Archgoat - The Light-Devouring Darkness (2009) [Reissue] (2016)

Archgoat is a Finnish black/death metal band formed in 1989 by brothers Ritual Butcherer on guitar and Lord Angelslayer on bass and vocals. The members of Archgoat openly identify with the philosophy of Satanism and the Occult as expressed in their lyrical content, which also consists of anti-Christian themes.
Archgoat formed in 1989 in Turku, Finland, though they did not release their first recording, titled Jesus Spawn, until 1991. Then in 1992, the band landed a record contract with Necropolis Records. In 1993, their EP, Angelcunt (Tales of Desecration), was released. Later that year, Archgoat entered into a full-time studio deal with Necropolis. However, after their recording sessions, a disagreement with terms of their contract resulted in the band refusing to release the finished material to the public.
In 1993, Archgoat began an extensive hiatus, citing their belief that they did not belong in a “commercial” black metal scene. The band did not reform until 2004, when they released their 1993 material as a 7″ EP, titled Angelslaying Black Fucking Metal, through Hammer of Hate Records. Their show, First Live Black Mass, concert was recorded in Finland in 2005.  Drummer Sinister Karppinen became the band’s permanent drummer in this time. Their debut LP Whore of Bethlehem was released in September 2006, and they embarked on a European tour in spring 2007 with Black Witchery. A live split of this tour was released as Desecration & Sodomy in 2008.

-Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Intro: 3rd Invocation   01:04    
2. Apotheosis of Lucifer   02:43    
3. Tribulation of the King of Worms  02:49
4. Goat and the Moon     03:58    
5. Sodomator of the Doomed Venus   02:35

Side B:
6. The Light-Devouring Darkness   03:41
7. Blessed in Beast's Blood     03:03
8. Worms Born of Martyrdom     02:58
9. Fornicated Messiah     03:34
10. The Dawn of the Antichrist     03:32

-Line up:

 • Lord Angelslayer: Bass, Vocals
• Ritual Butcherer: Guitars
• Sinisterror: Drums.

Label: Debemur Morti Productions..

This reissue, on black vinyl,with A2 poster of the original artwork and 12"x12" booklet glued inside the gatefold. 

 Comes with revised front cover according to Archgoat's instructions

 Artwork by Chris Moyen.