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British trip-hop pioneers and electronic music innovators.Formed in Bristol in 1988 by Robert '3D' Del Naja, Grant 'Daddy G' Marshall, and Andrew 'Mushroom' Vowles. Revolutionized alternative music with their atmospheric soundscapes, influential albums like 'Blue Lines' (1991) and 'Mezzanine' (1998), and collaborations with artists like Tricky, Horace Andy, and Elizabeth Fraser. Key figures in the Bristol Sound movement.

• Original member Andrew 'Mushroom' Vowles left acrimoniously in 1999 during tensions over the band's creative direction for 'Mezzanine', leading to years of estrangement.
• Robert Del Naja faced unsubstantiated allegations (later retracted) linking him to high-profile sex trafficking cases in 2021, which he vehemently denied as 'inaccurate and insane'.
• The band is known for intense creative clashes; Daddy G took a hiatus during the making of '100th Window' (2003) due to disagreements, leaving Del Naja as the primary creative force.
• Massive Attack actively supports political causes like Extinction Rebellion and Palestinian rights, embedding socio-political themes in their music and visuals.