Goatsnake – Flower Of Disease (2000)

November 15, 2021

Goatsnake have always been slow and bluesey, but Flower Of Disease sees them going lower and heavier than before. The band have always had groove, but multiple times through this journey things slow to an absolute crawl, without getting boring or drawn out. Personally, I love Goatsnake’s doom metal meets desert rock approach, the weight of which can only be helped home by the colossal riffs of Sunn O)))’s Greg Anderson.

I see Flower Of Disease as the older brother to Black Age Blues; they both have very similar vibes and the latter is definitely a continuation (see the last track here and the first track there). Long live Goatsnake!