| Native British band Massive Attack will be visiting | | | | and house influences, leading to a recording contract |
| London during their upcoming tour in early 2010. The | | | | with Circa Records in 1990. |
| February 2010 tour date is set to coincide with the | | | | The trio's first studio album, Blue Lines, was released in |
| release of the duo's latest album, Heligoland, which | | | | 1991 by Virgin Records, and was unexpectedly met |
| follows closely on the heels of the 2009 EP, Splitting | | | | with favourable critical reactions in the UK. The album |
| the Atom. | | | | introduced the band's signature fusion of melancholic |
| Comprised of DJs Robert Del Naja (3D) and Grant | | | | downtempo beats, paired with ghostlike vocals from |
| Marshall (Daddy G), Massive Attack is a staple of | | | | featured guest singers, most notably Shara Nelson. |
| experimental music in Europe, boasting of | | | | Massive Attack's innovative musical style quickly |
| collaborations with the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, | | | | received the label of trip hop, a genre that has since |
| and TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe during the | | | | grown to include Portishead and Tricky. |
| course of their 22 year career. In brighter times, the | | | | Rocky Moments in the Rise to Fame |
| well-known duo counted production whiz Andrew | | | | Following a disastrous U.S. tour, Massive Attack |
| Vowles (Mushroom) amongst their ranks, but | | | | refueled and released two successful albums, |
| permanently parted ways with Vowles in 2009 due to | | | | Protection in 1994 and Mezzanine in 1998. Under the |
| disagreements about the future of the band's sound. | | | | lead of former MC, Del Naja, the band gradually began |
| From Bristol to the Big-Time | | | | to incorporate more post-punk influences into their |
| Massive Attack emerged from the Bristol music scene | | | | music, a factor that eventually contributed to disputes |
| of the mid-1980s, where the members were previously | | | | between Del Naja and Vowles. The 2003 album, 100th |
| involved in the band, The Wild Bunch. Not long after, | | | | Window, was almost entirely dominated by Del Naja |
| Marshall, Del Naja, and Vowles formed their own act | | | | with minimal input from the remaining member, Daddy |
| with an eclectic mix of electronic, hip hop, soul, punk, | | | | G. |