There's a heartbreak beat playing all night long

Review Score: (8/10)
After three albums with more or less stiff and devastating music, "Pure" shows some progess in a very positive way. Featuring guitarist Robert Hampson (of disbanded psychedelic rockers Loop; his current band is Main), this album comes up with more varied and fluid songs, more intelligible vocals, and sometimes even clubby rhythms. Still, the machine beats are relentlessly hard and guitars are as dominating as always. Best tracks here are the aggressive "Spite", the title track, the more laid-back "Baby blue eyes", and probably the mega-work "Pure II". I can't tell you anything about the CD bonus tracks, because I'm an owner of the vinyl release. I found the accompanying "Merciless EP" even more interesting, containing studio outtakes, remixes, and previously unavailable songs from the "Pure" sessions. All in all, this is one of Godflesh's best albums.

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