Waiting for God was a goth

Gothic rock

Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...

-industrial

Industrial music

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 band from Vancouver

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

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 who recorded from 1994 to 1997. The band consisted of Daemon Cadman, Martin Myers, Greg Price and Steven Fairweather

Steven Fairweather

Steven Kenneth Fairweather is a Canadian musician, best known as the current bass player of the punk rock band Gob. Steven has also played in past Vancouver bands including the industrial gothic rock band Waiting for God, Revelation Records' post-hardcore, band By a Thread and indie rock band...

; lead singer Cadman's lyrics were often about her murdered brother, Jesse Cadman. Waiting For God released two albums, Quarter Inch Thick and Desipramine, before breaking up.

Etymology

The members of Waiting For God have given different answers in different interviews about the origin of the band's name.

Apocalypse magazine interview:

Apocalypse: Where did you get the name Waiting For God?

Daemon: You must realize that no matter what we say, we could by lying......

Martin: I don't remember. The first EP was finished and one of us, Daemon or I, just came up with it. Sorry if that's a bit of a boring answer. If someone has a more interesting one maybe they can send it to me?

Ink 19 interview:

We agreed to be 50/50 partners, and use other musicians live. We 'borrowed' the name Waiting For God from an episode of Red Dwarf . I had to fight and tooth and nail to keep that band name, as Martin wanted to get rid of it. Funny, years go by and now he can't part with the name...

Trashcan Bangin Culture interview:

Trash: How did you come up with your name?

Martin: I don't know man, that was Daemon's doing. When we finished the "Rapture" EP we didn't even have a band name yet. I think Daemon pulled that one out of a hat. There is no story behind the name.

Chaotic Critiques interview:

[The interviewer] questioned Greg about the meaning behind the band name, and whether it has any connection to some of the religious millenarian movements that are arising in anticipation of the turn of the century. Greg feels that “the name ‘WAITING FOR GOD’ doesn't really hold any deep meaning to us, it’s just a name we decided upon.” Elaborating further, Greg recalls that “it came to us after watching the movie The Rapture. In the movie, a woman takes her daughter out to the desert to wait for Jesus to return. After waiting, she decides to send her daughter off (thinking God told her to) to Heaven early by killing her. By doing this, the mother loses faith, and when Jesus returns she refuses to go off to Heaven because of her hatred towards God for what she believed he made her do....It seems too many people wait for God. The second coming seems to be the 21st century buzz word...people actually waiting around to find out baffles me. Objectively, I'm going to have to say ‘I'm going to make the most of my life.’”

Discography

• Rapture [cassette only] 1994
• Waiting For God [self-titled] (KERR Music Group, Synthetic Symphony) 1994
• Quarter Inch Thick (Re-Constriction) 1996
  1. 1000 Pieces
  2. Apologies
  3. Revenge
  4. 2 Extremes
  5. Remember
  6. Inside
  7. Quarter Inch Thick
  8. 2 Extremes (Priceless Mix)
  9. Sickness Ridden Soul Machine
  10. 1000 Pieces (Gin & Sin remix)
  11. 2 Extremes (Dextrose Mix)
  12. 2 Extremes (Polygod mix)
  13. Quarter Inch Thick (Statik of Collide with additional backing vocals by kaRIN)
• Desipramine (Re-Constriction) 1997
  1. Desipramine
  2. Inefficient Machine
  3. Positive I.D.
  4. Bitch
  5. Denial
  6. Tragic Cinderella
  7. Trust in Me
  8. Untitled
  9. Inefficient Machine (live w/ Bill Briscall)
  10. Guilt

Trivia

Daemon is the daughter of Chuck Cadman

Chuck Cadman

Charles "Chuck" Cadman was a Canadian politician and Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2005, representing the riding of Surrey North in Surrey, British Columbia.- Early life :...

, who fought for victim's rights after the murder of Jesse Cadman.

See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• Music of Vancouver
  Music of Vancouver
  Vancouver, a city in British Columbia, is one of the major cultural centres of Canada. The music of Vancouver is diverse, representing the many peoples that live in the city, ranging from classical and modern avant-garde orchestras and composers through a wide range of pop, rock, rap, jazz, world...
  
  
• Canadian rock
  Canadian rock
  Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
  
  
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada
• List of bands from British Columbia
• :Category:Canadian musical groups

External links

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