Justin Broadrick, mastermind of the legendary Godflesh, unleashes his new project, Jesu, with the same oppressive power as his past effort, but adds a gloss of decadence and a calming vigor that could be defined as My Bloody Valentine by way of the Swans. Jesu salvages Godflesh�s cold, dismal dissonance, as well as Broadrick�s undisputed guitar genius for noise, applying them to a surprising new layer of emotional content.

Sounds like the soundtracks for the Blind era Swans mixed with Black Sabbath circa Sabotage.

Shit like this ought to come with a warning. It has the bleak, machine-like soundscapes of industrial music, back when it was a budding genre, yet with a deep, highly emotional impact. The eight songs on this full length are akin to picking at a scab, trying to scratch that ceaseless itch, even after you break the skin and start clawing at the meat underneath. They�re less songs than orchestral pieces, with more depth than what you�d find in their contemporaries. Jesu will take you to the edge of despair, and then carry you to the other side.

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