Bathory

Bathory
Bathory is the black metal band formed and led by Quorthon (real name Tomas Forsberg) in 1983. Bathory's first four albums are widely considered to be some of the first black metal recordings, most notably for featuring thrash and tremolo riffing, low-quality production and Quorthon's trademark raspy growls. After Blood Fire Death, Bathory developed a viking metal sound, as seen in Hammerheart, Twilight of the Gods, the Nordland albums, and so on. Both phases were exceptionally influential on extreme metal.

Nordland was originally conceived as a quadrilogy, but the death of Quorthon in 2004 limited it to two albums.

Discography

 * Bathory (1984)
 * The Return...... (1985)
 * Under the Sign of the Black Mark (1987)
 * Blood Fire Death (1988)
 * Hammerheart (1990)
 * Twilight of the Gods (1991)
 * Requiem (1994)
 * Octagon (1995)
 * Blood on Ice (1996)
 * Destroyer of Worlds (2001)
 * Nordland I (2002)
 * Nordland II (2003)

Members

 * Quorthon - guitars, vocals, music and lyrics (1983-2004) all instruments (1991-2004)

Former members

 * Frederick Melander - bass guitar (1983-1984)
 * Jonas Åkerlund - drums (1983-1984)
 * Vvornth - drums (1989-1991)
 * Kothaar - bass (1989-1991)
 * The Animal (Björn Kristensen) - vocals (early 1983)