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Goatwhore

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  • Formed: New Orleans, LA
  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s

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All Music Guide:

Louisiana black metal outfit Goatwhore was formed by singer/guitarist Sammy Duet following the breakup of his previous band, Acid Bath. Former Soilent Green singer L. Ben Falgoust II, guitarist Ben Stout, bassist Patrick Bruders, and drummer Zak Nolan completed the lineup, which debuted with the demo Serenades to the Tides of Blood; Goatwhore's proper debut LP, The Eclipse of Ages into Black, followed in early 2000. Funeral Dirge for the Rotting Sun appeared in 2003 before the band jumped to Metal Blade for fall 2006's A Haunting Curse, and 2009's Carving Out the Eyes of God. In 2012, the blackened death metal supergroup released their fifth album, the relentless and direct Blood for the Master.

Wikipedia:

Goatwhore is an American blackened death metal band, formed in 1997 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Biography [edit]

Goatwhore was formed by singer/guitarist Sammy Duet following the breakup of his previous band, Acid Bath. Soilent Green singer L. Ben Falgoust II, guitarist Ben Stout, bassist Patrick Bruders, and drummer Zak Nolan completed the lineup, which debuted with the demo Serenades to the Tides of Blood; Goatwhore's proper debut LP, The Eclipse of Ages into Black, followed in early 2000. Funeral Dirge for the Rotting Sun appeared in 2003 before the band jumped to Metal Blade for the fall release of 2006's A Haunting Curse. They performed at both Ozzfest 2008 and Ozzfest 2010.

In 2009, Goatwhore released their fourth album, entitled Carving out the Eyes of God, and toured with Obituary, among others.

In January and February 2010, Goatwhore embarked on the 'Bound By The Road' Tour with DevilDriver, Suffocation, and Thy Will Be Done.

In 2010, the band was confirmed as being part of the soundtrack for Namco Bandai Games' 2010 remake of Splatterhouse.

In early 2012, the band released their fifth album, entitled Blood for the Master.

Members [edit]

Current membersSammy Duet - guitar, vocals (1997–present)Louis Benjamin Falgoust II - lead vocals (1998–present)Zack Simmons - drums (2004–present)James Harvey - bass guitar (2009–present)Former membersBen Stout - guitar (1997–2002) (ex-Soilent Green)Zak Nolan - drums (1997–2003) (Ritual Killer)Patrick Bruders - bass (1997–2004) (Crowbar, Down)Tim Holsinger - guitar (2002–2003) (Psycho Scenario)Jared Beniot - vocals (1997)Nathan Bergeron - bass (2004–2009) (Scrotesque)

Videography [edit]

Blood Guilt Eucharist (2003)Alchemy Of The Black Sun Cult (2006) - Directed by David Brodsky - Nominated for MTV2's Headbanger's Ball Best of 2006Forever Consumed Oblivion (2007) - Directed by David Brodsky from the "Chains of Humanity Tour" at the Starland Ballroom, NJ. - Nominated for MTV2's Headbanger's Ball Best of 2007Apocalyptic Havoc (2009) - Directed by David BrodskyWhen Steel and Bone Meet (2012) - Directed by David Brodsky