Darkthrone announce the release of a new music output, Goatlord: Original, on the 10th of February through Peaceville Records. It contains tracks from Goatlord album in their original instrumental form, recorded in the band’s rehearsal space (vocals were added in the mid-90’s before an official release came through Moonfog Productions in 1996), with the classic line-up of Gylve ‘Fenris’ Nagell on drums, Ted Skjellum on lead guitar, Ivar Enger on rhythm guitar, and Dag Nilsen on bass. Taken from Fenriz’s original tape source, the songs were mastered by Patrick Engel. Artwork for this release courtesy of renowned artist, Zbigniew M. Bielak.

The intended second album of the Norwegian legends was the title of what was to originally be Darkthrone's second album. The style followed very much in the vein of debut, Soulside Journey, with a mid-paced melodic, yet technical, death metal style. After the full completion of the tracks, however, focus shifted towards black metal and a more primitive style of composition & so the album was shelved, while work commenced on what was to be a black metal milestone, A Blaze In The Northern Sky, which incorporated some parts from the Goatlord tracks.

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