Goatwhore "Vengeful Ascension" LP Stream

Goatwhore "Vengeful Ascension" out June 23rd worldwide. 🚨 LAST CHANCE 🚨 Pre-order options: https://goo.gl/3QpcDb SIDE A 01. Forsaken 02. Under the Flesh, Into the Soul 03. Vengeful Ascension 04. Chaos Arcane 05. Where the Sun Is Silent SIDE B 06. Drowned in Grim Rebirth 07. Abandon Indoctrination 08. Mankind Will Have No Mercy 09. Decayed Omen Reborn 10. Those Who Denied God's Will Vinyl Features: + Single Jacket + A1 Poster (23.4" x 33.1") + Digital Download Card "We wanted it raw. We wanted it organic. We wanted it to sound the way we do in the live setting," relays Goatwhore frontman Ben Falgoust of the band's latest output, Vengeful Ascension. Their seventh full-length and second recorded reel-to-reel, Vengeful Ascension was captured at Earth Analog in Tolono, Illinois (near Champaign, Illinois) with longtime soundman and comrade Jarrett Pritchard (1349, Gruesome), breaking a four-album tradition of working with Erik Rutan. "Working with Rutan was awesome. We did some great records with him," Falgoust is quick to point out. "But you come to a point where you're like, ‘All right. Let's try something new.' It was part of trying to remove ourselves from a comfort zone and a risk thing we needed to take. Plus, we really wanted to hit the essence of where we are live and what better way to harness that than by having our live sound guy involved. Jarrett is knowledgeable with the studio stuff. He also knows how we sound coming out of a PA and we really wanted to get closer to that. Pritchard really focused on that live aspect from every members' perspective and I think he pushed us out of our personal comfort zones. He really understands our vision." The resulting ten-track, forty-one-minute production – mixed by Chris Common (Tribulation, Pelican) and mastered by Maor Applebaum (Faith No More, Halford, Today Is The Day) – marches in, clutches its listeners by the throat and refuses to loosen its grip until the abrupt conclusion of "Those Who Denied God's Will." A sonic manifestation of war, chaos, desolation, and emotional conflict, seamlessly bridging twenty years of the band's signature brand of audio venom, it's a record that finds its members at their most accomplished both individually and as a cohesive unit. Guitarist Sammy Duet's dense, sub nuclear riff work and possessed solo blitzes are at their most devastating spiraling flawlessly and instinctually around drummer Zack Simmons' and bassist James Harvey's hammering rhythms while Falgoust's distinctly commanding roar, his acidic prose more enunciated than ever before, complimenting the apocalyptic proceedings. "I think every song on this record is pretty fucking strong," the frontman reflects. "Each song is a representation of Goatwhore. from day one until now. It really shows our evolution as a band. I don't think that this band has reached its peak yet. I mean, I think we're closer now than ever but we're still growing; we're still evolving."