Band: Year Of The Goat
Title: Lucem Ferre
Label: Ván Records
Distribution: Plastic Head Distribution / Candlelight Records
Release date: May 6th 2011
Review: MCD

With the aim to warn us that there will be an upcoming studio release later this year (if I’ve been informed correctly), we’ll have to do with this four-track mini-album.
The lyrical concept has to do with the coming (back) of an ancient king from the Dark Side, surrounded by misery and archetypical horror.
…a concept going well with the obscure Rock songs. Dark Doom Rock with a (Doom) Metal-back ground, close to the sound of the sixties and seventies. Pentagram, Black Widow, Uriah Heep, Raven, Black Sabbath, Coven, you see… Or their label mates The Devil’s Blood. More Rock-based than Metal-inspired, rather dark-melancholic than depressing or violent.
Wonderful production! Unpolished and harsh, but it makes Lucem Ferre sound pretty mind-penetrating, in spite of the Rock-attitude.
Including the Sam Gopal cover The Dark Lord (once sung by Lemmy).

70/100

Ivan Tibos.