reformed industrial metal pioneers Godflesh have been forced to postpone their previously announced U.S. tour due to "visa issues." while they are very disappointed in this situation, they hope to see everyone out on the rescheduled dates, which are expected to take place in early 2014.

Godflesh released its first new recording in over 12 years through decibel magazine's flexi series. A cover of the track "F.O.D. (fuck of death)" by legendary death thrashers Slaughter (canada) was included in the subscriber version of the magazine's november issue (streeting october 5).

you can now stream the track at this location.

in a recent interview with the french radio station le 106, Godflesh's justin broadrick stated about the band's forthcoming album — which is tentatively titled "A world lit only by fire" and due in early 2014 — "it will be [musically] similar to the first two or three [Godflesh albums]. I just think, like we're playing these shows, we feel very pure about we're doing and honoring the initial intentions with what we originally set out to do. which, I think, like most bands and musicians and all the rest of it, by the time you get on to your fourth album, it's somewhat of a dilution going on to what you initially tried to achieve. it will definitely sound aggressive and it probably won't sound like any of the other records we've made, but it will have the minimalism of the first few records."

added Godflesh bassist G.C. green: "it won't sound like the first two record; it will be more the spirit… when you make records over the years, you change as people, you change as musicians, you progress, you develop and you take other styles on, but I think, having had a break from it and come back to it, it seems that we've gone straight back into what the essence of it was originally, and that's why it feels good."

continued justin: "it's getting straight back to the core of what this is all about. and I think having a break from it has probably even more inspired… it's like refocusing and obviously, we're somewhat older and wiser. it's gonna be a really interesting record. it's extremely minimal and very, very brutal — a fairly unforgiving record, really, I think."

Godflesh's seminal debut full-length album, 1989's "streetcleaner", was remastered and reissued in a deluxe digipak in europe on june 21, 2010 and in north america on august 10, 2010 via earache records.

"streetcleaner" was Godflesh's second release, proving to be one of the band's finest and most recognized albums and helping them to become one of the most influential industrial bands ever. now "streetcleaner" was brought up to date as a special expanded version, with all tracks remastered by Godflesh founding member justin broadrick. the album also includes a bonus disc featuring 12 previously unreleased live tracks, alternate mixes and demos, and comes housed in a deluxe multi-panel digipak with detailed liner notes.