Archgoat is a Finnish

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band formed in 1989 by twin brothers Ritual Butcherer on guitar and Lord Angelslayer on bass and vocals. It was one of Finland's first black metal bands along with Barathrum, Impaled Nazarene and Beherit. The members of Archgoat identify with the philosophy of

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and the

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as expressed in their lyrical content, which also consists of

anti-Christian Anti-Christian graffiti from the Alexamenos graffito">Alexamenos worships his god.") Anti-Christian sentiment, also referred to as Christianophobia or Christophobia, is the fear, hatred, discrimination, or prejudice against Christians and/or asp ...

themes.

History

Archgoat is seen as one of the most influential metal bands from Finland. Archgoat were formed in 1989 in Turku, Finland, though they did not release their first recording, titled ''Jesus Spawn'', until 1991. Then in 1992, the band landed a record contract with

Necropolis Records Necropolis Records (located in Fremont, California) was a record label founded by Paul Thind in 1993, mainly providing an American home for extreme black metal.

. In 1993, their MLP, ''Angelcunt (Tales of Desecration)'', was released. Later that year Archgoat entered into a full-time studio deal with Necropolis. However, after their recording sessions, a disagreement with terms of their contract resulted in the band refusing to release the finished material to the public. In 1993, Archgoat began an extensive hiatus, citing their belief that they did not belong in a "commercial" black metal scene. The band did not reform until 2004, when they released their 1993 material as a 7-inch EP, titled ''Angelslaying Black Fucking Metal'', through Hammer of Hate Records. Their show, First Live Black Mass, concert was recorded in Finland in 2005. Drummer Sinister Karppinen became the band's permanent drummer in this time. Their debut LP ''Whore of Bethlehem'' was released in September 2006, and they embarked on a European tour in spring 2007 with Black Witchery. A live split of this tour was released as ''Desecration & Sodomy'' in 2008. In 2020 the band released live album, ''Black Mass XXX''. Commemorating 30 years of live performance, it was recorded at Debemur Morti Productions' Servants Of Chaos showcase on 28 September 2019. It was released 10 April 2020. In July 2015, it was announced that longtime drummer Sinister Karppinen left the band and was replaced by VnoM.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Whore of Bethlehem'' (2006) * ''The Light-Devouring Darkness'' (2009) * ''The Apocalyptic Triumphator'' (2015) * ''The Luciferian Crown'' (2018) * ''Worship the Eternal Darkness'' (2021)

EPs

* ''Angelcunt (Tales of Desecration)'' (1993) * ''Angelslaying Black Fucking Metal'' (2004) * ''Heavenly Vulva (Christ's Last Rites)'' (2011) * ''Eternal Damnation of Christ'' (2017) * ''All Christianity Ends'' (2022)

Demos/promos

* ''Jesus Spawn'' (1991) * ''Penis Perversor'' (1993)

Live albums

*''Archgoat and Black Witchery'' (2008) *''Black Mass XXX'' (2020)

Split albums

* ''Messe Des Morts / Angel Cunt'' (1999) (with

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) * ''Lux Satanae (Thirteen Hymns Of Finnish Devil Worship)'' (2015) (with

Satanic Warmaster Satanic Warmaster is a Finnish black metal solo project formed in 1998 by Lauri Penttilä in Lappeenranta, who performs under the stage name Werwolf. Satanic Warmaster was formed by Penttilä in 1998. Satanic Warmaster has sold tens of thousands ...

)

Members

Current members

* Angelslayer (Rainer Puolakanaho) bass, vocals – (1989–1993, 2004–present) * Ritual Butcherer (Kai Puolakanaho) guitars, bass – (1989–1993, 2004–present) * Goat Aggressor (Tuukka Franck) drums – (2017–present)

Former members

* Blood Desecrator (Tommi) drums – (1989–1993) * Sinister Karppinen (Tuomas Karppinen) drums – (2005–2015) * VnoM (Ville Markkanen) drums – (2015–2017) * Diabolus Sylvarum (Risto Suomi) keyboards – (2014–2018)

Live members

* Leneth the Unholy Carnager drums – (2004–2005) * Maggot Wrangler drums – (2015)

Timeline

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Blackened death metal musical groups Finnish black metal musical groups Finnish death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Musical groups reestablished in 2004 Finnish musical trios