Year Of The Goat Trivia Goddess Review
Year Of The Goat
Trivia Goddess
Napalm Records
2025
Year of the Goat has returned to remind us that 70’s styled Occult Rock still matters. Their latest offering, “Trivia Goddess”, is a masterclass in atmosphere, where shadows of the 70’s are alive and well. This band has always leaned into that retro mystique, and here they take it even further, blurring the lines between ritual and Rock show.
What immediately jumps out about this album is the mood. You can almost smell incense smoke curling through the riffs. The guitars shimmer and swirl in equal measure, laying down grooves that feel carved from the same stone as early Occult greats – Coven, but with just enough modern polish to avoid sounding like a museum piece. The vocals are haunting, theatrical without being campy.
There’s also this undeniable sense of dynamics. “Trivia Goddess” isn’t about blasting you with heaviness the whole time, it’s about luring you in, seducing you with melody, then dragging you into the ritual. One track will swirl with psychedelic layers, the next will strike with a hammer of pure Proto Doom, but it all feels connected, purposeful, and drenched in dark atmosphere.
If you’ve been craving a record that honors the great tradition of 70’s Occult rock while pushing it forward, Year of the Goat has you covered. “Trivia Goddess” is spellbinding, sinister, and strangely uplifting. Simply put, this record is a ceremony.
Standouts – “The Power of Eve”, “Kiss Of The Serpent”, “Alucarda” and “Witch Of The Woods”.