The Anti-Peat likes his post metal, and he likes his sludge. Yet he has always been unexplainably bored by Neurosis. Can their undying love win him over?
Read moreEthereal Darkness – Echoes Review
Spring has helped the Anti-Peat out of his reviewing slump, but don’t worry, he’s not here to talk about silly green shoots and sunny days. The only thing on his mind is melodic death and doom. What, is he from Sweden or something?
Read moreEnshine – Elevation Review
Did Enshine manage to elevate this January? Join Anti-Peat as he mulls over the melo- part of melodeath.
Read moreTurpitude – Mordoré Review
My probably blasphemous view on black metal is that it’s best compared to chicken, not fish. That is to say–don’t serve that shit raw. Oh, I know the proud history of this genre of ours, but good production makes it all the better. Still, I’ll try anything twice, so when looking for something to take my mind off of some food poisoning, something described as emotive melodic raw black metal sounded right.
Read moreLychgate – Precipice Review
Normally, The Goat Review has policies against covering releases from the previous year when the year turns. But hold Anti-Peat’s beer, as he’s been necromanced by Lychgates frightening new machine, that permanently steals your glance once you observe it.
Read moreAnti-Peat’s Favorite Albums of 2025
The Goat Review presents an annual special: Anti-Peat’s Favorite Albums of 2025. Find out what music our melodeath two-face can’t leave behind while he chucks 2025 into the garbage fire where it belongs.
Read moreUnsouling – Outward Streams Of Devotional Woe Review
There are many, many black/death metal bands. There are few of them claiming to incorporate the calm, contemplative somberness of darkwave into that. Can unsealing pull it off, or will Peat get gaslit again?
Read moreSmohalla – Ruina Draconis Review
It’s always struck Anti-Peat as interesting how labels like avant-garde stop being a descriptor of being on the edge and become a set established sound of their own within a genre. Travel down the ruined dragon’s hole.
Read moreMorke – To Carry On Review
As Obsequiae have proved, flavoring your metal with some medievalism works. Now Morke’s mastermind Eric Wing is seeking to carry on growing that new tradition with their fourth album To Carry On. Time to dust off your chainmail and give this a spin.
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