KING GOAT

You release a Sabbath-inspired doom metal album on 4/20, you're kind of sending a message. In the case of King Goat, the emergence of their second album, Debt of Aeons, may well have been slightly overshadowed by that of Sleep's long hoped-for new album - particularly given that both exist in the stoner doom realm - but it would be a shame if they were ignored entirely. With Trom's cuttingly sardonic, sarcastic vocals delivered over crushingly huge riffs woven through with intriguing progressive influences, Debt of Aeons reveals that King Goat aren't simply another band of Sabbath-imitators, but add a little quirk here and their performance which gives their work a personality all of its own.