Archgoat

Archgoat

Archgoat performing live at the Black Flames of Blasphemy Festival in 2009
Background information
Origin Turku, Finland[1]
Genres Black metal[1]
Years active 1989–1993[2]
2004–present[2]
Labels Necropolis, Hammer of Hate, Blasphemous Underground, Debemur Morti Productions
Associated acts Torture Killer
Demigod
Website www.archgoat.com
Members Lord Angelslayer
Ritual Butcherer
Sinister Karppinen

Archgoat is a black metal group from Finland formed in 1989 by brothers Ritual Butcherer on guitar and Lord Angelslayer on bass and vocals.[1] The members of Archgoat openly identify with the philosophy of Satanism and the Occult as expressed in their lyrical content,[3] which also consists of anti-Christian themes.[2]

History

Archgoat formed in 1989 in Turku, Finland, though they did not release their first recording, titled Jesus Spawn, until 1991.[1] Then in 1992, the band landed a record contract with Necropolis Records.[2] In 1993, their MLP, Angelcunt (Tales of Desecration), was released.[2] Later that year Archgoat entered into a full-time studio deal with Necropolis.[2] However, after their recording sessions, a disagreement with terms of their contract resulted in the band refusing to release the finished material to the public.[3]

In 1993, Archgoat began an extensive hiatus, citing their belief that they did not belong in a "commercial" black metal scene.[2] The band did not reform until 2004, when they released their 1993 material as a 7" EP, titled Angelslaying Black Fucking Metal, through Hammer of Hate Records.[1] Their show, First Live Black Mass, concert was recorded in Finland in 2005.[3] Drummer Sinister Karppinen became the band's permanent drummer in this time. Their debut LP Whore of Bethlehem was released in September 2006, and they embarked on a European tour in spring 2007 with Black Witchery. A live split of this tour was released as Desecration & Sodomy in 2008.

Their latest album, titled The Light-Devouring Darkness was released on February 9, 2009; their newest EP, titled Heavenly Vulva, was released in October 2011.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Demos/promos

Live albums

Split album

Members

Current members

Former members

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Archgoat biography, Rockdetector, accessed April 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Archgoat biography, Archgoat.com, accessed April 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Interview with Archgoat 2005, Cross of Black Steel magazine Issue No. 2, accessed January 12, 2009.

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