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The WireDec 16, 2014A World Lit Only By Fire finds Godflesh on pleasingly resolute form. [Dec 2014, p.57]
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Kerrang!Nov 5, 2014This comeback album from industrial metal outsiders Godflesh effortlessly recaptures the visceral appeal of their early days. [11 Oct 2014, p.55]
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Oct 7, 2014A World Lit Only By Fire is revisionist industrial and the soundscapes of this brittle disc leaves you wondering what on earth just hit you.
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Alternative PressOct 6, 2014This is Godflesh at their coldest and most mechanistically assaultive. [Nov 2014. p,90]
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MojoOct 6, 2014For the most part A World Lit Only By Fire finds Godflesh sounding just as brilliantly brutal as ever. [Oct 2014, p.92]
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Oct 6, 2014A World Lit Only by Fire makes it crystal clear that Godflesh have a long, unfailing memory, and that their punishing work has only just begun.
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Oct 6, 2014It’s a sustained and hypnotic march through minimalist, post-Sabbath landscapes, and crucifyingly heavy on every level.
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Oct 6, 2014There’s nothing nostalgic here--it’s the sound of a band reborn, rather than one reformed. And yes, it’s well worth the wait.
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Oct 6, 2014Monolithic, heavy, raw and aggressive, A World Lit Only by Fire is 100 percent Godflesh, shattering any doubts that the duo, led by mastermind Justin K. Broadrick, could maintain their classic sound.
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Oct 6, 2014As a whole, A World Lit Only by Fire represents music converted into motion--kinetic and mechanical, inexorable and inhuman. Godflesh, never a forgiving band, has never sounded so relentless.
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