Genre-defiers GOBLIN HOVEL are readying the release of Gobischkevrot, a synthesis of avant-garde metal and comedic audio-drama. The album recounts the story of a beleaguered clan of goblins seeking mystical power in a desperate struggle for survival in a human-dominated world.
A concept album in the truest sense, Gobischkevrot blends intense folk-inspired metal with spoken-word narration from the Goblin RaidBoss known as Skraptif. Experience two chapters from the tome called Gobischkevrot – “Gobischkevrot” and “Voyage of the Grogswiller” now at this location.
With over 20 releases under their belt, GOBLIN HOVEL fully embraces their metal influences with Gobischkevrot; a natural progression from 2022’s Whatever Keeps the Light On. The album is due out on November 22. Pre-order at goblinhovel.bandcamp.com.
Track listing:
1. Ambush
2. The Cave
3. Gobischkevrot
4. The Plan
5. Voyage of the Grogswiller
6. The Stowaway
7. Borokol pt. II
8. Don’t Eat The Mushrooms
9. Dialogue with a Mountain
10. Moon’s Fist
11. The Night Man Learned to Fear the Mountain
12. Crineiga
Gobischkevrot was recorded, mixed and mastered at Blackwell Sound with additional recording at Nektarkin Studios throughout 2024. The lyrics and script were written by the Nameless Goblin. Music was composed and arranged by the collective known as GOBLIN HOVEL. Cover art and Character Sheets by Alexios Ciancio @cianciographics. Back cover art and Layout by Eva Zarich. Band Photography by Fursy.
This album is a companion/expansion to March of the Goblins by Tha Goblvnz March. Listen here, and dive into the gobbish extended universe! thagoblvnzmarch.bandcamp.com
GOBLIN HOVEL is a collective of musicians and artists formed in Meadville, PA in 2010 and currently based in Buffalo/Rochester, NY. Though primarily influenced by heavy metal, the band takes cues from various musical and folk traditions from around the world to create an intense avant-garde soundscape reflective of humanity’s chaotic and often contradictory nature. Lyrically, the band focuses on the universal human experience filtered through the lens of history, folklore, and esoterica.
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The Nameless Goblin: bass, vocals, throat singing, Fx, guitar on track 11, voice of Skraptif
Damn Barbarian: Lead Vocals, voice of Ghirrul
Rawbeard: Guitars, recording, vocals, voice of Baalkryth and Borokol
Petuh: Banjos, Mandolin, vocals, voice of Nerlhein
Son G: Drums, rattles, electronics, keyboards, voice of Human Guard
Guest Appearances:
Mickey: vocals/voice of the Pixie
Squee Key Fromage: voice of Human Guard
Tom Gerwitz: recording, throat singing on track 11, mixing, mastering, samples, vocals
Alexios Ciancio: voice of Goblvnz the mountain, additional composer on track 9.
