Format: Deluxe Gatefold Double Vinyl with Smashed Black&Blue effect
Style: Progressive Doom Metal
info: Fantastic Debut album from Progressive Doom-Metallers King Goat, featuring 3 bonus track from the first EP.
Forming in 2012, Brighton’s King Goat quickly deviated from their initial aim to be a traditional sounding band. With a vast range of influences, both inside and outside of metal, King Goat’s sound started to take on a much more progressive bent.
„They've rightfully taken their seat amongst the best that modern doom has to offer“ - Metal Hammer 8/10
„This could be the start of a blockbuster franchise after all“ - Kerrang! KKKK (4/5)
„Conduit is a slow burner that I liked from the start, but I have grown to love it. The blend of good ideas and great performances makes for an album that is surprisingly addictive“ - Angry metal guy 4/5 & album of the month
„There is a real sense of the epic to the song writing, which is helped by a really excellent production that has plenty of warmth and immediacy. All in all, a really great release, and for once, it seems that the hounds of social media may have a point: King Goat ARE good“ - Ave Noctum 8/10
„...crafts excellent hooks within the context of a traditional heavy metal-type sound, all while never being afraid to push that formula to its absolute limits“ - Metal Injection
„This is one of the most genuinely surprising, exciting and interesting listens we’ve has here at MOSH for some time. In a genre teeming with talent, King Goat have raised the bar. There’s so much going on here, there’s genuinely something to cater to all tastes, but the ‘kitchen sink’ approach doesn’t detract from the overall sound of the album. King Goat might have just opened up their Conduit to greatness.“ - Mosh 9/10
„Taking influence from traditional doom metal and altering it so as to not simply imitate past acts, King Goat have proven their right to be considered amongst doom's best, and most creative, modern groups“ - Anvil Metal 8.5/10
„Every track on Conduit is packed with substance and feeling. There’s very little empty space and few wasted moments within the songs. Although many doom bands fall into the trap of becoming samey, King Goat are actually, well, interesting. Pop this album on with headphones, and prepare to get transported to another world“ - Skull N Bones
„In the kaleidoscopic jigsaw puzzle of King Goat‘s sound there are flitters of deviance and disorder. Deviance from current genre troupes. Disorder stemming from the unpredictable nature of each progressing passage of their music. At it’s most primitive, it’s mean. At it’s heady heights, unnervingly addictive.“ - Screaming Guitars
„As much as it mightily impresses initially, Conduit just gets bigger, more striking, and inspirational with every listen. The King Goat craft and songwriting has come of age with Conduit, and in turn so has their sound though it still suggests we have yet to get below the first few layers of the band’s creative depths. That potential can surely only mean even bolder creative times to come, though whatever comes next will have to go some to eclipse this gem of an encounter.“ - Ringmaster Reviews
