Editing Massive Attack (section)

==="Weather Underground" / ''Heligoland'' (2007–2011)===
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In 2007, 3D and Davidge scored three soundtracks, ''In Prison My Whole Life'' (which featured a track called "Calling Mumia" with vocals by American rapper [[Snoop Dogg]]), ''[[Battle in Seattle]]'' and ''[[Trouble the Water]].''

In February 2007, Massive Attack hosted a charity benefit for the Hoping Foundation, a charity for [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] children. In 2008, it was announced that Massive Attack were to curate the UK's Southbank [[Meltdown (festival)|Meltdown]], a week-long event. It was suggested in interviews that this event would inspire Massive Attack back into action, having spent several years drifting towards the completion of their fifth studio album.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/feb/15/news.uk|title=Meltdown launches Massive Attack as festival curators|work=The Guardian|date=15 February 2008|access-date=22 May 2009|last=Gibson|first=Owen|location=London}}</ref>

Later that year, 3D and Daddy G headed to [[Damon Albarn]]'s studios for some writing and jamming. Around this time, Davidge scored the soundtrack for a [[Paul McGuigan (filmmaker)|Paul McGuigan]] film, ''[[Push (2009 film)|Push]]'' and in December, 3D completed the score for ''[[44 Inch Chest]]'' with the Insects and [[Angelo Badalamenti]].

Davidge and 3D got back together in 2009 with Daddy G to finish the fifth album, incorporating bits of the Albarn material. Later it was announced that the band were to headline the 2009 [[Bestival]] festival,<ref>{{cite news|title=Kraftwork, Massive Attack to Headline Bestival|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/49591/kraftwerk-massive-attack-to-headline-bestival|publisher=Gigwise|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> and soon after that they were to tour the UK and Europe. In May, 3D's instrumental "Herculaneum", featured in the film ''[[Gomorra (film)|Gomorra]]'', won an Italian award for Best Song. Later that month, 3D and Daddy G picked up a special [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello award]] for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268565/massive-attack-to-return-with-huge-world-tour|title=Massive Attack to Return with Huge World Tour|magazine=Billboard|date=21 May 2009|access-date=25 May 2009}}</ref>

On 29 May 2009, Jonny Dollar died of cancer aged 45, survived by his wife and four children. Dollar was the programmer and hands-on producer behind ''Blue Lines'', writing some of the melodies that were the basis for the string arrangements in "Unfinished Sympathy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1037855&c=1|title=Blue Lines producer dies|work=Music Week|access-date=3 June 2009}}</ref>

On 25 August 2009 their new EP, ''[[Splitting the Atom]],'' was announced. The other new tracks on the EP were [[Tunde Adebimpe]]'s "Pray For Rain", [[Martina Topley-Bird]]'s "Psyche" and [[Guy Garvey]]'s "Bulletproof Love". The latter two tracks appear as remixes of the album versions.

The fifth album was released on 12 November 2009, called ''[[Heligoland (album)|Heligoland]],'' after the German [[archipelago]] of [[Heligoland]], after a previous project called "Weather Underground" was abandoned.<ref name="auto"/> 3D said "I think it's got definitely a more organic feel".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Massive+Attack%3A+Heligoland+/|title=Interview w/ Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja re. Heligoland|website=Suicidegirls.com|access-date=10 March 2010}}</ref> The opening track, "Pray For Rain" featured guest vocals of [[TV on the Radio]]'s Tunde Adebimpe. Damon Albarn, Martina Topley-Bird and [[Mazzy Star]] frontwoman [[Hope Sandoval]] also provide guest vocals on the album. 3D said in October 2010, to the Spinner website, that his plans were now for "unorthodox" releases of several EPs in 2011, rather than an album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bellinger |first=Candy |url=http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/10/14/massive-attack-north-american-tour/ |title=Celebrity Gossip, latest Celebrity News and Showbiz Gossip &#124; Eleven UK |website=Spinnermusic.co.uk |date=30 May 2011 |access-date=21 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728100944/http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/10/14/massive-attack-north-american-tour/ |archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref>