John Darnielle performs with The Mountain Goats at a 2015 concert in Birmingham, Ala. David A. Smith/Getty Images hide caption
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The Mountain Goats' new EP is called Hex of Infinite Binding. Jeremy M. Lange/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sasha Banks (shown here at a WWE Live Duesseldorf event in 2017 in Duesseldorf, Germany) is the subject of a new song by The Mountain Goats. Lukas Schulze/Bongarts/Getty Images hide caption
The Mountain Goats perform on Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption
The Mountain Goats On Mountain Stage
The Mountain Goats' new EP is all about Ozzy. DL Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Laura Jane Grace (left) is one of 14 artists covering The Mountain Goats' All Hail West Texas track-by-track. Ryan Russell, DL Andersoni/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The Mountain Goats' new album, Goths, is out May 19 Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"[Goth] was a convenient shorthand for the type of music that you liked if you had a kind of a morbid imagination and favored minor keys," says John Darnielle. Jeremy M. Lange/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Shakey Graves, Trio Mediaeval, The Mountain Goats, Mr. Mitch, The War On Drugs, Elliot Moss, GAS Courtesy of the artists hide caption
In 'Universal Harvester,' Mountain Goats Lyricist Reaps A Creepy Crop
"[Death metal] is a very passionate music. It's also really dark and gory--and I like that stuff." - John Darnielle, of the Mountain Goats. DL Andersoni hide caption
The Mountain Goats' new album, Beat the Champ, comes out April 7. Lissa Gotwals/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
John Darnielle's new book is Wolf In White Van. DL Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sprinting Toward Epiphany: Talking With A Songwriter Turned Novelist
Sing it with us: "I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrow. I hope it bleeds all day long..." Sergey Galushko/iStockphoto.com hide caption
More than 10 years ago, John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats made a career-defining record with the crudest possible tools. D.L. Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Peter Hughes (left) and John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. D.L. Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Members of the Mountain Goats perform live at the 2013 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick/NPR hide caption
The Mountain Goats, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2013
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John Darnielle and his band The Mountain Goats perform live at opbmusic in Portland. Jarratt Taylor/opbmusic hide caption
The Mountain Goats. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption