Goatpenis

In the 1980s, one of the most important countries for the development of black metal was Brazil. Sarcofago, Vulcano, Holocausto, Exterminator, Escola Alemã and others were absolutely instrumental in the shaping of old-school black metal and laying the foundation for so much of what came after. By the early 1990s, many of these bands had broken up or were no longer making an impact on the scene. GOATPENIS, formed in 1991, was a crucially important underground black metal band that helped Brazilian black metal evolve in these years.

Band mastermind Sabbaoth has mentioned that their name draws on the fact that "penis" can be used to denote testosterone-driven power and strength. In terms of style, Goatpenis draws not just on the raw Sarcofago-styled black metal from the 80s, but they looked to Brazil's death metal and grindcore scene--bands like Necrobutcher and Fear of God--for sonic inspiration. The resulting sound is primitive, nasty, and visceral. It compares favorably with the work of such brutal bands as Blasphemy, Beherit, and Archgoat. Topically, like so many black metal bands on the brutal side of the genre, Goatpenis has been obsessed with not just all things blasphemous, but the dehumanization and chaos of war.

From their 1992 demo, this is "S'havohej Detaefed"

This is the title track from their 1994 demo, Jesus Coward

In the early 90s, Goatpenis put out some really raw and intense demos that showed the world the brutality that Brazil was capable of. Through tape trading, Goatpenis's sound spread far and wide. That being said, the band went on hiatus in 1997 due to lack of rehearsal space--but they did become active again in 1999.

Since the dawn of the millenium, Goatpenis has been much more active than they were in the early 90s. They've put out numerous albums, EPs, splits, and compilations that show how the band retained their signature raw sound, but had matured and refined it in the intervening years.

This track from 2004's Inhumanization showcases Goatpenis's post-millenial sound 

Select Discography:

htaeD no tabbaS (demo) (1992)

Blessed by War (demo) (1993)

Jesus Coward (demo) (1994)

Semen 1992 - Anno Domini (demo) (2004)

Inhumanization (full-length)  (2004)

Biochemterrorism (full-length)  (2010)

Depleted Ammunition (full-length)  (2011)

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