Ziegenhorn

Country: Estonia
Location: Tartu, Tartu County
Status: Active
Formed: 2019
Genre: Black/Death Metal
Themes: Not officially documented (but clearly: goat‑worship, blasphemy, chaos, war‑death aesthetics)
Label: Warhorn Records
Years active: 2019–present
Name meaning: Ziegenhorn = “goat horn” (German)
Contact: ziegenhorn666@gmail.com

Ziegenhorn is one of the most uncompromisingly aggressive projects in the post‑2018 Tartu scene—a band that fuses black metal, death metal, and war‑metal aesthetics into a single, chaotic, goat‑obsessed assault. Their identity is built on theatrical pseudonyms, relentless speed, and a deliberately over‑the‑top blasphemous persona.

They belong to the Warhorn Records constellation, but stylistically they stand apart from the label’s atmospheric and folk‑leaning projects. Ziegenhorn is pure extremity: fast, violent, and deliberately abrasive.

Their early demos established the template: raw, bestial black/death with a strong war‑metal backbone. The 2022 full‑length Blut & Kaos solidified their position as one of Estonia’s most intense modern extreme‑metal acts.

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Discography

Demo

• Goat Demo(n) (2019)
• Caprae Vestigia In Pergero (2021)

Full‑length

• Blut & Kaos (2022)

Compilation appearance

• “Ziegenkvlt” – Tarbathian Fortress (Warhorn Records, 2020)

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Members

Ziegenhorn uses deliberately exaggerated, goat‑themed pseudonyms—part parody, part homage to the war‑metal tradition.

Puritanical Goatblasting Tyrantichrist Bearing Judgement ov Hellfyre – Drums (2019–present)

Also in: Tapper, Ulguränd, ex‑Sküllfükk SS
The rhythmic engine; his background in punk‑inflected and raw black metal gives Ziegenhorn its relentless pace.

Kruxificator of Extragoatial Might – Guitars, Vocals (2019–present)

Also in: Death Kommander, Demonic Obedience, Wolfskrone, Am Basteir, Krux Aega
The band’s primary creative force; his presence ties Ziegenhorn to the Tartu death‑black crossover and the broader Krux‑circle of extreme projects.

Demonic Slaytan of Anti‑Blasphemous Goaturality – Bass, Vocals (2021–present)

Also in: Langenu, Swarn, Ulguränd, ex‑Tapper (live)
Brings melodic and atmospheric sensibilities from Langenu and Swarn, adding depth beneath the chaos.

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Past members

Baphometal Sadomator of Black Impurity – Bass, Backing Vocals (2019–2021)

Also in: Graveater, Igor Mortis, Sküllfükk SS, Urðun, Chaotian (live), ex‑Koffin (live)
Part of the original, more chaotic early lineup; left before the full‑length.

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Context & significance

Ziegenhorn occupies a very specific and important niche in the Estonian extreme‑metal atlas:

1. The Tartu war‑black/death outlier

While most Tartu projects lean toward atmosphere, folk, or melodic black metal, Ziegenhorn embraces bestial extremity.

2. A convergence point for multiple micro‑scenes

Members connect the band to:

• the Krux death‑black circle
• the Ulguränd / Swarn / Langenu atmospheric‑folk axis
• the Tapper / Sküllfükk SS raw‑punk‑black lineage

3. A deliberate aesthetic of excess

Their pseudonyms, imagery, and sound all embrace the theatricality of war‑metal while grounding it in Tartu’s disciplined musicianship.

4. A modern flagship of Warhorn’s extreme wing

They balance the label’s more atmospheric roster with pure aggression.