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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.
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[2] The title "Purge" refers to how frontman
Justin Broadrick "utilises Godflesh's music as a temporary relief from his diagnosed autism and PTSD."
[3]
Broadrick teased the first single, "Nero," on social media accounts in early March 2023.
[4] The song, along with three in-house remixes, was released on 3 April 2023.
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Accolades
Track listing
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
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[15] Title 1. "Nero" (Remix) 5:03 2. "Nero" (Alt Version) 4:31 3. "Nero" (Dub) 9:24
Personnel
Charts
References
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Rolling Stone . Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
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"Godflesh Map Out North American Tour, Share New Song "Nero" " .
Exclaim! . Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
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"Nero" .
Bandcamp . Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
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"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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"Godflesh Chart History (Top Album Sales)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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