Goatwhore

Goatwhore is an American blackened death metal band formed in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1997, known for their songs' lyrical themes of Satanism.^[1]

Goatwhore
Goatwhore performing in 2018
Background information
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Blackened death metal
Years active	Since 1997
Labels	Metal Blade, Noise
Members	Sammy Duet L. Ben Falgoust II Zack Simmons Robert Coleman
Past members	Ben Stout Zak Nolan Pat Bruders Tim Holsinger Nathan Bergeron Jared Benoit James Harvey
Website	goatwhore.net

History

Goatwhore at Party.San Metal Open Air, Germany, 2016

Goatwhore was formed by guitarist/backing vocalist Sammy “Pierre” Duet, who was previously the lead guitarist for Louisiana sludge metal band Acid Bath. The band's name is derived from something a drunken friend of the band shouted at an exotic dancer, who he described as having "pigtails and a kind of long face."^[1]

The band's origins can date back to 1991 with Sammy and drummer Zak Nolan. The band was at the time called "Killgore" with Duet on lead guitar and vocals and Zak Nolan on drums. Killgore would release a number of demos up until 1997 when they changed their name to Goatwhore, after Acid Bath dissolved due to the death of bassist Audie Pitre. Soilent Green lead vocalist Louis Benjamin Falgoust II, rhythm guitarist Ben Stout and bassist Pat Bruders completed the lineup, which debuted with the demo Serenades to the Tides of Blood; Goatwhore's official debut LP, The Eclipse of Ages into Black, followed in early 2000. Funeral Dirge for the Rotting Sun appeared in 2003 before the band jumped to Metal Blade for the fall release of 2006's A Haunting Curse. In 2009, Goatwhore released their fourth album, Carving Out the Eyes of God, followed by their fifth album, Blood for the Master, in 2012.^[2]

On March 10, 2014, the band completed recording their sixth album, titled Constricting Rage of the Merciless, which was released on July 8, 2014.^[3] Vengeful Ascension was released on June 23, 2017. It was the last album to feature James Harvey on bass, who departed the band the same year, and was replaced by Robert Coleman after serving as the band's live bassist since 2014. Harvey died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 35.^[2]

Band members

• Goatwhore live at Party.San 2016
• 
  Sammy Duet
• 
  Louis Benjamin Falgoust
• 
  Zack Simmons
• 
  Robert "Trans Am" Coleman

Current members

• Sammy Duet – guitars (since 1997), backing vocals (since 1998), lead vocals (1997–1998)
• L. Ben Falgoust II – lead vocals (since 1998)
• Zack Simmons – drums (since 2004)
• Robert "Trans Am" Coleman – bass (since 2017, touring 2014–2017)

Touring members

• Sam "Samus" Paulicelli – bass (2009)

Former members

• Jared Benoit – lead vocals (1997)
• Ben Stout – guitars (1997–2002)
• Zak Nolan – drums (1997–2003)
• Pat Bruders – bass (1997–2004)
• Tim Holsinger – guitars (2002–2003)
• Nathan Bergeron – bass, backing vocals (2004–2009)
• James Harvey – bass (2009–2017; died 2023)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• The Eclipse of Ages into Black (2000)
• Funeral Dirge for the Rotting Sun (2003)
• A Haunting Curse (2006)
• Carving Out the Eyes of God (2009)
• Blood for the Master (2012)
• Constricting Rage of the Merciless (2014)
• Vengeful Ascension (2017)
• Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven (2022)

Split albums

• Goatwhore / Epoch of Unlight (2003)

Singles

• "(Don't Need) Religion" (2011)
• "Command to Destroy" (2017)

Demos

• Serenades to the Tides of Blood (1998)