Godflesh have shared “Master and Slave,” the opening track from their upcoming album, Decay.
The song offers another preview of the band’s tenth studio album, which will be their penultimate full-length as Justin Broadrick and Ben Green prepare to bring Godflesh’s run to a close.
“Music, for me, is rarely complete,” Broadrick said. “But it has to reach a point where enough is enough. Creatively, there has to be self-discipline. One has to end it.”
Decay was recorded before Broadrick underwent major abdominal surgery earlier this year. He recently explained that years of performing Godflesh’s physically demanding vocal style contributed to his condition and that continuing with the band is no longer physically sustainable.
“It expresses my pain, and I’ve put my body and soul into this expression for the majority of my existence,” Broadrick said. “I feel quite lucky, because Godflesh is now physically impossible for me, rendering it useless. I now wish to move out of its constraints, move on creatively with heavy/ugly music to new ground.”
Decay follows Godflesh’s 2023 album, Purge, and features six tracks.
Listen to “Master and Slave” below.
Decay tracklist:
01. Master and Slave
02. Living/Ending
03. Feral Colony
04. Fear of Man
05. Fodder
06. Consume Me
Photo by Kim Sølve
