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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 11, 2024
Streaming Now! THIRTEEN GOATS’ Wild Death Metal Rock Opera âCapricorn Risingâ
“Planet of the Goats Tour” w/ FALL OF EARTH
New Album âCapricorn Risingâ Out July 12th, 2024 via Exitus Strategem Records
“It’s really strong. GREAT musicians, great production, as well as a very progressive aspect without losing the darkness.” – Kelly Schaefer, Atheist
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L-R: Thirteen Goats Current Lineup | Rob Fitz-Gerald (Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals) | Graham K. Miles (Lead Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars) | Cody Lewichew (Bass, Gang Vocals) | Leonid Verman (Drums, Gang Vocals) – Photo Credit: Kevyn Lilith Hoskin
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Vancouver, Canadaâs Thirteen Goats are proud to release their second albumâthe extreme metal rock opera âCapricorn Risingâ. It tells the story of their mascot, Shepherd: a goat-skull-wearing Antichrist who raises an army of animals to liberate the earth from humanityâs constant wars and greed. This high-concept narrative is delivered with Thirteen Goats‘ signature blend of infernal riffs, huge hooks, and uniquely theatrical songwriting. They comment on the album:
âWe think fans are going to get everything they loved about our first record, only more of itâand more focused. Weâre exploring similar themes on this release, but weâve connected them by weaving a cohesive story throughout these nine tracks that gives more context to the different musical and tonal shifts. And just like on the last record, we havenât been afraid to break the rules.â
Each song on the album is part of a broader narrative that explores themes of disillusionment, radicalization, and rebellion as Shepherd and his 12 demon goats wage their crusade. Thirteen Goats delivers a unique blend of death and thrash metal, combined with a storytelling approach that takes listeners on a journey through the darkest aspects of both human and animal nature.
Listeners can expect furious riffage, ambitious song structures, and even occasional female guest vocals (courtesy of guest artist Carly Ellen Jones). What they shouldnât expect is a record that plays it safe or falls neatly into one specific subgenre. Thirteen Goats is recommended for fans of Lamb of God, Carcass, and Mastodon.
Listen to the album’s full stream premiere via Decibel Magazine HERE.
Due out on July 12, 2024, âCapricorn Risingâ is available from Exitus Stratagem Records for album pre-order at https://www.exsrmusic.com/store/p/pre-sale-thirteen-goats-capricorn-risingâ
Music Video – Murder Lives in the Heart –Â https://youtu.be/hpgqlbehecMâââ
In additional news, following their performance at this year’s Armstrong Metal Fest (July 12/13), Vancouver’s Thirteen Goats announce that they will be hitting the road this July and August for their first major Western Canadian tour. They will be co-headlining the “Planet of the Goats Tour” with Edmonton’s Fall of Earth.
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Planet of The Goats Tour – Fall of Earth, Thirteen Goatsâ
July 19 – Red Deer, AB – The Vat
July 20 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
July 21 – Lloydminster, SK – The Sticks
July 23 – Brandon, MB – Eastside Eatery
July 24 – Winnipeg, MB – Bulldog Event Center
July 25 – Regina, SK – The Exchange
July 26 – Lethbridge, AB – The Slice
July 27 – Calgary, AB – Rec Room
July 31 – Kelowna, BC – Dunn Enzies (venue change from Revelry)
Aug 1 – Kamloops, BC -The Blue Grotto
Aug 2 – Penticton, BC – Clancy’s
Aug 3 – Vancouver, BC – The Fox Cabaret
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Track Listing:â
1. Sign of the Goat (4:53)
2. Murder Lives in the Heart (5:30)
3. A Wolf in Shepherdâs Clothing (4:10)
4. Global Fuckup (3:57)
5. Beheading Zoo (3:44)
6. Permission to Die (3:48)
7. Beating the Disease (4:24)
8. Goats of War (5:25)
9. Animal Kingdom (6:19)
More info: Exsrmusic.com | ThirteenGoats.comâ
