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Subject: Bathory
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mielikki 11.10.09 - 03:16am
SOUND - Black metal (early) Viking metal (later)
LYRICAL THEMES
Anti Christian, Satan (old), Epic Themes, Odinism
ORIGIN - Stockholm, Sweden
FORMED - 1983
LAST KNOWN LINEUP
Quorthon - All instruments, vocals
FORMER MEMBERS
Freddan - Bas*
Kothaar - Bas*
Jonas - Drums
Vvornth - Drums
ADDITIONAL NOTES
One of the pioneers of the first wave of black metal music as well as an originator of Viking metal
Ace Borje Forsberg was the name written on Quorthon's obituary, but his real birth name was Tomas. If someone asked him the real name he always gave invented ones
Rumours persist that Borje ''Boss'' Forsberg, the owner of Black Mark Productions, is Quorthon's father, but Quorthon himself denied these claims, stating ''Boss is 52, I'm 37. Add that up yourself. All these rumours surrounding Bathory are crazy.'', though Boss was in fact 59 at the time. It is also rumoured that Jennie Tebler is his sister
When he formed the band in 1983, his nickname was originally Black Spade. He soon changed it to Ace Shoot, then finally to Quorthon, a name he found on a list of demons. Contrary to popular belief, Bathory have never released an official demo. The first recording was two songs for the Scandinavian Metal Attack compilation LP in 1984
Kothaar was a name used by more than one person. Bathory also had a few drummers, as well as drum machines. In some albums he even mixed a real drummer with a drum machine
Quorthon died of heart failure on June 3, 2004
DISCOGRAPHY
Scandinavian Metal Attack split with Oz, Trash, Zero Nine, Spitfire - 1984
Bathory - 1984
The Return - 1985
Under The Sign Of The Black Mark - 1987
Blood Fire Death - 1988
Split with Tankard and Rage - 1990
Hammerheart - 1990
Twilight Of The Gods - 1991
Twilight Of The Gods single - 1991
Jubileum Volume I compilation - 1992
Jubileum Volume II compilation - 1993
Requiem - 1994
Octagon - 1995
Blood On Ice single - 1996
Blood On Ice - 1996
Jubileum Volume III compilation - 1998
Katalog compilation - 2001
Destroyer Of Worlds - 2001
Nordland I - 2002
Nordland II - 2003
In Memory of Quorthon Volume I compilation - 2006
In Memory of Quorthon Volume II compilation - 2006
In Memory of Quorthon Volume III compilation - 2006
In Memory of Quorthon boxed set - 2006 *
mielikki 11.10.09 - 06:23am
SONG TO HALL UP HIGH
I know you watch over me,
father of all the past,
and all that will ever be,
you are the first and the last
The watcher of all that lives,
the guardian of all that died
The one-eyed God way up high,
who rules my world and the sky
Northern wind take my song up high,
to the Hall of glory in the sky,
so it's gates shall greet me open wide,
when my time has come to die *
mielikki 11.10.09 - 06:30am
HAMMERHEART
Hammerheart
Now that the wind called my name,
and my star had faded now,
hardly a glimpse up in the empty space,
and the wise one-eyed great father in the sky stilled my flame
For the ones who stood me near,
and you few who were me dear,
I ask of thee to have no doubts and no fears
For when the great clouds fill the air,
and the thunder roars from oh,
so far away up in the sky,
then for sure you will know that I have reached,
the joyous hall up high
With my bloodbrothers at side,
all sons of father with one eye,
we were all born in the land,
of the blood on ice
And now you all who might hear my song,
brought to you by the northern wind,
have no fear.
Though the night may seem so everlasting,
and forever dark
There will come a golden dawn,
at ends of nights for all yee,
on whom
upon the northstar always shines
The vast gates to hall up high,
shall stand open wide and welcome you,
with all it's within,
and Odin shall hail us bearers of,
a pounding hammerheart *
darkxn 11.10.09 - 01:04pm
All I can say's WOW! I hd sum intrest in dis band for quite sum tym nw.. D'u kno if dis countess bathory really existd? *
borae 11.10.09 - 01:40pm
How very mysterious. .im informed, a great deal is owed to Bathory, and given that they laid the cornerstone for what would follow, respect is well deserved. .its something im yet to explore, So ill say no more till then *
mielikki 11.10.09 - 06:03pm
Yes, Countess Bathory existed, but that's for another forum...
Bathory has influenced so much of what I listen to, and has influenced me as a writer as well. When I heard the news of his death, I literally cried for days. His music and lyrics will always live on. RIP 
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borae 11.10.09 - 10:37pm
Wish i had something that meant that much to me *
hfb 12.10.09 - 12:02am
Bathory is still such an under rated entity,amazin to think hammerheart was recorded in his garage(heavens studio),a much missed brother
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mielikki 12.10.09 - 12:17am
I prefer the Viking stuff more, but so much has been a direct influence on other bands *
borae 12.10.09 - 12:22am
Ill stick them on my list, be my next priority *
darkxn 14.10.09 - 06:04pm
Yeah, it really sux when an artist who means so much to u passes away... I cn understand hw dat made u feel. *
darkxn 14.10.09 - 06:08pm
At least his legacy is stilI here, for which we can be happy...! *
darkxn 14.10.09 - 06:13pm
@mielikki: Wot r ur fave albums? *
mielikki 14.10.09 - 09:04pm
Nordland I
Nordland II
Hammerheart are my top 3 now, but it changes a lot *
borae 11.11.09 - 07:00pm
i know you may be a little pre-ocupied mielikki, i was just thinking, and i most impressed with the: History of Oi, topic a while ago, and was would like to read something in a similar vain but on Viking Metal, so if you know of any please let me know *
mielikki 2.03.10 - 05:43am
Song To Hall Up High 
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bby_g 2.03.10 - 06:48am
Wow what an impact this guy had on music and the influences he has made that shall live on although his time had come to leave. truely great. :o) *
mielikki 2.03.10 - 08:59am
No man in metal had more influence than Quorthon *
darkxn 9.07.10 - 05:21pm
I still gotta hear all their other stuff, but I'm really enjoying their 1990 album, hammer heart, atm....! 
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aenglisc 11.07.10 - 11:31pm
Going to have to dig that up from somewhere *
hfb 13.07.10 - 10:37am
smelling not of beer but flowers,and with no hair in face! *
mielikki 18.07.10 - 04:53am
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aenglisc 18.07.10 - 05:37am
A rather clasical style image compared t most groups art work *
mielikki 18.07.10 - 05:38am
Yes definately *
rav3n 3.10.10 - 12:31am
black metal at its finest. Rip. *
