The Goat of Mendes

The Goat of Mendes is the second album by British band Akercocke, released in 2001 on Peaceville Records, it available in standard CD format and digi-pack format. Akercocke drummer and lyricist David Gray remarks that this is "...in my opinion, our best album..." (David Gray, 2009 Akercocke.com) "Goat of Mendes, as its title suggests, is shrouded in an almost palpable sense of the unholy: witness the frequent references to assorted arcane dieties... more

The Goat of Mendes is the second album by British band Akercocke, released in 2001 on Peaceville Records, it available in standard CD format and digi-pack format. Akercocke drummer and lyricist David Gray remarks that this is "...in my opinion, our best album..." (David Gray, 2009 Akercocke.com) "Goat of Mendes, as its title suggests, is shrouded in an almost palpable sense of the unholy: witness the frequent references to assorted arcane dieties (not only Lucifer, but also Baphomet, Sheol and countless diabolically named others), the ritual carnality of 'A Skin for Dancing in'and 'Breaking Silence' (sample lyric:'Manipulate crucifix/To masturbate and penetrate'), or the gleefully overt blasphemies of 'Masks of God'and 'He is Risen' (Dark Prince Lucifer is risen/Proclaiming the age of Satan')." (Dave Everley KERRANG! Issue 853 May 2001) "Probably the Black metal band most likely to achieve international recognition in the near future..." (Joel McIver, EXTREME METAL 2 - Omnibus press... less