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“What makes this turbocharged song (Sign of The Goat) so damned much diabolical fun is the bandâs melding of viscerally compulsive grooves, head-spinning instrumental pyrotechnics, and rapid-fire vocal assaults â and doing so in a way that makes the track highly infectious too. The song vividly intersects with the tech-death sphere through flurries of quickly darting, swirling, and swarming riffage, deliriously cavorting arpeggios, and a multitude of percussive fusillades. As displayed in the video, fingers and limbs fly like the wind, and the guttural barks and hair-raising screams in the vocal department rhythmically eject the violent words just as fast and just as furiously. But, as forecast, the song is also a viscerally groovesome beast. Itâs almost relentlessly hard-slugging, but what really stands out are brutish, muscle-galvanizing jackhammer-bursts, the first of which comes only 25 seconds into the track. Another one of those episodes sets itself up as the backdrop for crazed guitar soloing that sounds like the ecstasies of fiends. And we did warn you â this thing is also immediately catchy and enduringly addictive. It comes recommended for fans of Bolt Thrower, Archspire, and Lamb of God.” – NoCleanSinging
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What the press said about 2022 album “Servants of the Outer Dark”:
#14 on Top 20 – Loud – Canadain College Radio – August 2022 (Earshot)
âAn alchemical style reminiscent of Cannibal Corpse, Misery Index, classic Megadeth, melodic Swe-death, and all eras of Death and Carcass.â â Decibel
âRips, weâre here for it.â â MetalSucks
âPerfectly marries old school death metal, blackened tendencies, and heavy metal choruses.â â Metal Injection
âTHIRTEEN GOATS unapologetically raise the deathcore flag for the new decade and absolutely donât care what people think.â â Exclaim!
âThink Vulgar Display of Power-era Pantera in a cage match with Cannibal Corpse and Ministry.â â The Georgia Straight
âA gut-punching and head-hooking offering of death metal that borrows liberally from many of the genreâs subsets, as well as bringing in elements of thrash, black metal, and grindcore.â â No Clean Singing
âWith a name like THIRTEEN GOATS, itâs gonna be evil. Itâs cool, thrashy, blackened groove metal, a little like a Lamb of God sound with a bit more heavy brutality going on and a dash of black metal evilness. Great stuff!â â The Mosh Pit on WORT 89.9 FM (Madison, WI)
âTHIRTEEN GOATS make seriously good music and sound like they have a lot of fun doing it. They write great upbeat thrash songs with strong melodies that appropriately sway from sinister to camp and pull it off tremendously. For some classic charcuterie of extreme metal mixed with a bit of tongue in cheek, youâre well looked after here.â â Heavy Mag
âTHIRTEEN GOATS is a new strength in the extreme scene.â â Metal Temple
âThe starting point of Thirteen Goats and their debut album Servants Of The Outer Dark is death metal, but it doesnât remain tied to it. They explore all types, including tech death and melodic death metal, and even genres outside of that like thrash, groove, and doom metal. Each song brings out a unique side to the band, whether itâs the politically charged âPrisonerâs Anthemâ or the body horror of âSub-Being.ââ â Heavy Music Headquarters
âCanadaâs THIRTEEN GOATS are incredibly fun to listen to and at multiple points subtly humorousâand, as such, make themselves easily a breath of fresh air within the technical scene. That sense of fun is backed up with very proficient playing and dizzying creativity, far beyond what you would expect from a debuting actâs first full length⦠Servants of the Outer Dark is an excellent debut full-length from these guys and I canât wait to hear more!â [9/10] â Metal Observer
âAll you need is love? No. All you need is THIRTEEN GOATS. Their debut album has everything your heart could desire in a Metal record, itâs a metaphorical pizza with all the toppings and a better thrill ride of a first crack we defy you to find!â [8.5/10] â Metal Noise
âThese guys have the ability and the chops to succeed, whilst channeling bands like Lamb Of God into their output.â â Man of Much Metal
âThis is so good.â â Stephen Quinn, The Early Edition (CBC Radio One)
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