Bathory viking material live on stage?

[JayKeeley]

As I understand it, aside from a few shows between 83 & 85, Bathory never played live. Is that correct? So they never played their viking material live on stage? What a loss.

Listening to "One RODE to Asa Bay" makes me wonder just how incredible it would have been to hear it played live and loud. Has any band ever covered it faithfully?

In the meantime, here is the video to "One RODE...".

 

[Hell Mike]

*rode

 

[Ellestin]

*zing*

 

[Susperia]

That's what you get for wanting to stay grIm :|

In all seriousness, I do agree it is pretty sad that we'll never see Bathory live, at least not with his best material.

 

[Hell Mike]

at least not with his best material.

Quorthon is dead fyi

 

[Susperia]

No shit. I was referring to the supposed shows that were held in the mid 80's. Who knows if they're on tape somewhere.

 

[JayKeeley]

Hey everyone, have you met Randall Rodes?

 

[JayKeeley]

In all seriousness, I do agree it is pretty sad that we'll never see Bathory live, at least not with his best material.

I think you can get bootlegs.

I assume nobody's ever seen a band play a Bathory cover then. So this stuff just gets archived away then. Shame that.

Maybe one day we'll see a band at Heathen Crusade play some Bathory...

 

[Demilich]

Primordial could do a ruling cover of an epic Bathory track!

 

[Crimson Velvet]

I've seen Immortal cover "Enter the Eternal Fire" quite a few times...


Yeah, not quite what you were aiming for, I know, but it still rules!

 

[JayKeeley]

Sabbath
Maiden
Priest
Slayer
Death
Mercyful Fate
Celtic Frost
Bathory*

* unlike all the other genre-defining influential bands, they never brought it to the stage. Neither do modern bands cover their music to the same degree as the other bands listed.

How odd.

 

[MFJ]

Wait, are you saying that no one has ever played Viking-era Bathory live? When Quorthon died Moonsorrow did an entire tribute show. It was like... "Blood Fire Death" and onwards.

 

[Hell Mike]

I think you can get bootlegs.

You can get "bootlegs" that are really 7th generation tape dubs of the Scandinavian Metal Attack tracks ripped and bootlegged with sub-par booklets etc

 

[JayKeeley]

Wait, are you saying that no one has ever played Viking-era Bathory live? When Quorthon died Moonsorrow did an entire tribute show. It was like... "Blood Fire Death" and onwards.

Actually this is what the thread was asking. Thanks. I assume that show has been bootlegged?

 

[Furious B]

Maybe one day we'll see a band at Heathen Crusade play some Bathory...

Really? I distinctly remember the second or third band, Dumah (???), DID play a Bathory song at the original HC.

You're not being sarcastic, are you?

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

I recorded a cover of "Shores in Flames" awhile back, but the sound was shit and its on a tape. Someday I'll re-do it.

 

[MFJ]

Actually this is what the thread was asking. Thanks. I assume that show has been bootlegged?

I assume so!

 

[JayKeeley]

I assume so!

I'm going to ask Gugs to download me a copy.

 

[skeptik]

Bathory cover band plz

 

[JayKeeley]

Just read that Destroyer 666 are covering "Call from the Grave" on their current tour.