Godflesh - Us and Them

Primary Artist
Godflesh
Album Title
Us and Them
Release Date
June 22, 1999 
Time
 
Review by John Bush
With the rise of more experimental fusions of metal and electronics (much of it inspired by the duo's earlier recordings), Godflesh returned in 1999 with a proper album that, for the first time, made explicit its connections to the scene. Previously, Broadrick and Green had relied on the remix albums Slavestate and Love And Hate In Dub -- or, in Broadrick's case, side projects like Final -- to explore the leading edge of noise. From the drum'n'bass onslaught of the opener though, it's clear that Us And Them is more indebted to electronics and pure noise. Read More