Godflesh have announced their 10th and penultimate studio album, Decay, set for release on September 25 via Relapse Records. The industrial metal OGs have also shared the album's first single, "Living/Ending."
The six-track Decay emerged from the same sessions that produced 2023's Purge, with Justin Broadrick initially planning to release the remaining material within a year.
"Decay was born from the same sessions as Purge," Broadrick explains. "It was one huge pool of songs. I picked what I felt was appropriate for what I wanted to achieve with Purge, with the intention of releasing the songs that didn't fit as a new album."
The announcement follows Broadrick's recent disclosure that he underwent major abdominal surgery earlier this year. While the recordings were completed beforehand, Broadrick says the physical demands of performing with Godflesh contributed to his decision to eventually bring the band to an end.
"It expresses my pain, and I've put my body and soul into this expression for the majority of my existence," he says. "I now wish to move out of its constraints, move on creatively with heavy/ugly music to new ground."
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Decay arrives September 25 via Relapse Records (pre-order).
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