The Poseur Cave

The Batlord · 03-25-2014, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Briks

Chunks of metal: black metal

Artist: Bathory
Album: Blood Fire Death
Year: 1988
Chronological position: Fourth album
Genre: Black/viking metal
Expectations before listening: Something harsher than the debut, but still as epic as Batty says it is

Right after hearing Bathory's debut, I asked the others in the club if we could have more Bathory, and suggested Blood Fire Death. I was really excited to hear Bathory play viking metal, since Norse mythology is the bomb and Batty says that the viking-era Bathory albums are among the most epic things to ever be released on record.

Come to think of it, the album he's been talking the most about is Hammerheart, not this one. That might be a key point. This album, Blood Fire Death, had only two tracks that I would consider truly epic: “A Fine Day to Die” and “Blood Fire Death”. The rest didn't sound much different from the debut apart from greater speed and hoarser vocals. It sounded pretty good, but my expectations were not fulfilled. Two songs aren't enough. I'm really excited to hear Hammerheart, though.

4/5

It's considered viking metal cause of the lyrics, not so much because of the musical style. Starting with the album before this though they started to move away from the more simple, raw black metal style and more to a mid-paced, heavy sound that was the precursor to Hammerheart. So the sound was still developing even then.

From Under the Sign of the Black Mark

Isbjørn · 03-25-2014, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

It's considered viking metal cause of the lyrics, not so much because of the musical style.

Was that viking metal lyrics? I'm pretty sure they mentioned Satan more often than Odin.

The Batlord · 03-25-2014, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Briks

Was that viking metal lyrics? I'm pretty sure they mentioned Satan more often than Odin.

He's mentioned, but I think the majority of the religious lyrics are more about being in opposition to Christianity. I'm sure I don't need to lecture a Norwegian on how Christianity suppressed the older Norwegian culture and that's really what Quorthon is on about, especially with all the Viking talk. It's about old Norwegian nationalism more than Satanism. I think that's really the undercurrent for Amon Amarth's lyrics for that matter.