Group
The Body
US sludge/drone metal duo
- From
- Little Rock, United States
- Since
- 1999–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 55
- drone metal
- sludge metal
- doom metal
- drone
- experimental
- experimental rock
- heavy metal
- industrial
About
The Body is an American experimental metal duo that was formed in 1999 in Providence, Rhode Island by guitarist/vocalist Chip King and drummer/programmer Lee Buford. As of 2025, they have released eight solo full-length albums as well as seventeen collaborative LPs, nine EP's, four splits, three compilations, two singles, and one collaborative live album.
Members
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Lee Buford drums (drum set), sampler
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Chip King guitar, lead vocals
Discography
Albums
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The Body Apple Music
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All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood Apple Music
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Nothing Passes
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Christs, Redeemers Apple Music
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I Shall Die Here Apple Music
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The Body / Sandworm
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The Body & Krieg
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xoroAHbin
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You, Whom I Have Always Hated
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One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
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No One Deserves Happiness Apple Music
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Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light
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Mental Wounds Not Healing
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O God Who Avenges, Shine Forth. Rise Up, Judge of the Earth; Pay Back to the Proud What They Deserve.
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I Have Fought Against It, but I Can’t Any Longer. Apple Music
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Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back
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I Don’t Ever Want to Be Alone
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Leaving None but Small Birds
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I’ve Seen All I Need to See
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Enemy of Love
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The Crying Out of Things Apple Music
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Orchards of a Futile Heaven
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Was I Good Enough?
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Whole Wide World
EPs
Singles
Live
Compilations
Links
Concerts
Tags
- alternative/indie rock
- devotional
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 55c6008a-7f70-4485-9cac-cc019febbe15
- ISNI
- 0000000469295214
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.