The Gold Coast’s prodigal sons of Atomic Mutant Goatpunk, Goatzilla, initiated their latest single, Secret Agent Man, with a barrage of beats before the guitars lend their overdriven furore to the teeth of this gargantuan monster of a punk rock anthem.
If you like your rock with all the hinges blown off and all sense of sensibility tied to a funeral pyre, Secret Agent Man is a balls-to-the-wall explosion of sheer insanity. Clearly, it’s true what they say: madness is catching. You’ll feel your own sense of self-restraint slip away as the tumultuous, rip-roaring hit proves there’s no room for pretension in rebellion.
With their following only getting stauncher, it is time to kneel to our new overlords of snarled, gnarled, and electrifying punk rock, charged with all the technical ability and songwriting chops of Megadeth and Motörhead, and all the escapism of rock that parades under a gimmick to thematically manifest mind-melting mayhem – someone might want to tell Lordi and Gwar that THIS is how it is really done.
From the depths of the Gold Coast underground punk scene in 2015, Goatzilla has built a strong local following through relentless gigging and festival appearances around South East Queensland. Their debut album, Muthafukasaurus, dropped in 2019, featuring the off-the-wall video for DROPBear, which earned the #1 spot on 4ZZZ FM’s Hot 100.
Goatzilla boasts two shredding guitarists, a freight-train drummer, and a gravel-throated bass player who brings the fire—literally. With new material crafted during COVID-19 in the pipeline, Goatzilla is set to keep their fans thrashing for a long time.
Secret Agent Man was officially released on July 26 and is now available to stream via all major platforms via this link.
Stay tuned to Goatzilla’s TikTok for updates on new releases.
Review by Amelia Vandergast