Big Easy Satanic metallers Goatwhore emerged in 1997 with a bludgeoning sound rooted in blackened death metal. Debuting in 2000 with The Eclipse of Ages Into Black, the band added shades of sludge and thrash to lauded subsequent efforts like Carving Out the Eyes of God (2009), Constricting Rage of the Merciless (2014), and Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven (2022).
Goatwhore were formed by singer/guitarist Sammy Duet following the breakup of his previous band, Acid Bath. Former Soilent Green singer L. Ben Falgoust II, guitarist Ben Stout, bassist Patrick Bruders, and drum...