Blood Fire Death

I bought this on vinyl in 1988. Prior to that I had bought UNDER THE SIGN OF THE BLACK MARK. Back then the term "black metal" was just the title of a Venom record. It was these two albums that "defined" the term with their low-fi sound and hell storming "vokills". BLOOD, FIRE , DEATH is a defining moment in metal history- from the Wagnerian opus that is "A fine day to die" through the Satanic storming of "The gold walls of heaven" , this will have you talon clawing at the sky in Luciferian adulation. "Pace 'til Death" and "Holocaust" are good but it's the scathing venomous assault of "For all those who died" and the unbelievable chaos of "Dies Irae" that will really burn a hole in your CD player. The album rounds off with the epic ten minute title track which leads seamlessly into the next album "HAMMERHEART," and the beginning of a whole new era for Quorthon in his love for all things Viking. A great album that sounds like it was recorded in a garage... which it was.

Orgy of silenceConspiracy of peaceOnly the soundOf the cold northern breeze...Blood fire Death released in 1988 is essentially a thrash/black metal album and Bathory's transition album to 'viking metal'Among my favourite albums, it's epic, sweeping and heavy.The album cover is a piece of art by Peter Nicolai Arbo and it fits perfectly the album.The album starts with the sound of horses and thunder, what a great idea to introduce this masterpiece, adding epic atmosphere.It's followed by an acoustic passage and what sounds like a choir, which is the beginning to 'A fine day to die'when suddenly at about 1:45 minutes in, your hit with an assault of metal, a great guitar riff and angry screams.The album continues in such a fashion and there is no bad track,A seminal release and a true classic, enjoy.Recommended tracks...A fine day to die.Dies Irae.Blood Fire Death.

The cd took some time to come but it did come before the date .the product itself is very good

This album continued developments only hinted at on the preceding 'Under the Sign of the Black Mark', and took Bathory's music to a new level of splendor and intensity.'Odens Ride Over Nordland' breathes mystery over the darkening world before segueing into the opening of 'A Fine Day to Die', a paean to dying in battle. An eerie acoustic passage recounts the night before the conflict, then thunderously heavy guitars announce the onset of battle. Another piece, 'For All Those Who Died', is a tribute to the victims of institutionalised Christianity, who died "burning naked but smiling, not full of fear but pride."But the most epic and moving song is the title track, which seems to sing of the fate of Europeans, who have lost their identity and are now mental slaves:"Children of all slaves, unite be proudRise out of darkness and pain"A chariot of thunder and gold will come loudAnd a warrior with thunder and rain"With hair white as snow, hammer of steelTo set you free of your chains"And lead you all where horses run freeAnd the souls of your ancient ones reign."This messianic longing is actually a bad thing - it's up to us to save ourselves, and no 'warrior with thunder and rain' is going to do it for us. But it's hard not to be moved by the intense emotion with which Quorthon sings those lines. Maybe we should interpret the 'warrior' as our own innermost Selves, who will rise and fight in our hour of deepest need...Now where's my hammer?

An album that look for many years, wonderful 180 gram vinyl, worth every penny, one of my favorite band

very good seller, very good item

Can't believe the price. What does that make my original signed vinyl worth? My favourite album from Quorthons pre Viking era stuff. Hail my lost brother Quorthon \m/

Bathory were without a doubt one of the best bands to emerge out of Sweden at the time. It being 1987, and also having had no budget, they played in what was to become a very seminal, revolutionary (post - Hellhammer, anyway) and oft' repeated style.The emphasis of a so-called 'black metal' lifestyle over the actual musical content was to eventually manifest itself in later years in quite an overstated fashion. Hmm...Which brings us back to the fact that this is great music. Bathory had by then already spread their Nordic wings from the quasi-Satanic genius that had characterised their early years, into what can only be described as 'Viking metal'. Quorthon, the frontman and - as it turned out - the only member of the band, had taken Bathory into Nordic myth as opposed to Pagan ritual.The result was that there are two fantastic tracks on this album. The first (including an excellent intro and build-up to the song) and the title track (again, with more excellent introduction) are without a doubt enough to sate the appetite of anyone interested in epic horse-riding stuff.Track six, heavy and consistently so, is a classic example of what Bathory would get up to on the three previous albums.Purchase 'Under Sign of the Black Mark' before this one if you are looking for a more genuine black metal experience, but this should be owned just for the fact that it contains two of the best tracks of the Eighties.

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Great album. Must have

Si no tienes este Lp de Bathory ,te pierdes una obra maestra de la historia del Metal

Come da titolo.Null’altro da aggiungere. Disco che ha fatto la storia

Una obra maestra en toda la expresión de la palabra. La herencia musical de Quarthon vivira por siempre.