Godflesh Releases Decay With Broadrick’s Last Heavy Vocal Parts — Rolling Stone

The duo Godflesh has released its tenth album, Decay, which contains the last recorded heavy vocal parts by frontman and guitarist Justin Broadrick. As Rolling Stone reports, the record is described as supposedly the penultimate one in the band’s discography. The album’s six tracks combine industrial, techno, mechanized rhythms and low-tuned guitar riffs.

Surgery and a ban on growling

In spring, Broadrick said that after hernia surgery, he was left with a six-and-a-half-inch scar. According to the publication, doctors advised the musician not to use growling anymore, as it could cause a rupture in the abdominal area and permanently leave him unable to work.

Broadrick recorded the vocals for Decay during the same sessions as the material for Godflesh’s previous album, Purge, released in 2023. After that, he and bassist Ben Green completed the musical part of the new work. The frontman also said that the band’s future final album, The End, would be more avant-garde and would not require screaming.

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Experimental sound

Unlike Purge, which Rolling Stone characterizes as a collection of more forceful metal tracks, Decay is more focused on sound experiments. The publication mentions synthesizers, drum machines, bass parts and guitar noise in the album’s tracks.

Rolling Stone separately highlights the 12-minute track Consume Me, which closes the record. The review calls it Broadrick’s last recorded burst of fury; the composition ends with his final recorded growl.

Rolling Stone also notes that Broadrick’s music influenced, among others, Faith No More, Korn, Fear Factory, Living Colour and Metallica. Alongside Godflesh, he worked in Napalm Death, Final, Fall of Because, Head of David, Techno Animal, The Curse of the Golden Vampire and Jesu.