★★★☆
After an eight-year hiatus, Goblin Cock are finally back, bringing with them a strange offering indeed.
Combining stoner metal with math rock, Necronomidonkeykongimicon is a deeply political album, aimed to take on a corrupt society.
The great vocal performance heard on the album comes courtesy of Lord Phallus, the alter-ego of Pinback frontman Rob Crow. His vocal delivery is exceptional, particularly on opening track ‘Something Haunted’, a song that boasts the less than delicately worded line, “Fuck shit and fuckin’ fuck you”, backed with real eye-popping guitar work that sets up for more stoner fun.
The songs move quickly from one track to the next, exuding a comical nature typical of past Goblin Cock releases – but for new listeners it might be hard to digest this exclusive brand of face-melting power metal, with ‘Island, Island’ and ‘The Dorse’ shaking up presentation a little and calling for attention.
With far more personal lyrics on offer than have previously delivered by the group, Goblin Cock’s brand of metal veers away from the traditional boundaries of the genre, presenting a good-natured – albeit savage – record.
Goblin Cock’sNecronomidonkeykongimiconis out now on Joyful Noise.
