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JESU - Conqueror
| PunkNews | | The debut saw Broadrick embracing what could only be described as a wash of sound: chords that seemed to neither begin nor end, vocals that drifted and echoed and an overdriven, bass-heavy production style that emphasized both the visceral power of the guitar and the contrast of melody and noise. It was a beautiful album, but some correctly noted that it sounded like a more melodic version of Godflesh, rather than a whole new band. ...full text |
| | Aversion | | Jesu has just about every base covered: Heavy, sludgy guitars. Spaced-out, progressive dynamics. Classic, shimmering shoegazer distortion. Alt-pop melodies. It's as if Justin Broadrick and company boiled down the best parts of your record collection, distilled them and concocted a strange, new brew. It's the sort of pedigree that'll either set Jesu up to be the next rock'n'roll savior or a too-complicated cult act whose sophistication's only appreciated by the musical literate....full text |
| | Drowned in sound | | If anyone was to claim the crown of ‘metal's conqueror’, few would boast a bloodline more worthy than Justin Broadrick. During a period of around 20 years he formed arguably the most important industrial metal band, Godflesh; he enjoyed a stay in grindcore legends Napalm Death; and he has more recently produced acclaimed remixes of tracks by bands such as Isis, 5ive and Pelican....full text |
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