Review by Shadowdoom9 (Andi) for Godflesh - The Earache Peel Sessions (2014)

Looking for the best of Godflesh's breakthrough debut in a live recording originally part of a broadcast in which the audio version wasn't released until 25 years later? Look no further to the Earache Peel Sessions! This EP was part of a split album with Carcass whose side consisted of songs from their goregrind era. In Godflesh's side, 4 of my favorite tracks from their debut Streetcleaner (including the Tiny Tears EP) are performed greatly in industrial metal grace.

The first half is a couple tracks from the unreleased "Tiny Tears" EP, starting with the title track... "Tiny Tears", probably my favorite song of that EP/side! "Wound" is another standout with its main riff bringing down even the tallest and most stable building.

Heading into the Streetcleaner side, "Pulp" is another favorite here that can pulverize you into a pulp with the bass and drum machine rolling under the burning guitar slashing through vocals in a hopeless crescendo yelling "PULP" repeatedly until the last breath. The heavier groove-driven side stands strong in the well-known tune "Like Rats", a furious groove track with a noise-powered bridge ("You breed...like rats!!").

Wow, this EP has really blown my mind like the guy in the album cover. This is very well a true display of their earlier material, and it can certainly please Godflesh fans in the present as it did back in 1989. 17 minutes of perfect industrial metal bliss!

Favorites (all of them, but if we're doing one per each half): "Tiny Tears", "Pulp"