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Montreal, QC – May 18, 2022
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Thirteen Goats Serve Up A Platter Of Death Metal With âReturn to Ruinâ Off âServants of the Outer Darkâ
Debut Album Out July 1st, 2022
L-R – Rob Fitzgerald (Guitars, Vocals), Graham K. Miles (Vocals, Guitars), Mike Redston (Bass, Vocals)
Photo Credit – Caitlin Delaplaceâ
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Vancouverâs Thirteen Goats are inspired by classic American death metal acts like Deicide and Cannibal Corpse, and they have their feast of a debut album ready for discerning metalheads the world over. âServants of the Outer Darkâ is a sonic trip that winds down the most twisted sections of extreme metalâs memory lane on a journey to wicked new horizons. The band weaves together conventions from numerous extreme metal subgenres on songs that range from topical to tongue-in-cheekâsome are overtly political, while others are about things like cooking and eating your enemies. The first single off the album is âReturn to Ruinâ, which vocalist/guitarist Graham K. Miles explains in detail:
âReturn to Ruin came from a place of deep anger with a number of institutions and systems that I feel are failing the current generationâpredominantly governments and large corporations that are waging war, both literally and economically, against everyday people around the world. From the widespread mismanagement of a global pandemic to increasing wealth inequality, an ongoing environmental crisis, a rising tide of political extremism, and now a new Cold War with Russiaâs ongoing invasion of Ukraine, we are living in the midst of extremely dark timesâand the people who are supposed to shepherd us through them seem to be leading us to the slaughterhouse instead of towards greener pastures.
âAll of the current live band members have roots in Eastern Europeâwe have one Ukrainian (me), two Russians, and an Armenian. But all of us are against the war and against people who use power unjustly. This song is intended to be a call to armsâa protest anthem that invites listeners to question authority figures and the systems theyâve set up, and to burn those systems down if theyâre not working so we can start over with something better. Like we say in the lyrics: âSacrifice the ones youâre serving; ask yourself what theyâre preserving.â
Heavy, hooky, theatrical, and over-the-top, Thirteen Goats takes the standard death metal recipe and turns it on its head without sacrificing raw power. They liberally add flavours from a wide range of other metal subgenres including tech death, melodeath, brutal death metal, groove metal, thrash metal, black metal, and even grindcore, resulting in a well-blended and tasty layered sound that is approachable for any metalhead.
The album was produced by the band, mixed and mastered by Diego Fernandez-Trujillo, and the album artwork was done by Jeremy Famir. It is suggested for fans of Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, and Deicide.
The single âReturn To Ruinâ can be heard via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.
The album âServants of the Outer Darkâ will be served up on July 1, 2022.
Album pre-order –Â https://thirteengoats.bandcamp.comâ
Track Listing:â
1. Servant of the Outer Dark (5:48)
2. Challenge the Executioner (3:18)
3. Return to Ruin (4:11)
4. Prisonerâs Anthem (3:26)
5. Sub-Being (4:16)
6. Unholy Mass (4:41)
7. Constant Torment (3:30)
8. Vacuum-Induced Head Explosion (4:33)
9. Through the Meat Grinder⦠The Recipe (4:47)
Album Length: 38:34
Album Band Line Up:â
Graham K. Miles – Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Rob Fitzgerald – Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
Mike Redston – Bass, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Live Band Line Up:â
Graham K. Miles – Lead Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Rob Fitzgerald – Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
Bass – TBD
Drums – TBD
For more info:â
âThirteenGoats.comâ
âFacebook.com/THIRTEEN.GOATSâ
âTwitter.com/THIRTEENGOATSâ
âInstagram.com/thirteen.goatsâ
About:â
Eclectic, over-the-top, and just a little weird, THIRTEEN GOATS takes cues from some of extreme metal’s most infamous acts (Death, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse) to create a tongue-in-cheek blend of different genre hallmarks that’s as hooky as it is heavy. This ain’t your dad’s death metal, but we kept the best parts. Horns up!
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