Massive Attack

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 2025, 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 also contains the top-10 single "Teardrop", which earned further recognition as the opening theme of the American television series House. 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, including Horace Andy, Shara Nelson, Tracey Thorn, Elizabeth Fraser, Sinéad O'Connor, Damon Albarn and Hope Sandoval. Massive Attack's awards include a Brit Award for Best British Dance Act, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and two Q Awards. Their five studio albums have sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Massive Attack also support several political, human rights and environmental causes.

Mezzanine (Deluxe) - 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Beautiful Boy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - 2018-10-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Electrospective: Electronic Music Since 1958 - 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Heligoland - 2010-02-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Collected - 2006-03-27T00:00:00.000000Z

100th Window - The Remixes - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Blue Lines - The Remixes - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mezzanine - The Remixes - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Unleashed OST - 2005-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

aMOTION - 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Butterfly Caught - 2003-06-16T00:00:00.000000Z

100th Window - 2003-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Moulin Rouge - 2001-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Inertia Creeps - 1998-10-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Angel - 1998-07-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Teardrop - 1998-04-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Mezzanine - 1998-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Singles Collection - 1998-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Risingson - 1997-07-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Karmacoma - 1995-03-20T00:00:00.000000Z

No Protection - 1995-02-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Protection - 1995-01-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Sly - 1994-10-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Protection - 1994-09-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Massive Attack EP - 1992-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

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