BIOGRAPHY
Archgoat is a black metal group from Finland formed in 1989 by brothers Ritual Butcherer on guitar and Lord Angelslayer on bass and vocals. The members of Archgoat openly identify with the philosophy of Satanism and the Occult as expressed in their lyrical content, which also consists of anti-Christian themes.
Archgoat formed in 1989 in Turku, Finland, though they did not release their first recording, titled Jesus Spawn, until 1991. Then in 1992, the band landed a record contract with Necropolis Records.
In 1993, their MLP, Angelcunt (Tales of Desecration), was released. Later that year Archgoat entered into a full-time studio deal with Necropolis. However, after their recording sessions, a disagreement with terms of their contract resulted in the band refusing to release the finished material to the public.
In 1993, Archgoat began an extensive hiatus, citing their belief that they did not belong in a "commercial" black metal scene. The band did not reform until 2004, when they released their 1993 material as a 7" EP, titled Angelslaying Black Fucking Metal, through Hammer of Hate Records. Their show, First Live Black Mass, concert was recorded in Finland in 2005.
The line up was original with the exception of Blood Desecator was replaced with Leneth the Unholy Carnager as a session drummer. First live Black Mass in over a decade was performed in Kouvola,
Finland 1.7.2005. Having done his services in the ranks Leneth was replaced with a permanent drummer Sinister Karppinen.Having completed his services in the ranks, in 2005 the black crusaders invaded Europe with BEHEXEN and HELL MILITIA on the "Tour Of The Black Moon".
Gathering the pure black energy of the their earlier 90´s hymns, ARCHGOAT went to Temple of the Black Moon to create the debut full-length LP to cast the shadow of blasphemy over the raped Virgin Mary. "Whore Of Bethlehem" via Hammer Of Hate Records in 2006 marked the final continuity to the path of the desecration and showed that the Black Flame was as bright and strong as ever. They embarked on a European tour in spring 2007 with Black Witchery. A live split of this tour was released as Desecration & Sodomy in 2008.After the CD release, ARCHGOAT decided to part ways with Hammer Of Hate Records and to continue the path with Blasphemous Underground Productions who handled the vinyl edition of the album. The new era had begun to dawn its black light...
The onward march to preach the Black hymns took form in 2007 with BLACK WITCHERY in the form of the "Desecration & Sodomy" European tour. The march over Europe stormed over 9 venues in ferocity that left no survivors and the dark spirit of this union of ARCHGOAT and BLACK WITCHERY was immortalized in black wax in 2008 by Blasphemous Underground Productions, baptised to carry the name of the tour "Desecration & Sodomy".
ARCHGOAT started the composition work on the 2nd full-length LP. The beginning of 2009 saw the release of "The Light-Devouring Darkness" and the 1st black march over the USA and Mexico under the banner of "The Light-Devouring Black Crusade". This is the path, this is the Worship to Lucifer. Blasphemous Underground Productions called it quits and an unholy pact till death was sealed with Debemur Morti Productions.
To celebrate two decades of devil worship an ARCHGOAT anniversary double vinyl was summoned consisting of material from all the previous releases as well as unreleased hymns to hammer the black history into one release. 2010 saw the release of this assault of ungodliness called "The Aeon Of The Angelslaying Darkness". And the flow of Darkness surfaced again in 2011 to preach the evangelism of pure grinding desecration as the MLP titled "Heavenly Vulva (Christ's Last Rites)" was unleashed from the Temple of Black Moon.
Their latest album, titled The Apocalyptic Triumphator was released in January, 2015. The mighty ARCHGOAT, one of the most revered hordes in Finnish Black Metal, is back with a new bestial and ritualistic album and they have lost none of their original ferocity. "The Apocalyptic Triumphator" is a monstrous collection of cavernous psalms to Lucifer, a glorious affront to Christianity embedded in a sinister sonic environment.
The new abomination from these distinguished defilers of Christianity bears the true seal of authenticity. "The Apocalyptic Triumphator" sounds like a diabolical pact with the darkest form of Artistic Creation. With no quarter asked and none given, this is primitive music, raw and perverted, in its most hellish form.
Formed In: 1989
Status: Active
Years Active: 1989-1993, 2004-Present
LINE UP
Lord Angelslayer - Bass, Vocals
Ritual Butcherer - Guitars
VnoM - Drums
Country of origin: Finland
Location: Turku
Genre: Death/Black Metal
Current label: Debemur Morti Productions
Booking/Press Contact: contact@eviltownbookings.se
Official Website: http://www.archgoat.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archgoat.official
Myspace: https://myspace.com/49021028
Last FM: www.last.fm/music/Archgoat
DISCOGRAPHY
The Apocalyptic Triumphator (Full-Length Album - 2015)
Heavenly Vulva (Christ's Last Rites) (EP - 2011)
The Light-Devouring Darkness (Full-Length Album - 2009)
Whore of Bethlehem (Full-Length Album - 2006)
Angelcunt (Tales of Desecration) (EP - 1993)
