Release Date: October 30th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Format: DD
Gods & Monsters - Tracklist
The Approaching
Cancerlung
Continuum Broken
Don Of Time
Members
Lars Godal – Guitar
Mathias Lieberknecht– Bass/vocals
Petter Ramberg – Drums
Vegard Lindtveit – Guitar/lead vocals
Review
Progressive Doom Metallers GOATMILKER return with their latest EP - Gods & Monsters. The EP follows a similar style to last year’s self-titled debut album with the band being influenced by the likes of MASTODON, Black Sabbath, VOIVOD, CAVE IN and SLAYER. Sometimes the EP can be overloaded with different musical themes and creative ideas but GOATMILKER has this great ability to make everything make sense.
The music is brilliantly deranged and highly melodic with some epic sounds having a certain KVELERTAK energy to them. The Progressive Metal part of the record even allows GOATMILKER to add a certain COMMERCIAL ROCK/POP aspect into their music especially on tracks Cancerlung and Continuum Broken. There’s some fast-paced beatdowns and breakdowns that the band play with a determined EIGHTIES HEAVY METAL approach with some classic guitar shredding appearing out of nowhere.
The lyrics are quite darker and very conceptual compared to their debut album as GOATMILKER perfectly bridges the gap between the underground metal sounds and the commercial rock based themes that Gods & Monsters superbly contains. However, Gods & Monster really thrives when GOATMILKER aim for that highly experimental style of music that made their debut album such a standout as everything becomes completely FUCKED UP but with a fast-paced riff-centric delivery emerging on tracks Continuum Broken and Don Of Time.
Gods & Monsters is an excellent record with a real warped sense of identity holding everything together and allowing GOATMILKER to release another superb record to really stand out from the crowd and make themselves more known within the underground scene.
Words by Steve Howe
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