The Eternal
Pulverisation of Christ
Few bands exemplify underground metal more than Archgoat. First with their original genre defining stretch in the early 90's and now today by playing something that goes against the currently on going trends. War metal is quite popular right now but pretty much no currently active war metal band takes this much from Celtic Frost nor do current bands that take their main inspiration from Celtic Frost sound anywhere near as brutal as this band from Finland. Of course this is all irrelevant if the music sucks. However everyone who has followed what Archgoat has released and their live performances in recent years can only come to the conclusion that they are only getting better at their craft.
Eternal Damnation of
Christ is the bands first showcase of new material since 2015's The
Apocalyptic Triumphator. This EP marks no stylistic shift of any
kind. The 2 tracks on this EP show that their blade is still the
same as on their last full length. The riffs are still in the
crushing blackened Celtic Frost style. The vocals are also still the
same old blackened death growls as before. Why change what works so
well. One thing I can't get over every time I listen to this EP is
how amazing it sounds. While maybe the mix is a bit too drum centric
for a full length album it works perfectly for this short EP. I've
never heard any extreme metal release with such a thundering,
pulverizing drum sound. The fact that the band avoided triggers and
that you can hear the differences between every single strike only
adds to the power of this EP.
Archgoat can
seemingly do no wrong these days. Not only are their live shows
incredible but ever since their return in 2004 their releases just
have gotten better and better. I can only assume the future will
bring more of the same and that my skull will only get caved in once
again.
Final Score: 90/100
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