 favorably contrasted Godflesh against then-current music trends, expressing a struggle to find what genre the band fit into.In 1990, Simon Reynolds reviewed the Earache reissue of "Godflesh", admiring its extreme weight and blend of diverse influences.Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, Godflesh's reputation has grown and critics have retrospectively looked at their debut EP in a favorable light; Joe DiVita of "Loudwire" called "Godflesh" one of the "most exciting releases ever in heavy metal" and in their book "The New Metal Masters", H. P. Newquist and Rich Maloof wrote that "Godflesh" was, at the time, the most ominous and malevolent music in existence.