The Goat of Mendes

For the ancient Egyptian god, see Goat of Mendes.

The Goat of Mendes is the second studio album by English death metal band Akercocke. It was released on 11 September 2001, through Peaceville Records.

The Goat of Mendes
Studio album by Akercocke
Released	11 September 2001
Recorded	April 2001
Genre	Blackened death metal
Length	56:38
Label	Peaceville
Producer	Martin Bonsoir, Akercocke
Akercocke chronology
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene (1999) The Goat of Mendes (2001) Choronzon (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos	8.5/10[1]
Kerrang!	favourable[2]
Rock Sound	favourable[3]
Terrorizer	favourable[4]

Release

The Goat of Mendes was released in standard and digipak CD format. The album included a music video for "Infernal Rites". A video for "Horns of Baphomet" was also released in 2001.

Dean Seddon, at the time vocalist of symphonic black metal band Hecate Enthroned, provided backing vocals for the track "The Serpent".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Gray; all music is composed by Akercocke, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Of Menstrual Blood and Semen"	6:25
2.	"A Skin for Dancing In"	7:17
3.	"Betwixt Iniquitatis and Prostigiators"	2:12
4.	"Horns of Baphomet"	7:06
5.	"Masks of God"	4:51
6.	"The Serpent"	3:47
7.	"Fortune My Foe" (traditional)	1:16
8.	"Infernal Rites"	4:29
9.	"He Is Risen"	4:47
10.	"Breaking Silence"	4:15
11.	"Initiation"	1:11
12.	"Ceremony of Nine Angles"	8:53

Personnel

Akercocke

• Jason Mendonça – vocals, guitars (solos (1, 2, 4, 5, 9)), trumpet
• Paul Scanlan – guitars (solos (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10))
• Peter Theobalds – bass, art design
• David Gray – drums
• Martin Bonsoir – keyboards, programming, cello, mixing, engineering, production

Additional personnel

• Noel Summerville – mastering
• Vanessa Gray – violin
• Joanna Surmacz – photography