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

Jesu

Conqueror

(Hydra Head)

US release date: 20 February 2007

UK release date: 19 February 2007

[18 June 2007]

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."
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