[1] The album was re-released by Peaceville Records in 2011, with a bonus track and new artwork approved by the band and a second disc containing commentary from Fenriz and Nocturno Culto.

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.

[1] Satyr of the band Satyricon is credited for the opening screams in "Rex" and "Sadomasochistic Rites".

After Peaceville Records acquired the Moonfog catalog of the band in 2010 Nocturno Culto called for a cover artwork competition for the 2011 reissue of the album: "There are two albums that will have entirely new cover artwork: 'Ravishing Grimness' and 'Goatlord'.

This reissue of the album featured alternate song titles from previous releases, as well as an instrumental version of the track "A Blaze in the Northern Sky".