The bass has a nice thick sludgy and chunky reverberating tone, which fits in with the seeping vomitous muck of the rhythm section. They rarely change from utterly simple power chord formations, but serve their purpose well, as the sound here is all about primitive, almost percussive (or perhaps tribal?) smashing and churning along. The guitar has a nice fuzzy crunch, with riffs alternating between oozing putrescent plodding and fast to mid paced violent thrashers. ![]() This seems to fit with the lyrical themes of the band, exploring bizarre hallucinations set in jungles or swampy locales where tribal freaks engage in perverse and bloody rituals. Goatlord's sound is buried deep in the low end, with a horrendously murky disgusting tone. Although it would be their only album, "Reflections of the Solstice" is a landmark release and one of the most ugly, sluggish, disgusting and horrifying things to reach the metal underground. This version was more recently put out by the mighty Nuclear War Now! Productions, spreading this obscure oddity to a new generation. However, the mix was so poor the next year they decided to reissue the album through JL America/Turbo USA (the American division of the label) with a proper mixing job and a new track titled "Voodoo Mass". ![]() After a few demos they signed on with European label Turbo Music to release their debut album "Reflections of the Solstice" in 1991. ![]() ![]() Goatlord were an occult-themed death/doom band out of Las Vegas, Nevada formed in 1985.
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