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artist: Goatkrieg
title: Satanic Assault on Holy Lands
year: 2025
genre: Black Metal
type: Album
label: Independent
language: English
rel. date: 2025-08-29
source: WEB/MP3
quality: CBR 320kbps / 44.1 kHz / Joint Stereo
runtime: 00:17:44
size: 40.7 MiB / 7 tracks
rip date: 2026-06-12
source url: https://open.qobuz.com/album/foxkppfixnb0a
tracklist:
01. Satanic Assault on Holy Lands 2:35
02. Hellfire Batterie 3:00
03. Infernal Crusade 2:04
04. Satanic Warfare 2:46
05. Heretic Onslaught 2:18
06. Bestial Warshrine 2:59
07. Eternal Damnation 2:03
release notes:
With 'Satanic Assault On Holy Lands', Goatkrieg continues their
relentless crusade within the barbaric domain of War Metal. The band
shows no intention of deviating from the genre's chaotic foundations,
instead doubling down on the savage formula that defines this violent
underground tradition.
From the very beginning, the album erupts in a barrage of bestial
aggression: frenzied blast beats, distorted guitar attacks, and rabid
vocal eruptions that sound like battlefield commands delivered through a
wall of fire. The sound is deliberately hostile and primitive, embracing
the raw and destructive aesthetics that War Metal has been known for
since the days of pioneers such as Blasphemy and Conqueror.
The riffs move with a chaotic and violent momentum, often sounding like a
whirlwind of tremolo lines and grinding chords colliding into one
another. Precision is not the priority here; sheer sonic devastation is.
The drums hammer away relentlessly, pushing the songs forward with the
kind of manic intensity that has become synonymous with the War Metal
style.
Vocally, the performance is pure feral hostility. The snarls and guttural
screams feel less like conventional vocals and more like primal war cries
echoing across a desecrated battlefield. This unhinged delivery fits
perfectly with the album's militant and blasphemous atmosphere.
Production-wise, the album retains that intentionally raw and suffocating
sound. Everything is loud, abrasive, and chaotic, reinforcing the feeling
that the listener is caught in the middle of a sonic bombardment.
While 'Satanic Assault On Holy Lands' does not attempt to reinvent the
genre, that is hardly the point. Goatkrieg remains firmly committed to
the War Metal doctrine, delivering exactly what devotees of the style
crave: unfiltered violence, blasphemy, and relentless sonic warfare.