Staff Picks: Godflesh - Purge

For fans of: Ramleh and Regis

What Jefferson says: The wildly prolific Justin K. Broadrick returns from his solo "Sever Bait" album with cohort and bassist G.C. Green to deliver another pummelling industrial variation on hardcore and metal. Where the recent string of Godflesh albums have focused on metal and dub takes on their signature sound, Purge is a subtle return to their hip hop and breakbeat hooks last heard in the late 1990s. Broadrick's angular and fiery guitar lines interweave with the thrumming trudge of Green's bass against the counterpoint of the unforgiving drum machine architecture. You'll be glad to not be forgiven.

What they say: Broadrick has said that he sees Godflesh’s brand of aggression as a defensive gesture opposed to the chest-puffing masculinity he’s wrestled against in other extreme genres. His aim is catharsis, channeling violent extremes for the sake of security not domination. On Purge, Godflesh strike a balance between communal vulnerability and seething hostility that makes for the most inviting entry in their late career. - Pitchfork