Friday Full-Length: Goatsnake, I
Goatsnake, I (1999) Essential heavy. Also known as Goatsnake Vol. 1, Vol. 1, Goatsnake I and probably two or three other titles by now, the 1999 debut from Goatsnake, I, remains a classic within heavy...
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Temples Festival 2015 Adds Converge as First Headliner
Temples Festival made a pretty impressive debut in 2014 with Neurosis, Electric Wizard and Clutch as headliners, and it seems they’ll continue their push into the underground festival marketshare next...
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New Goatsnake Album Confirmed for 2015
Holy macaroni. After four years of sporadic live appearances and rumors of a release impending, Goatsnake have confirmed that they’ll release a new studio full-length in 2015. Did I already say “Holy...
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Southwest Terror Fest III Launches Tonight
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got some cool stuff going on this weekend, but neither would I mind if someone showed up with a last-minute plane ticket to Arizona that got me out in time for the start of...
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Sleep, Pentagram and Cult of Luna to Headline Psycho California 2015
True to their word, it’s Jan. 15 and Psycho California 2015 has announced the headliners for what looks like the best American festival lineup I’ve seen since the days of Emissions from the Monolith....
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Tomorrow’s Dream 2015: 90 of the Year’s Most Anticipated Releases
This is the longest list of anything I’ve ever done, and it might be the longest I ever do. The truth is, when I started keeping track of things coming out in 2015, back around October/November, I had...
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Goatsnake Announce European Tour Dates; New Album Details Coming Soon
It’s hard not to get all dorked out every time the prospect of new Goatsnake music is mentioned. Sometimes, I’ll admit, I don’t even try. But it’s been five years now since Goatsnake played their first...
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Goatsnake: Black Age Blues Due in June
If there’s anyone left who hears the words “new Goatsnake” and doesn’t get excited about the prospect, I’ve got nothing for you. Sorry. A decade and a half after their last album, the four-piece who...
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Goatsnake, Black Age Blues: Crossing the River
The prospect of a new Goatsnake full-length has loomed large over heavy rock since the widely-influential four-piece got back together half a decade ago for their first reunion show at Roadburn 2010....
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audiObelisk Transmission 048
Click Here to Download Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing! The second hour starts a little early this time around, and what I mean by that is when...
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Desertfest Belgium 2015 Adds Goatsnake, Dozer, Ruby the Hatchet, Sunder, Moon...
Well shit, Desertfest. If you wanted me to come that badly, you could’ve just booked a flight. I’d show up. I guess going out and getting Goatsnake to headline is a pretty badass way to send the...
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Goatsnake to Headline Southern Lord West Coast Tour
True, it’s not happening anywhere near me, but I’m just glad that Goatsnake are touring somewhere. They’ll be out on the West Coast next month supporting their 2015 return full-length, Black Age Blues...
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Goatsnake Announce East Coast Tour Dates
Been waiting for this one to get announced. I think if anything it shows how pitiful the East Coast is at this point. Granted, Goatsnake are a West Coast act, but three dates? One’s at the Saint Vitus...
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Goatsnake and Pelican Announce Dec. Tour Dates
Well shit. I guess, if you’re Goatsnake, and you’ve never played Chicago before, the band you want to team up with to do so is Pelican. The reunited riffers’ sporadic touring to support their 2015...
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audiObelisk Transmission 052
Click Here to Download Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing! Whenever the hell it was that I started really doing podcasts again on a roughly-monthly...
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Goatsnake and Pelican Midwest Shows Start Dec. 12
If you ever want proof that the universe is an uncaring, relentlessly cruel void — first of all, look anywhere — I humbly submit the fact that Goatsnake and Pelican are doing shows and I won’t be there...
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The Obelisk Presents: The Top 10 Songs of 2015
Please note: This list is not culled in any way from the Readers Poll, which is ongoing. If you haven’t yet contributed your favorites of 2015 to that, please do. — Last year, I did a Song of the Year...
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audiObelisk Transmission 055
Click Here to Download Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing! Before we get to all the tracks and this and that, I have to say, this double-size...
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The Obelisk Presents: THE TOP 30 ALBUMS OF 2015
Please note: This list is not culled in any way from the Readers Poll, which is ongoing. If you haven’t yet contributed your favorites of 2015 to that, please do. — It’s damn near impossible to start...
View ArticleFriday Full-Length: Goatsnake, Flower of Disease
Flower Of Disease by Goatsnake Goatsnake remain the standard by which a rolling groove should be judged. Rare are the instances in the last 50 years in which something that might be deemed heavy has...
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