2023 studio album by Godflesh
Purge is the ninth studio album by English industrial metal band Godflesh , released on 9 June 2023. The album, originally announced on 1 March 2023, "revisits and updates the concepts explored on Pure ", the group's 1992 album.[ 2] [ 3] The title "Purge" refers to how frontman Justin Broadrick "utilises Godflesh's music as a temporary relief from his diagnosed autism and PTSD."[ 4]
Broadrick teased the first single, "Nero," on social media accounts in early March 2023.[ 5] The song, along with three in-house remixes, was released on 3 April 2023.[ 6] [ 7]
All songs written by Justin Broadrick and Ben Green .
Purge track listingTitle 1. "Nero" 4:31 2. "Land Lord" 4:56 3. "Army of Non" 4:53 4. "Lazarus Leper" 6:10 5. "Permission" 5:21 6. "The Father" 4:56 7. "Mythology of Self" 4:59 8. "You Are the Judge, the Jury, and the Executioner" 7:57 Total length: 43:43
Japanese edition bonus disc, "Nero" remixes[ 15] [ 16] Title 1. "Nero" (Remix) 5:03 2. "Nero" (Alt Version) 4:31 3. "Nero" (Dub) 9:24
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