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2001 studio album by Akercocke
The Goat of Mendes
Studio album by Akercocke
Released11 September 2001
RecordedApril 2001
GenreBlackened death metal
Length56:38
LabelPeaceville
ProducerMartin Bonsoir, Akercocke
Akercocke chronology
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
(1999) 		The Goat of Mendes
(2001) 		Choronzon
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos8.5/10
Kerrang!favourable
Rock Soundfavourable
Terrorizerfavourable

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.

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.TitleLength
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

References

  1. Azevedo, Pedro (8 December 2001). "CoC : Akercocke – The Goat of Mendes : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. Lawson, Don (May 2001). "". Kerrang! (854).
  3. Exley, Mike (26 July 2001). "". Rock Sound (26).
  4. Schwarz, Paul (June 2001). "". Terrorizer (90).
Akercocke
  • Jason Mendonça
  • David Gray
  • Paul Scanlan
  • Sam Loynes
  • Fredrico Benini
  • Rob Archibald
  • Vanessa Gray
  • Tanya Kemp
  • Nicola Warwick
  • Peter Theobalds
  • Martin Bonsoir
  • Daniel "The Ritz" Reeves
  • Matt Wilcock
  • Peter Benjamin
  • Dan Knight
  • Nathanael Underwood
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