Goatwhore at Party.San Metal Open Air, Germany, 2016
Goatwhore was formed by guitarist/backing vocalist Sammy “Pierre” Duet, who was previously the lead guitarist for Louisianasludge metal band Acid Bath. The band's name is derived from something a drunken friend of the band shouted at an exotic dancer, who he described as having "pigtails and a kind of long face."[1]
The band's origins can date back to 1991 with Sammy and drummer Zak Nolan. The band was at the time called "Killgore" with Duet on lead guitar and vocals and Zak Nolan on drums. Killgore would release a number of demos up until 1997 when they changed their name to Goatwhore, after Acid Bath dissolved due to the death of bassist Audie Pitre. Soilent Green lead vocalist Louis Benjamin Falgoust II, rhythm guitarist Ben Stout and bassist Pat Bruders completed the lineup, which debuted with the demo Serenades to the Tides of Blood; Goatwhore's official debut LP, The Eclipse of Ages into Black, followed in early 2000. Funeral Dirge for the Rotting Sun appeared in 2003 before the band jumped to Metal Blade for the fall release of 2006's A Haunting Curse. In 2009, Goatwhore released their fourth album, Carving Out the Eyes of God, followed by their fifth album, Blood for the Master, in 2012.[2]
On March 10, 2014, the band completed recording their sixth album, titled Constricting Rage of the Merciless, which was released on July 8, 2014.[3]Vengeful Ascension was released on June 23, 2017. It was the last album to feature James Harvey on bass, who departed the band the same year, and was replaced by Robert Coleman after serving as the band's live bassist since 2014. Harvey died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 35.[2]
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