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Tim Wyskida
Tim Wyskida
musician
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Praxis
Praxis
experimental rock band led by Bill Laswell and Buckethead
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Mick Harris
Mick Harris
British musician
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Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
American musician
4
Painkiller
Painkiller
band
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God
God
British band
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Public Image Ltd.
Public Image Ltd.
English rock band
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Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin
English musician
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Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Jamaican reggae producer
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Swans
Swans
American band
10
The Golden Palominos
The Golden Palominos
American alternative rock band
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Bad Brains
Bad Brains
American rock band
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Sly and Robbie
Sly and Robbie
Jamaican rhythm section and production duo
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Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins
American musician
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Submerged
Submerged
American musician
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Lionize
Lionize
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Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Swiss metal band
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Jinjer
Jinjer
Ukrainian metalcore band
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Gaudi
Gaudi
Italian composer
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Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins
American musician, rock drummer
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Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle
American band
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Gigi
Gigi
Ethiopian musician
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Martin Glover
Martin Glover
English record producer, musician, and founder of Killing Joke
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Naked City
Naked City
American band
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Controlled Bleeding
Controlled Bleeding
American band
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3 (American Band)
3 (American Band)
American rock band of the 1990s
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Anthrax
Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
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Bryan Mantia
Bryan Mantia
American musician
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Subatomic Sound System
Subatomic Sound System
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Primus
Primus
rock band from the United States
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Skindred
Skindred
Welsh rock band
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Bauhaus
Bauhaus
English gothic rock band
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Larry LaLonde
Larry LaLonde
American musician
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Metal Machine Trio
Metal Machine Trio
American musical band
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Nothing More
Nothing More
American alternative metal band
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Urban Dance Squad
Urban Dance Squad
band that plays alternative rock
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Jamie Saft
Jamie Saft
American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound engineer and producer
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Black Tide
Black Tide
american heavy metal band
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Blind Idiot God is an American instrumental rock trio formed in 1982 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, by guitarist Andy Hawkins, bassist Gabriel Katz and drummer Ted Epstein. The phrase "blind idiot god" comes from horror writer H. P. Lovecraft's description of the god Azathoth. Their often improvisational musical style combines influences from punk rock, noise music, 20th-century classical music, heavy metal, dub, free jazz, and funk. They are currently based in New York City and have often collaborated with musicians Bill Laswell and John Zorn.

Their self-titled debut album, Blind Idiot God, was issued by SST Records in 1987 and was well received critically. Brian Olewnick described it as "an extraordinary debut [...] the three musicians exhibited startling originality and impressive technique both on their instruments and in the depth and style of their compositions". With bassist Bill Laswell handling production duties, Undertow was released in 1988 and was followed by Cyclotron in 1992. Ted Epstein left the band in 1996 and the remaining members put Blind Idiot God on hiatus as they searched for his replacement.

In 2001, Blind Idiot God reunited after roughly a decade of inactivity, with Tim Wyskida (of Khanate) replacing Epstein. Between 2008 and 2010, Blind Idiot God recorded the material at studios in New Jersey; Barber Shop; and Orange Sound that would comprise their fourth album, Before Ever After. Gabriel Katz departed in 2012 and was replaced by New York veteran bassist Will Dahl, making Andy Hawkins the only original member still performing in the band. Before Ever After was released on February 24, 2015, with the new lineup performing three live shows in New York to coincide with the release. In 2017, The band announced that they would be re-issuing their back catalog on multiple formats and that they had started work on a new album.