Boss was not Quorthon's father.
WATAIN's BATHORY Tribute At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL To Be Introduced By QUORTHON's Father - Mar. 24, 2010 After completing the regular portion of their set at this year's
Sweden Rock Festival on June 12, Swedish black metallers
WATAIN will return to the stage for a unique 45-minute tribute concert featuring classic
BATHORY songs. The event promises to be even more special as the
BATHORY part of
WATAIN's performance will be introduced by none other than late
BATHORY mainman
Quorthon's father and producer,
Börje "Boss" Forsberg.
"It feels great to have
Boss participating in a part of the show, since he, in a way, is the only living link to the
BATHORY myth," says
WATAIN frontman
Erik "E" Danielsson. "It will still be a tribute show and nothing else, but we are, of course, honored to be able to do it with his blessing!"
In other news,
Danielsson conducted an exclusive interview with
Boss about
BATHORY and
Quorthon's extraordinary contributions to metal for a full-length feature that will be published in issue #70 of
Sweden Rock Magazine.
Sweden Rock and
Season Of Mist have also collaborated with
WATAIN on a special CD that all subscribers of the magazine will receive in the first week of April. The disc will consist of
WATAIN's cover version of
BATHORY's classic track
"The Return of Darkness and Evil" as well as a brand new
WATAIN song,
"Reaping Death", which will appear on the band's forthcoming album,
"Lawless Darkness", to be released by
Season Of Mist on June 7.
"The cool thing about
Sweden Rock Magazine is that it covers metal's traditions and history and what metalhead head isn't aware of the genre's history?" says
Danielsson. "It felt like the right forum for a tribute to
BATHORY, one of extreme metal's forefathers, especially the Scandinavian side of it. All the pieces fell into place."
Quorthon was found dead in his apartment in Stockholm, Sweden on June 7, 2004. The 39-year-old, widely considered to be one of black metal's founding fathers, reportedly died of heart failure.
For more information, visit
www.swedenrockmagazine.com.