, ▁took ▁the ▁project ▁away ▁from ▁its ▁initial ▁point ▁of ▁man – machine ▁fusion . ▁The ▁mechanical ▁per cussion ▁used ▁on ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁facil itated ▁Bro adr ick ' s ▁gro ove - ▁and ▁beat - f oc used ▁writing ▁style , ▁and ▁it ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁deliber ate ▁in ▁the ▁composition ▁process ; ▁this ▁e ased ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁difficulties ▁in ▁creating ▁the ▁album : ▁the ▁pressure ▁to ▁r ush ▁out ▁a ▁product ▁and ▁explo it ▁the ▁re union ' s ▁media ▁attention . ▁Bro adr ick ▁was ▁surprised ▁that ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁pers isted ▁even ▁while ▁he ▁and ▁Green ▁were ▁in ▁their ▁private ▁studio , ▁writing ▁and ▁de construct ing ▁and ▁re writing ▁songs ▁multiple ▁times ▁over . ▁ ▁Com position ▁and ▁style ▁ ▁Mus ically , ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁is ▁an ▁exception ally ▁heavy , ▁ble ak ▁and ▁mechanical ▁album ▁driven , ▁as ▁God f lesh ' s ▁earliest ▁and ▁most ▁influ ential ▁releases ▁were , ▁by ▁machine ▁per cussion . ▁Un like ▁those ▁first ▁EP s ▁and ▁albums , ▁though , ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁features ▁Bro adr ick ▁using ▁an ▁eight - string ▁guitar ; ▁according ▁to ▁him , ▁this ▁choice ▁was ▁made ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁" t une ▁even ▁lower " ▁than ▁before ▁and ▁" ach ieve ▁more ▁complex ▁dis son ant ▁ch ords ▁and ▁r iffs ". ▁The ▁album ▁is ▁slow ▁and ▁deliber ately ▁simple , ▁focused ▁on ▁inten se ▁repet ition ;