A Haunting Curse

In a metal world where classification is king, bands are relegated to certain genres and viciously attacked and/or deserted if they stray too far from the accepted path. Louisiana is more known for its doom sound, particularly Down, Crowbar and several other similar outfits that take the oppressive humidity and swamplands and recreate metal that sludges along and sucks you in worse than the muck that lies under the water in the bayous. Goatwhore are the exception. While they have the requisite heavy element, they are much more a mixed bag, and incorporate more metal stylings than many bands of their ilk. This album, the band's third, falls to these ears primarily between extreme thrash on the order of Exodus, who are borderline death metal in their attack, and black metal, Immortal coming to mind. This means of course they can play, as opposed to just making a loud racket. It isn't easy for a band with this much ferocity to display chops, but those bands that can take no prisoners. I don't hear a lot of difference between this and their most recent CD, "Blood For The Master", which is good because Goatwhore know their strengths. For metal fans who love their metal ultra brutal but demand some great lead work and the occasional nod to (slightly) more melodic areas, such as the thrash attack in places, Goatwhore's "A Haunting Curse" is a dandy.

Exactly as pictures. Came in without any damage to the corners of the sleeve. Quality sound

If you're even considering this album, stop! Just buy it. I hesitated just a little before buying it, and I found that I loved this band more than I thought (my wife is now pissed-she doesn't really listen to anything heavier than Disturbed)! I love listening to this album, and I will be buying the other albums!

This album is so hard it's unbeleivable. The drummer never ever quits and it's mainly the drums that makes this album great. Sometimes you don't think the guitars can keep up, but they do. There are some decent guitar riffs here and there, but they don't take center stage that often. The vocals aren't as varied as previous Goatwhore albums, where they would switch from hiss to growl to doom to some kind of scratchy demon voice. Here it pretty much sticks to growl, but every once and a while the hiss will be thrown in. The best song on the album has to be Forever Consumed by Oblivion, but I'm sure you'll find your favorite. Remember, this album is extremely hard and very fast metal.

this is the first entire album I have ever gotten from Goatwhore. however I am well Impressed especially with the drum work. I also love the sound of this vocalist. and the lyrics are fairly creative. guitars are speedy and precise.

I surprised my bf with this gift. He loved it.

Metarrrrrr

Awesome album!

competent extreme metal band, with nothing new in the style, but good players, good singer, good songs and whatever more you should expect from a simple and honest death-grindcore-metal group, it is worth having and listening for fans of brutal music and metal maniacs, metalheads will like exactly for the lack of "originality", this is raw material for headbangers, fanatics or not, though you must like a sound pretty heavy, from slayer onwards. this guys have fun and love what they do, of course. they are not black metal radicals for sure, which is good also, their sound never gets tiring or boring. only 3 or 4 very good songs, but the album as a whole is a good acquisition.

Many Thanks

Anche questo album non lo considero, un album nicchia ma ben al di sotto di altri Album, della loro discografia

Europäische Bands wie Dimur Borgir oder Mayhem verblassen im Vergleich mit dieser Band aus New Orleans.Geiler brutaler Black-Metal ohne jeden Schnick-Schnack wie Geigen, Hörner oder Make-Up.Ben Falgoust ist einer der besten Metal-Hälse die ich je gehört habe. Er singt unter anderem auch bei Soilent Green wo er mehr von seinen Fähigkeiten zeigt. Aber er kommt hier auf keinen Fall zu kurz! Dieses Album ist absolut brutal und gnadenlos - keine Gefangene. Schnell wechselnde und virtuose Gitarren-Riffs spielen metronomisch genau mit dem Batterie-Feuer zusammen.Man kann sagen der Sound ist eine Mischung aus frühere Cradle of Filth und Celtic Frost. Dabei kann man noch einzelne Punk-Riffs und dass sie aus New Orleans kommen (Crowbar, Soilent Green) raushören.Als Anspieltips empfehle ich "Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult" und "In the Narrow Confines of Defilement".