Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994. They were the first outside act to release their recordings through Constellation, an influential independent record label also located in Montreal. After the release of their debut album in 1997, the group toured regularly from 1998 to 2002. In 2003, the band announced an indefinite hiatus in order for band members to pursue other musical interests. In the intervening period the group was occasionally rumored to have broken up, but the band finally reconvened for a tour in late 2010 and... early 2011, and appeared at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The band took its name from God Speed You! Black Emperor, a 1976 Japanese black-and-white documentary by director Mitsuo Yanagimachi, which follows the exploits of a Japanese biker gang, the Black Emperors. Godspeed You! Black Emperor was formed in 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, by Efrim Menuck , Mike Moya , and Mauro Pezzente .
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| Career began: | 1994 |
| Members: | Efrim Menuck, Thierry Amar, Aidan Girt, Sophie Trudeau, 1-Speed Bike, Norsola Johnson, Bruce Cawdron, David Bryant, Roger Tellier-Craig, HRSTA, Mauro Pezzente, Mike Moya |
| Hometown: | Montreal |
| Also known as: | Godspeed, You! Black Emperor, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, GYBE |