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This is one of the best heavy fuckin' metal records I've heard in ages.
Canadian doom-demons Goathorn like to drink and play thrash metal, but
doing both at once is what they dig the most. This record is the result of
all that angry debauchery, and it sounds like Pentagram playing "Ride
the Lightning" with that crazy fucker from NME on bass. The riffs are
absolutely relentless, like tattoo needles carving desperate cries for
help right into your skull, and it's all so heavy it feels like the
floor's going to cave in. Jason Decay's vocals are rife with acidic
phlegm, as he spins one tale of cosmic disillusionment after another- no
redemption on this voyage, that's for sure-and the rest of the band is
equally potent, a power trio in the purest sense. The album's highlights
have got to be the title track, with it's Iron Maiden/High on Fire
signature riff running headlong into a wall of pure doom that doesn't let
up for almost 8 minutes, and the Venom-ous punk metal instrumental closer
"Death March", which would impress even Cronos and the boys. And
they're still young guys, really, which means this nightmare is only
beginning. "Voyage to Nowhere" is an absolute monster. Don't
hesitate to ride this horn.
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