Justin K. Broadrick says Godflesh is ending, following recent surgery

Godflesh is coming to an end. Founder Justin K. Broadrick, in a lengthy social media post, revealed that he’s been having some health issues that complicate his ability to continue the band. Last month, Broadrick had surgery to repair a hernia, and recovery from the procedure has been difficult.

“This unfortunately was not keyhole surgery,” he said in the Instagram post. “If I continue to perform and shout/scream as I do with Godflesh, then I am at high risk for more hernias, and blowing out my abdominal wall entirely. … Godflesh live ended the day of my surgery, and upon the surgeon making this statement.”

Broadrick said that he’ll continue to perform with his other projects, Jesu and JK Flesh, which take less of a physical toll on him. He also adds, “In the near future, a new solo project will emerge, further exploring the parameters of heavy/ugly music, featuring my guitars and electronics, and of course vocals, but NOT shouted vocals!”

A new album from Godflesh, DECAY, is in the mixing stage and set for release this year, and Broadrick hopes to write one more before closing the book on the band. He also notes that there will continue to be Godflesh live albums and dub albums, just not studio albums.

Godflesh’s last studio album was 2023’s Purge. Jesu was recently featured in our best metal of winter roundup (as an archival favorite).