MASSIVE ATTACK

Massive Attack are an English musical group and art collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, consisting of Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja (born in Bristol, on January 21, 1965) and Grant ‘Daddy G’ Marshall (born in Bristol, on December 18, 1959). Massive Attack first got together as part of the Bristol collective The Wild Bunch, alongside original founding member Andrew ‘Mushroom’ Vowles (born in Bristol, on November 10, 1967). Massive Attack often work with collaborators, some of which include Horace Andy, Shara Nelson, Sinead O’Connor, Liz Fraser and Tracey Thorn, and have released a string of classic songs such as Teardrop, Unfinished Sympathy, Sly and Safe From Harm. Massive Attack have also released several acclaimed albums such as 1991’s Blue Lines and the UK Official Albums Chart Number 1s 1998’s Mezzanine and 2003’s 100th Window. Massive Attack have been the recipient of one BRIT Award (for Best British Dance Act in 1996), and won the Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the Ivor Novello Awards in 2009. Image: Lehtikuva/Shutterstock