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Henge | |
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 Henge at Zwarte Cross, Netherlands, 2022 | |
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| Origin | Galaxy 2.0, Solar 3, Universe |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Website | hengemusic |
Henge (stylised in all caps) are a British rock band formed in Manchester in 2015 [1] The band play a type of electronic crossover rock which they call Cosmic Dross whilst performing as the fictional characters Zpor, Goo, Grok and Nom.
Henge's first release was a five track EP in July 2017, entitled Cosmic Dross. It was released on Love Love Records and, according to their agent's page, is "a five track EP of electronic madness so unique and captivating that it firmly cemented their reputation with the alternative festival community". [2]
Henge released their debut album, Attention Earth! (stylised in all capitals), [3] on 19 October 2018. [2]
| Year | Details | Chart positions | |
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| UK | IRE | ||
| 2017 | Cosmic Dross | — | — |
| 2018 | In Praise of Water | — | — |
| 2018 | Indigo Dust | — | — |
| 2019 | Demilitarise | — | — |
| 2019 | Demilitarise Remixes | — | — |
| 2020 | Exo | — | — |
| 2020 | Get Outta Ma House | — | — |
| Year | Album Title | Label | Chart positions | |
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| UK | IRE | |||
| 2018 | Attention Earth! | Platinum Rare | — | — |
| 2020 | ExoKosm | Cosmic Dross Records | — | — |
| 2023 | Alpha Test 4 | Self released | — | — |
Starting in 2019 the band collaborated with artists Tom Eglington and Boo Cook of British comic book 2000AD and Phil Buckingham to produce a series of comics about the band. Comic #1 was released in September 2019 followed by #2 in September 2021, and #3 in October 2023.
The Limerick Post reported that they were voted "Best live act of 2018", in the lead up to their appearance at the Limrock Festival in Limerick, Ireland, held in April 2019. [4] The award was won at the 2018 Independent Festival Awards. [5]
In 2022 Henge were awarded silver in the Best Music Video category by the Tokyo Film Awards for the video to the single New Planet [6]
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Best Live Act at the 2018 Independent Festival Awards.
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