Starts shipping before May 8th, 2026 GOHOLOR arose from the depths of suffering in Slovakia in 2010 at the instigation of two maniacs Demo (guitars / scream) and Anton (growl). Gradually, Pio (drums) and Erik (bass) joined. In 2016, the quartet released their debut EP, In Saeculis Obscuris. Thematically, GOHOLOR focus on the dark and demonic side of society, such as hypocrisy, perversion, insensitivity, and obsession with religion. Now, at long last, GOHOLOR are set to release their first full-length, Locus Damnatorum. Not for nothing does the band’s moniker mean “ascend” in the Enochian dictionary: GOHOLOR’s blackened death metal retains an acute balance of timelessness and freshness sure to garner the band widespread attention across genre lines. The quartet possess superlative chops, and promptly put them in the service of stridently linear songwriting; while nothing across Locus Damnatorum could quite qualify as “catchy” verse / chorus fare, these song constructions also safely elude riff-salad aimlessness, instead diving headlong into coiling labyrinths of METAL memorability. Indeed, GOHOLOR here are something of a throwback to black / death’s late ’90s heyday, variously recalling the likes of Unanimated, Necrophobic, Sacramentum, Gates of Ishtar, and Sweden’s Sacrilege, but there’s just as equally their own personality injected into their atmospheric muscle. And all of this luxurious crunch is heightened by the esteemed Tore Stjerna’s mixing & mastering at Necromorbus Studios. “Filthy minds and darkened acts bring insane tomorrow”! Sorrow!
