Remix)Massive Attack & Shamanavi · 2013
Live in Belgium 1998
Live in Belgium 1998Massive Attack · 2014
Teardrop (Contra Bootleg)
Teardrop (Contra Bootleg)Massive Attack · 2014
Dear Friend
Dear FriendMassive Attack feat. James Massiah · 2016
Ritual Spirit
Ritual SpiritMassive Attack · 2016
The Spoils
The SpoilsMassive Attack · 2016
Massive Attack V Mad Professor Part II (Mezzanine Remix Tapes '98)
Massive Attack V Mad Professor Part II (Mezzanine Remix Tapes '98)Massive Attack V Mad Professor · 2019
X-Ray Record
X-Ray RecordMassive Attack · 2019
Eutopia
EutopiaMassive Attack · 2020
Mezzanine Concert Broadcast (Live)
Mezzanine Concert Broadcast (Live)Massive Attack · 2020
Unfinished Sympathy Remixes
Unfinished Sympathy RemixesMassive Attack & Orlando Voorn · 2020
The Ecuador Rain (Remix)
The Ecuador Rain (Remix)Massive Attack · 2021
Dubs (5th Tape)
Dubs (5th Tape)Massive Attack v. Mad Professor · 2023
Dubs (Tape 7)
Dubs (Tape 7)Massive Attack v. Mad Professor · 2023
ceasefire
ceasefireFontaines DC × Massive Attack × Young Fathers · 2024
Boots on the Ground
Boots on the GroundMassive Attack & Tom Waits · 2026
Teardrop (Future Funk Squad remix)
Teardrop (Future Funk Squad remix)Massive Attack · 2026
1997-08-02: Finsbury Park, London, UK
1997-08-02: Finsbury Park, London, UKMassive Attack
2003-07-20: Nîmes, France
2003-07-20: Nîmes, FranceMassive Attack
All Stars
All StarsMassive Attack
Live in Brussels
Live in BrusselsMassive Attack
Mezzanine B-Sides
Mezzanine B-SidesMassive Attack
Protection / Karmacoma
Protection / KarmacomaMassive Attack
Sound of the Rising Sons
Sound of the Rising SonsMassive Attack
The Massive Collection
The Massive CollectionMassive Attack
The Remixes, Vol. 1
The Remixes, Vol. 1Massive Attack

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