# Godflesh Ends Era With 'Decay' Album

> Godflesh releases final album 'Decay' after frontman Justin Broadrick's vocal restrictions.
- Title: Godflesh Ends Era With 'Decay' Album · Rolling Stone
- Summary: Godflesh releases final album 'Decay' after frontman Justin Broadrick's vocal restrictions. Godflesh's 10th album 'Decay' marks their last release as…
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- Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/godflesh-decay-album-review-1235609865
- Author: Kory Grow
- Published: 2026-09-24T22:38:09+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: godflesh, justin broadrick, decay, hernia surgery, industrial music, avant-garde
## Godflesh's Final Album
Godflesh releases their 10th album 'Decay' as frontman Justin Broadrick's vocal restrictions end the band's era.

> Forlorn/evermore
## Vocal Restrictions
Justin Broadrick's hernia surgery left him with a six-and-a-half-inch scar and doctors' orders to never growl again.
## Recording Process
Broadrick recorded decay's vocals during the same sessions as 2023's purge album before polishing the music.
## The End Album
Godflesh's final album 'the end' will be more avant-garde with no yelling necessary.
## Musical Evolution
Godflesh's decay blends industrial techno rap rhythms with sludge metal guitar riffs since the 1980s.
## Last Tracks
Tracks like 'fear of man' and 'fodder' feature distorted bass and disorienting guitar sounds with no midrange.

> What you say doesn’t matter
## Key takeaway

Godflesh's 10th album 'Decay' marks their last release as frontman Justin Broadrick can no longer growl due to hernia surgery.