The duo is composed of bassist Mike Kunka and drummer Dan Haugh, who had grown up together in Fargo, North Dakota.
[3] The group's sound is considered to be damaging, for both members of the band experience discomfort from the low bass tone of their music.
Their debut was their contribution to the Moo Bob Records compilation album Nodak: Distorted Hallucinations with the track "Pull" from 1992.
[6] After going through with a five-week long tour with Sebadoh, the group were signed to Sub Pop,[4] who subsequently released their next two full-lengths Skyward in Triumph in 1996 and Share the Fantasy in 1998.
"[7] In 2015, godheadSilo reunited to play a concert in commemoration of Ralph's Corner, a Moorhead, MN music venue that closed in 2005.