Goatlord (album)
| Goatlord | ||||
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| Released | 24 October 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Norway 1991 (instruments) 1994 (vocals) | |||
| Genre | Death metal, black metal | |||
| Length | 37:50 | |||
| Label | Moonfog | |||
| Producer | Darkthrone | |||
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Goatlord is a demo album by Norwegian band Darkthrone, released in 1996.[1] The album was re-released by Peaceville Records in 2011, with new artwork approved by the band and a second disc containing commentary from Fenriz and Nocturno Culto.
Background
Goatlord was written in 1990 as the follow-up to Darkthrone's death metal debut album, Soulside Journey,[1] and was recorded in late 1990 and early 1991 as an instrumental rehearsal tape.[2] The album was scrapped when the band changed style from death metal to black metal in favor of A Blaze in the Northern Sky.[1] Most of the lyrics for Goatlord were written in the autumn of 1990, with some additions in 1994 for the last two songs.[3] The vocals were recorded in 1994 by Fenriz.[1] The female-sounding vocals were also recorded by him, partly using pitch shifting.[1] Satyr of the band Satyricon is credited for the opening screams in "Rex" and "Sadomasochistic Rites".
Track listing
- "Rex" – 3:48
- "Pure Demoniac Blessing" – 2:35
- "(The) Grimness of Which Shepherds Mourn" – 4:23
- "Sadomasochistic Rites" – 4:04
- "As Desertshadows" – 4:42
- "In His Lovely Kingdom" – 3:24
- "Black Daimon" – 3:50
- "Toward(s) the Thornfields" – 3:37
- "(Birth of Evil) Virgin Sin" – 3:25
- "Green Cave Float" – 4:02
Personnel
- Fenriz – lead vocals, drums
- Nocturno Culto – lead guitar
- Dag Nilsen – bass guitar
- Zephyrous – rhythm guitar
- Satyr – backing vocals
References
- ^ a b c d e James (September 2009). "Darkthrone - Goatlord". Metal Reviews. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Peaceville Artists: Darkthrone". Peaceville Records. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Goatlord on the dark throne" Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Nordic Vision 8: 34. Winter 1997. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
