Tuesday, November 16 2010
Jesu: Heart Ache & Dethroned
Defiant since the beginning, UK experimental metal act Jesu digs into its back-catalogue to re-package the band's first EP with a series of once-unfinished songs.
Tuesday, January 19 2010
Final: Reading All the Right Signals Wrong
Final is the yin to Justin K. Broadrick's yang. The latest under this name doesn't disappoint, but it slightly underwhelms.
Tuesday, September 30 2008
Jesu: Why Are We Not Perfect?
Why Are We Not Perfect? continues Justin Broadrick’s ascent, skimming past the bounds of Metal and safely into shoegaze airspace.
Monday, January 14 2008
Jesu: Lifeline
Although he risks overkill with so many EPs, Justin Broadrick's Jesu continues to be as consistently good as ever.
Monday, June 18 2007
Relinquishing This World of Brutal Music: An Interview With Jesu’s Justin Broadrick
While still in his teens, Justin Broadrick pioneered grindcore in Napalm Death, and later, with Godflesh, extended the range of antagonistic volume. Now with the gorgeous soundscapes of Jesu, Broadrick says, "I really need to explore melody in an all-out way."
Thursday, March 15 2007
Jesu: Conqueror
Jesu's fourth release is a masterful, highly accessible outing by one of extreme music's greatest innovators.
Friday, March 18 2005
Jesu: Jesu
Ex-Napalm Death/Godflesh mastermind Justin Broadrick finds his way to the light through dense layers of metallic sludge.
