Quite well done, Lord Esgaroth! This special guy is responsible for all instruments and lyrics on Sadistic Goat Complex – and he delivered a good job!

Symphonic Black Metal is the master’s way and he attaches the bombast in felicitous manner through the adoption of a violin. For me personally, the arrangements arouse a too similar impression, so that the light-bulb-effect is not present anymore after the first three songs. Apart from that, I do not really like programmed drums, whereby they do not step on my nerves on this work. The compositions offer good quality continuously, but only sparsely the sentiments or speeds get varied in drastic style. Other bands can play fast too and they do their job in better way; consequently this release only gets embossed by an outstanding touch, if the violin steps in the foreground or the speed gets throttled. The tunes are not arranged with above average suspense, but the created atmosphere can elate partly in contrast to that deficit. The multi-instrumentalist manages to disperse a mood like newer Dimmu Borgir mixed with the horror sentiment of Morgul felicitously.

In short: the build-up of thrilling moods and the competent instrumentation boost the album above average despite all deficits in song writing and the drum computer, but this is not enough to stick out of the mass in my opinion.