''Flower of Disease'' is an album by American
doom metal
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band
Goatsnake
Goatsnake is an American stoner/doom metal band from Los Angeles, California. They have released three studio albums, the first being 1999's '' Goatsnake Vol. 1''.
Biography
Goatsnake was formed in 1996 after the disbanding of The Obsesse ...
, released in 2000.
The LP version was released by
Southern Lord Records
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.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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called the album "an enjoyable listen", writing that it "is a perfect marriage of modern production techniques, excellent
riff
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ing, melodic classic doom, and grooving ambience."
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LA Weekly
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'' wrote that "there's a certain slickness here, but an inimitable weirdness too, the combination of which makes this band so distinctly, quintessentially Los Angeles."
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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'' wrote that the album "extended Goatsnake's move towards southern-fried doom leanings, further refining their bludgeoning style."
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Track listing
Personnel
Goatsnake
*Pete Stahl
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– vocals, harmonica
* Greg Anderson – guitar
*G. Stuart Dahlquist – bass
*Greg Rogers – drums
Additional personnel
*Dave Catching
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– lap steel
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on "El Coyote"
References
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2000 albums
Goatsnake albums
Man's Ruin Records albums
Southern Lord Records albums
Rise Above Records albums
Albums produced by Nick Raskulinecz