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135: 423: 27: 361:" – remaining as the only original member, although Mark Chatfield returned at various points. For a few brief times in-and-between the years since 1981, Moore attempted to do away with the "Godz" moniker, calling it among other things, The Eric Moore Band. As 1982 came to a close, The Godz were all but reforming; and were fully ramped-up and back on the road the next year. 530: 386:
In 2019, Mark Chatfield decided to "resurrect" the band based upon its original concept. Mark contacted Bob Hill who politely declined but was glad to learn of fans still having interest in The Godz. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project was shelved. Then, in 2022, Chatfield contacted previous
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In 1979, band's original label, Millennium Records, changed its distribution from Casablanca Records to RCA Records and the Millennium label was subsequently folded altogether. Millennium's parent label, Casablanca Records, picked up the Godz to fulfill their contractual obligation with the band but
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members Eric Mauk (guitar and vocals) and Keith Pickens (drums) and long time friend of Eric Moore - Doug "Sav" Ramey (vocals and bass), and along with Julie Neal (backup vocals) to complete the resurrected The Godz.
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Record Guide described them as a "Miserable hard-rock quartet from Columbus/Deavertown, Ohio, epitomiz the most wretched excesses of Seventies rock." With little label support, the band toured again with
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in 1987, a domestic release on Grudge Records, featuring revamped versions of several tunes from the previous record. It turned out to be one of the best-selling independent albums of the year.
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On 22 November 2022, The Godz performed in Columbus, Ohio and have mentioned on the website, social media, and in interviews of a new album being in the works.
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By late 1980, suffering from lack of label support and general exhaustion, the original Godz split up, with Eric Moore – a rocker who "makes wildman
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in 1978. "Their songs are about dope and bikes and rock and sex. They're loud, brash, crude, but a bloody good rock band."
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Formed in 1976, the band conceived their moniker only to later learn of a band from New York City already known as
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Glen Cataline, nicknamed "Animal" and drummer on the first two Godz albums, died on April 14, 2019, at age 67.
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Eric Moore - (original member) – lead vocals, bass guitar, May 7, 1952 — May 17, 2019
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along with announcing new member, Steve Mitchell, to replace the departure of Eric Mauk.
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Eric Moore died on May 17, 2019, after a long battle with bladder cancer. He was 67.
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Whatever the group's merits, the Godz went unappreciated by rock critics; the 1983
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compilation album featuring the Eric Moore single "I Won't Be Lonely Tonight")
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Rock, Sleazegrinder2016-12-09T19:00:00 343Z Classic (December 9, 2016).
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FHS Records, F-N-A Records, Garddog Records, Ridgeline studios,
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Rock, Fraser Lewry2019-05-19T09:59:20Z Classic (May 19, 2019).
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had no particular enthusiasm for them when their second album,
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In July 2023, The Godz released their latest CD and vinyl
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In 1995, The Godz recorded a live show and released it as
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Mark Chatfield - (original member) - lead guitar, vocals
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that consisted of new material and a live version of
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McDonald, Mick; Heemsoth, Erik (November 24, 2014).
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