{"id":100466,"date":"2023-06-09T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T23:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=100466"},"modified":"2023-06-19T16:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T15:49:12","slug":"album-review-godflesh-purge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-godflesh-purge\/","title":{"rendered":"GODFLESH – Purge (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

GODFLESH
Purge<\/strong><\/span>
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\nAvalanche Recordings (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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These UK experimental industrialists were the first ever band to give me a migraine, and they should take that as a compliment! It was their 1989 debut Streetcleaner<\/em> which shook my brain as if it were in a blender and ever since then I\u2019ve been a huge fan.<\/p>\n

Purge<\/em> is the ninth full-length studio album from Godflesh, the brainchild of Justin Broadrick and G.C. Green. For those unaware of what Godflesh is I recommend you merely tip-toe in such rusty waters because their pulsating rhythms and grinding thuds can be quite the uncomfortable experience.<\/p>\n

With Purge<\/em> the twosome continue with the throbbing extremity as Broadrick\u2019s wails of woe infiltrate the driving, bass-led beat of opener \u2018Nero\u2019. It\u2019s classic Godlesh; thumping, thudding and yet never afraid to groove even within its pallid, steel framework. The best example of such melodious strikes emerges with the superb \u2018Army Of Non\u2019 with its surprising yet repetitive hip-hop vocal samples, but it still remains a shuddering hammer to the skull. Meanwhile, \u2018Land Lord\u2019 is typically streetwise with its programmed beats, but where such a rhythm may sound stark on an old gangster rap opus Godflesh literally flashes it all out, grinding the gears as you surrender to a hypnotic state.<\/p>\n

At times the boys nod to previous outings Pure<\/em> (1992), Us And Them<\/em> (1999) and Post Self<\/em> (2017), but that\u2019s no shock because it\u2019s simply the hallmark of the band\u2019s riveting cacophony. Whether it\u2019s the trio of tracks already mentioned or the droning clatter of \u2018The Father\u2019, this is an inescapable maze of tortured clanks, trance inducing thuds and crushing bass.<\/p>\n

\u2018Permission\u2019 rips in with a steely riff before drifting into The Prodigy territory with its kicks. However, closer \u2018You Are The Judge, The Jury And The Executioner\u2019 doesn\u2019t quite leave a lasting impression and neither does \u2018Lazarus Leper\u2019 or the grating \u2018Mythology Of Self\u2019. Also, the production seems sterile which in turn affects Green\u2019s bass at times.<\/p>\n

Purge<\/em> is still a quality if somewhat mechanical sounding album and while very often the band does succeed with its simplistic bludgeoning, this time round the duo falls just short.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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