Goatwhore Morphs Hopelessness Into Breakneck Metal

Goatwhore guitarist Sammy Duet’s chipper attitude about returning to playing live music belies the breakneck riffs he releases as the driving force behind one of the gnarliest blackened death metal bands ever.

“For a while, nobody was sure what was going to happen; the future was very uncertain. But we utilized that time to write as much as we possibly could because nobody could tour. It feels fantastic to be back doing what we do,” he says, adding that he has a newfound appreciation for the live setting after the unexpected break. “When something that you love is taken away from you just so abruptly, it definitely makes you appreciate it more that it’s given back to you.”

As befits a band named Goatwhore, the New Orleans outfit has been dealing demonic destruction for the…