“Tyler Lambert’s Grave,” referencing Dana Plato’s son who killed himself in May, won’t appear on the Mountain Goats forthcoming Erik Rutan & Co.-helmed All Eternals Deck. It’s a “Twitter Reward Bonus” and, in the spirit of such a reward, John Darnielle passed...

The Mountain Goats have announced a March 29 release date for 'All Eternals Deck'

John Darnielle writes a monthly column for Decibel, peppers his albums with references to the heavy stuff (see “Marduk T-Shirt Men’s Room Incident,” “The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton,” Satanic Messiah, the ongoing interest in Sweden, Gothenburg especially), eats death metal steaks, tried ...

Clearly aware of John Darnielle’s extreme metal tooth, Dinner With The Band host Sam Mason made the Mountain Goats a vegetarian meal featuring Death Metal Steaks (cauliflower steaks), Cotton Puree (cauliflower puree), Sunset Fries (chickpea fries), and Moon Over Sazerac cocktails. (Too bad there weren’t Abscess-themed treats....

"Genesis 3:23" was our first taste of the Mountain Goats' Biblical exercise The Life Of The World To Come. If you recall, the homelessness of the lead track's lyrics correspond to the highlighted verse: "So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken." John Darnielle & Co. (Jon Wurster, P...