The Goat of Mendes

The Goat of Mendes
Studio album by Akercocke
Released	11 September 2001
Recorded	April 2001
Genre	Blackened Death metal
Length	56:38
Label	Peaceville
Akercocke chronology
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene (1999) The Goat of Mendes (2001) Choronzon (2003)

The Goat of Mendes is the second studio album by English Blackened Death metal band Akercocke. It was released on 11 September 2001, through Peaceville Records.

Release

The Goat of Mendes was released in standard and digipak CD format. The album included a music video for "Infernal Rites". A video for "Horns of Baphomet" was also released in 2001.

Dean Seddon, at the time vocalist of symphonic black metal band Hecate Enthroned, provided backing vocals for the track "The Serpent".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos	8.5/10[1]
Kerrang!	favourable[2]
Rock Sound	favourable[3]
Terrorizer	favourable[4]

Akercocke drummer and lyricist David Gray has remarked that The Goat of Mendes is "in my opinion, our best album".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Of Menstrual Blood and Semen"	6:25
2.	"A Skin for Dancing In"	7:17
3.	"Betwixt Iniquitatis and Prostigiators"	2:12
4.	"Horns of Baphomet"	7:06
5.	"Masks of God"	4:51
6.	"The Serpent"	3:47
7.	"Fortune My Foe"	1:16
8.	"Infernal Rites"	4:29
9.	"He Is Risen"	4:47
10.	"Breaking Silence"	4:15
11.	"Initiation"	1:11
12.	"Ceremony of Nine Angles"	8:53

References

1. Azevedo, Pedro (8 December 2001). "CoC : Akercocke – The Goat of Mendes : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
2. Lawson, Don (May 2001). "[Kerrang! review]". Kerrang! (854).
3. Exley, Mike (26 July 2001). "[Rock Sound review]". Rock Sound (26).
4. Schwarz, Paul (June 2001). "[Terrorizer review]". Terrorizer (90).
5. Gray, David (2009). "[akercocke.com article]". akercocke.com.