Bathory/Quorthon

[My Arms, Your Purse]

/worshop

/discuss

 

[Demilich]

He is my favourite metal songwriter and Hammerheart is (near, if not) my absolute favourite metal album!

I don't really know what more to say! A lot of people criticize his vocals/sloppiness of his music, but I just find every bit of it totally endearing!

 

[Tumn]

Legendary

 

[DEMIgOD]

overall probably my favorite extreme metal band. GODLY

 

[Demilich]

anyone else agree that "Blood on Ice" is also a fanfuckingtastic album? it isn't really mentioned as one of the classics very often, but to me its right up there with the s/t, Blood Fire Death and Hammerheart!

 

[DEMIgOD]

Yes, that album is very awesome for what it is. I also really love some tracks off of destroyer of worlds. Great stuff there (lake of fire ecpecially)

 

[Hubster]

Worship indeed. No one writes about their heathen roots like Quorthon does.

Fucking best Viking-themed album EVER. Nothing will ever beat it.

 

[FUBAR]

Hmm I couldnt really get into Hammrheart dunno why maybe it jus hasnt sunk in yet...Im a big fan of Nordland tho love that album.

 

[Hubster]

Drums on Hammerheart almost sound like kettle drums. I dont know if thats intentional, but fuck it works well.

 

[Don Corleone]

i only have blood on ice in my collection and it's a really decent albuöm. hmmm been a long time, i guess i'd better give it a spin these days
thanks for reminding

maybe i should check out hammerheart next?

 

[Hypnos]

imo, Twilight Of The Gods is on par with Hammerheart

 

[BloodSword]

Where would metal be without Quorthon's contribution? Legendary!! Maybe his vocals on Hammerheart and other albums are'nt that good, but no one delivered it with more passion. I like Twilight of the Gods, a little better, than the more heralded Hammerheart.

 

[DEMIgOD]

alot of fans,probably alot on this board(and friends of mine) just assumed bathory was a run-of-the-mill extreme metal act. But they were so much more. Its hard to explain. Listeing to Hammerheart, blood fire, and twilight i feel like im in battle, feel the cold nordic waves, the bloodshed, its really a feeling i dont get from many bands at all. Expecially vIkINg mEtAL bands.

Amon Armarth and the 39592 viking metal bands need to take a page out of bathorys book, because its a really sad scene.

 

[Alteredmindeath]

Bathory albums are still selling like crazy.

 

[DEMIgOD]

hmm, id be curious on bathory sales (now and then) you or anyone have any of the figures?

 

[Armageddon's Child]

How many metal artists were major innovators of both concept and technique?

Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Hellhammer
Slayer
Bathory

That's about it, really. An argument could be made for Burzum because of Varg's introduction of overt ambient elements (in addition to his conceptual exploration), but Burzum's technique was really just a refinement of what Bathory introduced.

 

[Demilich]

I've only recently begun to get into Twilight of the Gods, which seems like a much more refined work, and not what I was going for when I first heard this band at all. I've always loved Quorthon's use of samples, choirs, etc.

Also, "One Rode to Asa Bay" rules supreme as one of the most powerful metal songs I've ever heard!

 

[Hubster]

Valhalla ftw

 

[Demilich]

my other favourites were always "Shores in Flames" and "Song to Hall up High," but they all do the trick quite nicely!

 

[LightningLixxx]

All I have is Hammerheart. Any suggestions on what I should look for next? I was thinking Blood Fire Death?