'' is the seventh album by
Norwegian Black Metal band,
Darkthrone .
Although released as a full length album, ''Goatlord'' is originally an instrumental rehearsal tape recorded in 1990-1991 between the band's debut and follow-up albums (''
Soulside Journey '' and ''
A Blaze In The Northern Sky '', respectively). These songs were scrapped when the band changed style from
Death Metal to
Black Metal . The vocals were recorded in 1994 by
Fenriz . The female-sounding vocals were also recorded by him, partly utilizing
Pitch Shift ing.
Satyr of
Satyricon is credited for the opening screams in ''Rex'' and ''Sadomasochistic Rites''.
While this disc was heavily criticized by many in the metal underground at the time of its release, it is increasingly regarded as the band's most inventive, inspired and important work.
#"Rex" – 03:48
#"Pure Demoniac Blessing" – 02:35
#"(The) Grimness of Which Shepards Mourn" – 04:23
#"Sadomasochistic Rites" – 04:04
#"As Desertshadows" – 04:42"
#"In His Lovely Kingdom" – 03:24
#"Black Daimon" – 03:50
#"Toward(s) the Thornfields" – 03:37
#"(Birth of Evil) Virgin Sin" – 03:25
#"Green Cave Float" – 04:02
