Goats of Doom plays somewhat diverse black metal which has included a vast variety of different influence in its composal framework. Album sounds a lot like an album which could be made by a band from northern Finland and I wasn’t surprised to find out that the band is from Nivala which is somewhere quite near to Oulu. Oulu region has a strong history of metal bands having something similar in their spirit even though they weren’t even close stylically.
The album is built on seven songs which are, like earlier mentioned, very diverse and dynamic and it could be said that instrumentally the best parts of the album are the ones which actually have very little to do with black metal. This is also a problem considering that this is a black metal recording. The black metal on the album isn’t bad, quite the opposite, it is good but it is just good.
The guitars are layering melodic harmonies all along the way with a decent output and the drumming is nailed with a right way as well. Considering the vocals, the harsh vocals are delivered in a good manner, the cleans are ok even though not phrased in a best possible way and the choirs are a bit off yet it fits in nicely. Lyrics don’t offer anything new but they are doing the job ok. The finnish works better in lyrics as well as in vocal output.
There are a couple of moments especially in the non-metal-parts wherein the band reaches out to grab a glimpse of perfection and the positive side of the album is the dynamical and diverse songwriting. What it lacks is the final twists to make the music a little more worthwhile. Now it is just good.
Recommended to fans of good old melodic yet harshy finnish black metal, with no allergies from small experimenting.
70/100
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