 By the late 1980s industrial and heavy metal began to fuse into a common genre , with Godflesh 's self @-@ titled EP and Ministry 's The Land of Rape and Honey at the forefront . Godflesh was founded by former Napalm Death guitarist Justin Broadrick . Drawing from a wide array of influences — power electronics forefathers Whitehouse , noise rock band Swans , ambient music creator Brian Eno and fellow Birmingham hard rockers Black Sabbath — the Godflesh sound was once described as " Pornography @-@ era Cure on Quaaludes " . Though not a top @-@ seller , Godflesh nonetheless became an influential act , their name mentioned by Korn , Metallica , Danzig , Faith No More , and Fear Factory . 
