General Article name: Bathory
Genre: Heavy Metal Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: BLACK MARK Number of tracks: 10 Tracklist LP - 1 Bathory - Storm Of Damnation Bathory - Hades Bathory - Reaper Bathory - Necromansy Bathory - Sacrifice Bathory - In Conspiracy With Satan Bathory - Armageddon Bathory - Raise The Dead Bathory - War Bathory - Outro [from "BATHORY"]   Description Description

This record has a historical importance separate from its simple status as a musical statement. This album is regarded by many as the first black metal record, a genre that purported to take metal not simply into well-charted Satanic waters, but into the Nordic pagan past of these young Scandinavian men. The music itself has a certain lo-fi charm, and if you're into this sort of thing the raw power of this debut cannot be ignored. For others who may be looking for the sturm und drang fireworks of Slayer or Metallica, this probably won't do much for you. Whatever your predilection, this is eerie music, not so much for what's on the disc as for what it spawned. As a final note, the command of the English language these Nordic lads have is astounding. The lyrics, while uncomfortable, are several steps above what most American or English bands could do. ~ Rob Ferrier

Rob Ferrier

Contributors Artist: Bathory Record Label: Black Mark Record Label: Plastic Head