Jesu

Features

The Best Metal Albums of 2007

By Adrien Begrand and Andrew Blackie

This is the best year for metal music we've seen in a very long time. Like other watershed years, such as 1983, 1984, and 1991, it's partially a case of artists peaking at the same time, and 2007 was no exception, unleashing a wave of superb releases from January straight through November. [17 December 2007]

Relinquishing This World of Brutal Music: An Interview With Jesu’s Justin Broadrick

By Jennifer Kelly

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." [18 June 2007]

Reviews

Jesu: Why Are We Not Perfect?

By Rajith Savanadasa

Why Are We Not Perfect? continues Justin Broadrick’s ascent, skimming past the bounds of Metal and safely into shoegaze airspace. [30 September 2008]

Jesu: Lifeline

By Adrien Begrand

Although he risks overkill with so many EPs, Justin Broadrick's Jesu continues to be as consistently good as ever. [14 January 2008]

Jesu: Conqueror

By Adrien Begrand

Jesu's fourth release is a masterful, highly accessible outing by one of extreme music's greatest innovators. [15 March 2007]

Jesu: Jesu

By Kevin Jagernauth

Ex-Napalm Death/Godflesh mastermind Justin Broadrick finds his way to the light through dense layers of metallic sludge. [18 March 2005]