Album review: Godflesh – Purge

Few individuals have dedicated as much time or psychological effort to redefining heavy music as Justin Broadrick. He’s pulverised clubs with mutant techno as JK Flesh, delivered art-noise-dub with Zonal, and gone all-in on melancholy shoegaze under the Jesu banner. And, of course, there’s Godflesh, whose status as industrial metal innovators has never precluded the tactical use of acid house samples or hip-hop beats. The latter are in full effect in the early stages of this astonishing new album. Opener Nero teases 10 seconds of unaccompanied hip-hop intro before the inevitable appearance of a classically crushing Broadrick riff. Land Lord opts for ​’90s breakbeats alongside a colossal guitar groove, while the fearsome Army Of Non may be one of the most unlikely places...

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