Midnight Conjuring is the debut album from the oddly named Brazilian band Goaten and follows several singles and EPs the band has tested the waters with since forming in 2018. It would seem their prior efforts have paid off as Midnight Conjuring is a sweet collection of crunchy, melodic heavy metal that has a modern production for the sound but an old-school charm in its straightforward songwriting. The songs themselves are varied yet the album itself feels cohesive. "Bells" has a melodic vocal line that had me thinking of Timeless Miracle, if they weren't power metal, "Pride or Dust" does the Middle Eastern motif well and, for once, doesn't sound like a band ripping off Rainbow's "Stargazer," and "The Thing at the Camp" has a slow burn that morphs into a Thin Lizzy romp at the end. Not every song is a winner, but the slow, dull "When Midnight Comes" is offset "Metal Blade" with its vicious riffing and unashamed nod to the classic heavy metal label. If you want straight up, no frills heavy metal, Goaten is dealing what you need.