The best Black metal album from Bathory!

Written by I Eat God on 12.01.2012 at 17:55

Written by [user id=114505] on 03.07.2011 at 02:49

The best Black metal album from Bathory!

Only Cuca ears are in perfect condition.
Definitely UTSOTBM is the best of Bathory (but still even not the top 20 album in BM) !
Blood Fire Death and Hammerheart are so much overrated, I simply can not catch his directions in these 2 albums.

I'm not a great fan of black metal, so I can't say if this album deserves an place in the top 20's... But not the best album from bathory, only the best album from bathory's black era. I would say "Twilight Of The Gods" is the best Quorthon's release.
And yes, I think Blood Fire Death and Hammerheart are overrated, but Hammerheart is Amazing, BFD is just good.

The perfect example of traditional black metal. No wonder Bathory are widely hailed as the forefathers of the genre. UTSOTBM has everything that people attribute to early Black Metal-outrageously epic songs ('Enter the eternal fire'), powerful bursts of raw, punk-fuelled energy ('Massacre' and 'Chariots of fire') and menacing yet meaningful tributes to some of the most prominent serial kilers ever ('Woman of dark desires'). What we call black metal nowadays may well be more varied (or not), but this is probably one of bathory's defining statements as a successful extreme metal band.

Written by musicalkaratekid on 06.04.2012 at 17:28

The perfect example of traditional black metal. No wonder Bathory are widely hailed as the forefathers of the genre. UTSOTBM has everything that people attribute to early Black Metal-outrageously epic songs ('Enter the eternal fire'), powerful bursts of raw, punk-fuelled energy ('Massacre' and 'Chariots of fire') and menacing yet meaningful tributes to some of the most prominent serial kilers ever ('Woman of dark desires'). What we call black metal nowadays may well be more varied (or not), but this is probably one of bathory's defining statements as a successful extreme metal band.

That's also why, among the so-called first wave, the only band I consider really as Black Metal is Bathory.
And this album is great.

Written by RavenKing on 07.04.2012 at 00:39

Written by musicalkaratekid on 06.04.2012 at 17:28

The perfect example of traditional black metal. No wonder Bathory are widely hailed as the forefathers of the genre. UTSOTBM has everything that people attribute to early Black Metal-outrageously epic songs ('Enter the eternal fire'), powerful bursts of raw, punk-fuelled energy ('Massacre' and 'Chariots of fire') and menacing yet meaningful tributes to some of the most prominent serial kilers ever ('Woman of dark desires'). What we call black metal nowadays may well be more varied (or not), but this is probably one of bathory's defining statements as a successful extreme metal band.

That's also why, among the so-called first wave, the only band I consider really as Black Metal is Bathory.
And this album is great.

Yeah same here actually. Venom and Mercyful fate were musically more on the heavy metal side of things, and celtic frost i think veered towards thrash. Its the soundscapes ans atmospheric noise that made bathory truly a representation of black metal in my view.

This is probably the first Black metal record ever. Great, but the beginning of their epic albums, would come one year later.

Written by [user id=136417] on 16.12.2012 at 16:41

This is probably the first Black metal record ever. Great, but the beginning of their epic albums, would come one year later.

Probably not What about venom?

Only think what i like here was idea abuot Elizabeth bathory and song Women In dark Desire, more idea, lyrics, not music, week shit, totaly overated, venom rip off,

I like Venom, but this album absolutely blows. Bathory's viking era shits over this.

Equimanthorn sounds a lot like Pace Til Death.

Written by deadone on 25.03.2014 at 03:40

Written by M C Vice on 20.03.2014 at 09:22

Equimanthorn sounds a lot like Pace Til Death.

Surely you mean it the other way around as Blood Fire Death came out after Under The Sign Of The Black Mark?

Yes, but since I only got this one a week ago, I'll compare it this way around.

Best Black Metal album ever

Written by [user id=101272] on 08.01.2014 at 07:08

I like Venom, but this album absolutely blows. Bathory's viking era shits over this.

epic era is much better a sblack era, but that black era inspired many bands, good we have it but I don't like it poorm I prefer epic, be epic needs more talent as be ''raw'' and sing about what bm sings, epic needs more talent to write lyrics, be more open minded

I love what came after, but this is still my favorite. The birth of black.

34th anniversary. Still mind-blowing.

Written by Bad English on 07.01.2014 at 18:40

Only think what i like here was idea abuot Elizabeth bathory and song Women In dark Desire, more idea, lyrics, not music, week shit, totaly overated, venom rip off,

What nonsense.

Like others have said, I like what he did after but this is easily the best Bathory album for me.

This album is terrific stuff! Sure the production is out dated now, and the vocals are nothing to shout about, but to Hell with that! "Chariots Of Fire", "13 Candels", "Call From The Grave" and "Enter The Eternal Fire" were seriously hellish songs for back then, and to be fair they still are now!

This is one the best things ive ever heard.

Written by [user id=329624] on 07.10.2022 at 17:35

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 07.07.2021 at 01:50

Sure the production is out dated now, and the vocals are nothing to shout about...

That's a very weird thing to say when talking about black metal.

I get what Andy's saying because DIY recording techniques have improved greatly since 1987, but for me this still sounds perfect.

It basically sounds like it's been recorded in a sewer and that's just the way it should be. I effing love this album!