---
title: "Archgoat"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/archgoat"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "Finland"
formed: 1989
---

# Archgoat

**Archgoat** is a black metal band, from Finland, active 1989 to present.

Archgoat is a Finnish blackened death metal band formed in 1989 by Sri Lankan-Finnish twin brothers Ritual Butcherer on guitar and Lord Angelslayer on bass and vocals. It was one of Finland's first black metal bands along with Barathrum, Impaled Nazarene and Beherit. The members of Archgoat identify with the philosophy of Satanism and the occult as expressed in their lyrical content, which also consists of anti-Christian themes.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archgoat

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Archgoat |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Turku, Finland |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Releases in catalog | 14 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [War Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/war-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kai Puolakanaho](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kai-puolakanaho) | Principal, Electric guitar | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Rainer Puolakanaho](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rainer-puolakanaho) | Lead vocals, Principal, Bass guitar | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Tuukka Franck](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tuukka-franck) | Drums (drum set) | 2017 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Jesus Spawn](https://themetalnet.com/album/de59b721-5ddb-476b-ac4a-cde1befce262) | Album |
| 1993 | [Angelcunt (Tales of Desecration)](https://themetalnet.com/album/f9b23209-d1cb-371f-a405-4eb014dcf51b) | EP |
| 1993 | [Penis Perversor](https://themetalnet.com/album/d67b888a-dfe3-4a14-8f12-7aa1ee644cc2) | Album |
| 2005 | [Angelslaying Black Fucking Metal](https://themetalnet.com/album/4f691eea-d86b-44dc-8d1a-04cd75b08f2f) | EP |
| 2006 | [Whore of Bethlehem](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c1a97f0-6e47-363f-86b7-27a9d1024c97) | Album |
| 2009 | [The Light-Devouring Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/eaea0658-7eac-4d06-a1c2-2ab9000f0290) | Album |
| 2011 | [Heavenly Vulva (Christ’s Last Rites)](https://themetalnet.com/album/991c33ea-c52a-4f96-8b28-3fbe81f8880e) | EP |
| 2015 | [Lux Satanae: Thirteen Hymns of Finnish Devil Worship](https://themetalnet.com/album/deed630f-3c1d-42aa-9506-0889ede96394) | Album |
| 2015 | [The Apocalyptic Triumphator](https://themetalnet.com/album/c1d75f42-c2ac-47eb-b0f3-edb0dce082ac) | Album |
| 2017 | [Eternal Damnation of Christ](https://themetalnet.com/album/0ecf8549-40be-4c25-af42-3e2d47a6cb2a) | EP |
| 2018 | [The Luciferian Crown](https://themetalnet.com/album/a073a993-b8dd-4d91-a14c-871b750b6581) | Album |
| 2021 | [Worship the Eternal Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/3374fd0d-b6cc-4f8a-a1fd-9fce6ac764fe) | Album |
| 2022 | [All Christianity Ends](https://themetalnet.com/album/10c125c1-85c9-45a6-96cc-57d888564bb5) | EP |
| 2026 | [Nightbringer, Lightbringer](https://themetalnet.com/album/384e758a-838f-4fb3-9b70-eadf8402c1a1) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Beherit](https://themetalnet.com/band/beherit) (listened together)
- [Darkthrone](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkthrone) (listened together)
- [Inquisition](https://themetalnet.com/band/inquisition) (listened together)
- [Mayhem](https://themetalnet.com/band/mayhem) (listened together)
- [Blasphemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/blasphemy) (listened together)
- [Marduk](https://themetalnet.com/band/marduk) (listened together)
- [Immortal](https://themetalnet.com/band/immortal) (listened together)
- [Revenge](https://themetalnet.com/band/revenge) (listened together)
- [Profanatica](https://themetalnet.com/band/profanatica) (listened together)
- [Behexen](https://themetalnet.com/band/behexen) (listened together)
- [Sargeist](https://themetalnet.com/band/sargeist) (listened together)
- [Black Witchery](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-witchery) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Archgoat/4357
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archgoat.official
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/fi/artist/348939509
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC10nNdgvM5onFGnh1K7QfwQ
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1452989
- bandcamp: https://archgoat666.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3n2bgWmlyHgwnd9aPmnTM4

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/archgoat](https://themetalnet.com/band/archgoat). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt