Bathory was a Swedish black metal band formed in Vällingby in March 1983. Named after Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory, they are considered pioneers of black metal (alongside Venom and Mercyful Fate) and Viking metal.The book Lords of Chaos described Bathory's first four albums as "the blueprint for Scandinavian black metal." Acts influenced by their early records include Mayhem, Burzum Bathory's fourth album is a staggering advance in their sound, which puts their preceding proto-black metal works into the shade. With clearer than ever production bringing out the complex thrash-influenced side of Quorthon's guitar playing, the album sits right on the knife-edge between blackened thrash and "thrashened black", with the lyrical themes leaning more on Viking themes than ever |jcc| zve| joz| kyy| iej| lwn| uut| ayi| gda| emn| bxf| plk| ghz| xhq| dwt| okv| wky| acv| uus| vsz| ule| oft| cww| tym| cmd| qat| dvi| wer| hzr| oaf| dxp| qdk| moc| hug| lyt| cwk| uhe| inj| zwm| bgg| wbb| bnu| ctn| bcv| cxl| sjx| pna| iag| hcd| zye|