Carving out the Eyes of God
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June 23, 2009 |
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February / March 2009 |
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| Label (s) | Metal Blade Records | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
40:40 |
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Studio (s) |
Manna Studios, Saint Petersburg |
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Carving out the Eyes of God is the fourth studio album by the American band Goatwhore . It was released in 2009 through Metal Blade Records .
Emergence
On November 21, 2008, the band played Carving out the Eyes of God for the first time at their appearance at the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth , Texas . On November 26, 2008, she announced the recordings of her next album for February and March 2009. The recordings took place in Saint Petersburg , Florida at Manna Studios with producer Erik Rutan ; The album was mastered by Alan Douches. On April 22, 2009, Carving out the Eyes of God was announced as the title of the album and June 23, 2009 as the release date. The album's introductory track Apocalyptic Havoc was first played on May 13, 2009 on SiriusXM Radio's Liquid Metal program and uploaded by the band on May 20, 2009. From May 27, 2009, pre-orders of the album were possible, for which the band signed and numbered 666 CD sleeves.
Track list
- Apocalyptic Havoc - 3:16 (Text: Falgoust; Music: Duet, Simmons)
- The All-Destroying - 3:14 (Text: Falgoust; Music: Duet, Simmons)
- Carving out the Eyes of God - 4:20 (Text: Falgoust; Music: Duet, Simmons)
- Shadow of a Rising Knife - 4:39 (Text: Falgoust; Music: Duet, Simmons)
- Provoking the Ritual of Death - 3:43 (Text: Falgoust; Music: Duet, Simmons)
- In Legions, I Am Wars of Wrath - 4:34 (Text: Duet; Music: Duet, Simmons)
- Reckoning of the Soul Made Godless - 3:51 (Text: Duet; Music: Duet, Simmons)
- This Passing into the Power of Demons - 4:27 (Text: Falgoust; Music: Duet, Simmons)
- Razor Flesh Devoured - 4:18 (Text: Falgoust; Music: Duet, Simmons)
- To Mourn and Forever Wander Through Forgotten Doorways - 4:19 (Text: Falgoust; Music: Duet, Simmons)
Music style and lyrics
The band's style on Carving out the Eyes of God is strongly reminiscent of Celtic Frost , but also of Motörhead , Venom , Hellhammer and Morbid Angel ; Bands like Venom and Celtic Frost are also cited as influences by the band themselves. The vocals move between the black metal-typical, scratchy, and the death-metal-typical growling .
The title is based on the idea that God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day; Ben Falgoust read a short story by Clive Barker in which God did not rest on the seventh day, but rather, clouded and tired, created everything evil and hideous. With that, everything bad would be just as just as everything good and would be in balance. This also shows that if there should be a God, he is flawed.
Reviews
Justin M. Norton of About.com recommended Carving out the Eyes of God to listeners with a penchant for dirty and direct Metal and praised Ben Falgoust for "one of the finest vocal performances in an already impressive extreme metal career". His colleague Chad Bowar counted it among the best albums of the year. For Jackie Smit of Chronicles of Chaos , the album surpasses its predecessor, A Haunting Curse . Thrash Hits ' Tom Gibbons described Carving out the Eyes of God as the metal equivalent of Hurricane Katrina , which destroyed Goatwhores hometown New Orleans . Scott Alisoglu of Blabbermouth.net wrote that this would "easily become one of the purest metal albums of 2009", quoted by the band as "one of the purest metal albums of 2009". Goz from GASPetc.com did n't find the band's previous releases particularly impressive, whereas they were excellent live. Carving out the Eyes of God is versatile enough not to become monotonous and boring in the middle. Leonard Pierce of The AV Club is one carving out the Eyes of God best of the 30 albums of the decade; Ben Falgoust's vocals and lyrics are highly exaggerated and Sammy Duet's guitars sound “wilder than ever. Both a culmination and a progression, Goatwhore reminds listeners why metal has a terrifying reputation. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b GOATWHORE CONFIRMED FOR OZZFEST 2010 , May 18, 2010, accessed on March 16, 2013.
- ^ New Song Unveiled , November 26, 2008, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ GOATWHORE announces 'Carving Out the Eyes of God' as the title of new album , April 22, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Goatwhore's “Apocalyptic Havoc” to premiere exclusively on Sirius / XM's Liquid Metal! , May 13, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ It's Coming! , May 20, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Goatwhore launch new myspace page! , May 27, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d Justin M. Norton: Goatwhore - 'Carving Out The Eyes Of God' , accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Scott Alisoglu: GOATWHORE . Carving out the Eyes of God (Metal Blade) , accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ a b c May 2009 ~ July 2009 ( Memento of the original dated August 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 2009, accessed March 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b c GOATWHORE to tour Australia with Behemoth and Job For A Cowboy , January 9, 2010, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Tom Gibbons: Album: Goatwhore - Carving Out The Eyes Of God , July 2, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Rachel Jablonski, Mike Schlabsz: Goatwhore - Ben Falgoust ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , July 1, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Chad Bowar: 2009 Best Heavy Metal CDs ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ 'Carving Out The Eyes of God' listed as one of 2009's Best Metal releases on About.com , December 9, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Jackie Smit: Goatwhore - Carving Out the Eyes of God , June 15, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ See us for FREE this summer , June 16, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Leonard Pierce: The decade's best metal , November 18, 2009, accessed March 16, 2013.
