Decline & Fall (EP)

Decline & Fall
EP by Godflesh
Released 2 June 2014 (2014-06-02)
Genre Industrial metal[1]
Length 20:34
Label Avalanche
Producer Justin Broadrick
Godflesh chronology
Messiah EP
(2003)Messiah EP2003
Decline & Fall
(2014)
A World Lit Only by Fire
(2014)A World Lit Only by Fire2014

Decline & Fall is an EP by English industrial metal band Godflesh. It was released on 2 June 2014 through band leader Justin Broadrick's own record label, Avalanche Recordings.[2] The EP is the second release by Godflesh since Hymns (2001), following the 2013 single "F.O.D. (Fuck of Death)". It precedes the band's seventh studio album, A World Lit Only by Fire.[3]

The track "Ringer" was released for streaming on 21 May 2014 on the band's Soundcloud account.[2]

Background

The EP, as well as the upcoming album, features extensive use of eight-string guitar. The guitar was provided by Blakhart, which released a Justin Broadrick eight-string signature guitar.[4] On its use on upcoming Godflesh releases, he stated:

"I have been playing an 8 string guitar for a few years now, first release that was 8 string was the Jesu's Christmas EP in 2010. All new Godflesh, both the EP and the new LP, were written and recorded with an 8 string, mainly due to the ability to tune even lower coupled with the capability to achieve more complex dissonant chords and riffs. On the latest Jesu LP Everyday I Get Closer to the Light from Which I Came, "The Great Leveller" is with 8-string guitar."[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.9/10[5]

Zoe Camp of Pitchfork gave the album a positive review, writing, "Avant and yet strangely accessible, industrially-minded but all-embracing, Decline and Fall confirms that a decade-plus-long absence has dulled neither Godflesh’s industrial spirit, nor their devotion to experimentation."[5] Gregory Heany of Allmusic described the EP as "sludgy, grime-covered industrial metal that feels like a promising preview for their first post-breakup full-length, A World Lit Only by Fire."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Justin Broadrick and G.C. Green.

No.TitleLength
1."Ringer"6:23
2."Dogbite"3:52
3."Playing with Fire"6:01
4."Decline & Fall"4:17
Total length:20:34
Bandcamp bonus tracks[6]
No.TitleLength
5."Ringer" (Dub)7:09
6."Playing with Fire" (Dub)6:08
Total length:33:52

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Heaney, Gregory. "Godflesh - Decline & Fall". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 Gordon, Jeremy (21 May 2014). "Godflesh Return With New EP Decline and Fall, Share "Ringer"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. "Industrial innovators Godflesh announce first release in over a decade". Fact. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 Rosenberg, Axl (8 May 2014). "OMG New Godflesh EP". MetalSucks. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 Camp, Zoe (2 July 2014). "Godflesh - Decline and Fall EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  6. Broadrick, Justin. "Godflesh Bandcamp". Bandcamp. Godflesh. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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