Angelgoat - The Lucifer Within (2020)
Serbia
Morbid Chapel Records
The
Serbian elite known as Angelgoat, return with their third full-length
album entitled, "The Lucifer Within," offering 10 tracks of
filthy old-school black metal that goes straight for the jugular. The
band employs devilish pounding drums, evil shrieking vocals, and a
blasphemous guitar tone that makes angels weep. Those seeking
sumptuous production values and pretty melodies better stay clear as
Angelgoat unleashes a barrage of primitive metal that pulls you
straight into the abyss. The music itself is pretty basic and
derivative, but what they lack in terms of originality, they sure as
hell make up for with pure evil devotion and well-executed songs.
Stylistically, they give nods to bands like Bathory, Kreator, Poison (Deu),
Mayhem, Archgoat, etc. This is traditional black metal in the purest
sense that doesn't pander to any wimpy trends. Those with an affinity
for the uglier side of black metal (particularly Deathcrush era
Mayhem) will no doubt enjoy this output, as the band plays a kind of
metal that transports you back to the genre's heyday. (HT)