Goat Horn

Originating in the quiet town of Pembroke, Ontario, before relocating to Toronto, Goat Horn was founded in 1999 by vocalist/bassist Jason Decay, guitarist Brandon Wars, and drummer Steel Rider (yes, Steel Rider!) -- all of whom were barely out of their teens at the time. Recorded in a single day, 2001's inaugural set, Voyage to Nowhere, was a rough but entertaining exercise in "basement" metal, and its songs generally split the difference between Cathedral-style doom and early Celtic Frost-reminiscent blackened thrash, with a little '80s retro metal thrown in. 2003's follow-up...