Jesu issues new EP, traverses the globe :: Music News :: Articles

Justin Broadrick was once the man behind metal/industrial bands like Napalm Death and Godflesh, a pair of acts with abrasive, confrontational sounds to match their names. That decidedly atonal past makes his new project Jesu all the more remarkable: a longtime rejector of melody, Broadrick must have had a conversion experience at some point between his retirement of Godflesh and the miraculous rise of Jesu. Painting his compositions with long, languid guitar strokes, Broadrick now works with a much different palette than his younger, speed-metal days.

Broadrick and his Jesu cohorts are just hitting the road for a lengthy tour that will snake through North America, the UK, Japan, and then Continental Europe by the end of the year. On Oct. 23, the group will drop Lifeline, a new four-song EP via Hydra Head. It's a speedy follow-up to the group's latest full-length, Conqueror, which came out earlier this year.

Here's the track list:

1. Lifeline
2. You Wear Their Masks
3. Storm Comin' On
4. End of the Road

And the North American tour dates...

October
9 - Denton, Texas @ Hailey's
10 - Austin, Texas @ The Mohawk
11 - Houston, Texas @ Walters
12 - Baton Rouge, La. @ Spanish Moon
13 - Tallahassee, Fla. @ Club Downunder
15 - Orlando, Fla. @ The Social
16 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Earl
17 - Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat's Cradle
18 - Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat
19 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ First Unitarian Church
20 - New York, N.Y. @ Grammercy Theatre
21 - Poughkeepsie, N.Y. @ The Polish Club
22 - New Britain, Conn. @ Trinity On Main
23 - Cambridge, Mass. @ The Middle East - Downstairs
24 - Montreal, Quebec @ La Sala Rossa
25 - Toronto, Ontario @ Lees Place
26 - Buffalo, N.Y. @ Showplace Theatre
27 - Chicago, Ill. @ Empty Bottle
28 - Iowa City, Iowa @ The Picador
29 - Sauget, Ill. @ Pops
30 - Lawrence, Kansas @ Bottleneck
31 - Denver, Colo. @ Marquis Theater

November
2 - Seattle, Washington @ Neumo's Crystal Ball
3 - Portland, Ore. @ Hawthorne Theatre
5 - Sacramento, Calif. @ Harlow's
6 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall
9 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Ex Plex