Goat Horns

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Goat Horns
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1997
Recorded1996, Kharkiv
Genre Symphonic black metal
Length51:45
Label Morbid Noizz
Producer Nokturnal Mortum
Nokturnal Mortum chronology
Lunar Poetry
(1996)
Goat Horns
(1997)
To the Gates of Blasphemous Fire
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos 8/10 [1]

Goat Horns is the debut studio album by Ukrainian black metal band Nokturnal Mortum. It was released on cassette tape in July 1997, through Morbid Noizz Productions.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Nokturnal Mortum

No.TitleLength
1."Black Moon Overture"4:47
2."Kuyaviya"7:02
3."Goat Horns"9:04
4."Unholy Orathania"8:07
5."Veles' Scrolls"11:47
6."Kolyada"7:08
7."Eternal Circle"3:50

Lyrics have not been published to any song except for "Kolyada".

Personnel

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References

  1. Meloon, Brian (7 June 1998). "CoC : Nokturnal Mortum – Goat Horns : Review". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved 9 October 2012.