▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: Goats of Doom ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Alla Kirkkaimman TΣhden █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2017 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2019-06-30 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Black Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Primitive Reaction ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ Goats of Doom plays somewhat diverse black metal █ █ which has included a vast variety of different █ █ influence in its composal framework. Album sounds █ █ a lot like an album which could be made by a band █ █ from northern Finland and I wasnÆt surprised to █ █ find out that the band is from Nivala which is █ █ somewhere quite near to Oulu. Oulu region has a █ █ strong history of metal bands having something █ █ similar in their spirit even though they werenÆt █ █ even close stylistically. █ █ The album is built on seven songs which are, like █ █ earlier mentioned, very diverse and dynamic and it █ █ could be said that instrumentally the best parts █ █ of the album are the ones which actually have very █ █ little to do with black metal. This is also a █ █ problem considering that this is a black metal █ █ recording. The black metal on the album isnÆt bad, █ █ quite the opposite, it is good but it is just █ █ good. █ █ The guitars are layering melodic harmonies all █ █ along the way with a decent output and the █ █ drumming is nailed with a right way as well. █ █ Considering the vocals, the harsh vocals are █ █ delivered in a good manner, the cleans are ok even █ █ though not phrased in a best possible way and the █ █ choirs are a bit off yet it fits in nicely. Lyrics █ █ donÆt offer anything new but they are doing the █ █ job ok. The finnish works better in lyrics as well █ █ as in vocal output. █ █ There are a couple of moments especially in the █ █ non-metal-parts wherein the band reaches out to █ █ grab a glimpse of perfection and the positive side █ █ of the album is the dynamical and diverse █ █ songwriting. What it lacks is the final twists to █ █ make the music a little more worthwhile. Now it is █ █ just good. █ █ Recommended to fans of good old melodic yet harsh █ █ finnish black metal, with no allergies from small █ █ experimenting. █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. YhtΣ Kuin Maa 5:59 ░ ░ 2. Polkuni PΣΣssΣ 4:06 ░ ░ 3. Descend into a Den ov Predators 5:58 ░ ░ 4. Tulkoon Vapaus 6:14 ░ ░ 5. Alla Kirkkaimman TΣhden 5:11 ░ ░ 6. Northern Demon 5:02 ░ ░ 7. TΣmΣ Maa on MeidΣn 4:13 ░ ░ 36:43 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░