http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4415&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rssWith their early records recorded on 4-track in teenage guitarist Quorthon's garage, Sweden's Bathory are often cited as the first black metal band. Low-budget production, rampant Satanic imagery, punk-simple guitars and Quorthon's guttural yelps had a major effect on the Norwegian scene that emerged not long after Bathory's first three records: 1984's <i>Bathory</i>, '85's <i>The Return of the Darkness and Evil</i> and '87's <i>Under the Sign of the Black Mark</i>. The first stirrings of what would become Viking metal emerged on 1988's <i>Blood Fire Death</i>. Quorthon slowed tempos, incorporated acoustic guitars, and wrote lyrics more concerned with a noble death on the battlefield than with Satanism. Bathory continued with the Manowar-worthy <i>Hammerheart</i> and their intended final album, 1991's <i>Twilight of the Gods</i>. Instead of breaking up, however, they came back in 1995 with the Bay Area thrash-influenced <i>Requiem</i>. Returning to Viking metal in the '00s, they released <i>Nordland</i> and <i>Nordland 2</i>, the first installments in what was to be a four-album cycle, before the tragic 2004 death of Quorthon (from heart failure) effectively ended the band.Black Metalen720Tue, 8 Dec 2009 01:39:09 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4415&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss With their early records recorded on 4-track in teenage guitarist Quorthon's garage, Sweden's Bathory are often cited as the first black metal band. Low-budget production, rampant Satanic imagery, punk-simple guitars and Quorthon's guttural yelps had a major effect on the Norwegian scene that emerged not long after Bathory's first three records: 1984's <i>Bathory</i>, '85's <i>The Return of the Darkness and Evil</i> and '87's <i>Under the Sign of the Black Mark</i>. The first stirrings of what would become Viking metal emerged on 1988's <i>Blood Fire Death</i>. Quorthon slowed tempos, incorporated acoustic guitars, and wrote lyrics more concerned with a noble death on the battlefield than with Satanism. Bathory continued with the Manowar-worthy <i>Hammerheart</i> and their intended final album, 1991's <i>Twilight of the Gods</i>. Instead of breaking up, however, they came back in 1995 with the Bay Area thrash-influenced <i>Requiem</i>. Returning to Viking metal in the '00s, they released <i>Nordland</i> and <i>Nordland 2</i>, the first installments in what was to be a four-album cycle, before the tragic 2004 death of Quorthon (from heart failure) effectively ended the band. http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720866&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720866 tra.28720866 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Under The Sign Of The Black Mark alb.28715285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/7/4/1704750_170x170.jpg 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Woman Of Dark Desires tra.28720866 247000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720866&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720866&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720867&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720867 tra.28720867 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Under The Sign Of The Black Mark alb.28715285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/7/4/1704750_170x170.jpg 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Call From The Grave tra.28720867 294000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720867&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720867&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1819806&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 1819806 tra.1819806 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Hammerheart alb.254697 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/3/6/1696338_170x170.jpg 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true One Rode to Asa Bay tra.1819806 624000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1819806&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1819806&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122365&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Tue, 14 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 3122365 tra.3122365 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Nordland alb.319260 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/3/6/1696320_170x170.jpg 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 2003-01-14 00:00:00.0 true Nordland tra.3122365 560000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122365&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122365&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720887&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720887 tra.28720887 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Bathory alb.28715287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/7/4/1704752_170x170.jpg 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Hades tra.28720887 170000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720887&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720887&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720865&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720865 tra.28720865 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Under The Sign Of The Black Mark alb.28715285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/7/4/1704750_170x170.jpg 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Massacre tra.28720865 157000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720865&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720865&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720873&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720873 tra.28720873 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Under The Sign Of The Black Mark alb.28715285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/7/4/1704750_170x170.jpg 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Equimanthorn tra.28720873 220000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720873&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720873&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720869&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720869 tra.28720869 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Under The Sign Of The Black Mark alb.28715285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/7/4/1704750_170x170.jpg 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Enter The Enternal Fire tra.28720869 417000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720869&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720869&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720870&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720870 tra.28720870 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Under The Sign Of The Black Mark alb.28715285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/7/4/1704750_170x170.jpg 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Chariot Of Fire tra.28720870 166000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720870&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720870&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720855&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720855 tra.28720855 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Blood Fire Death alb.28715284 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/7/4/1704749_170x170.jpg 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Oden Ride Over Nordland tra.28720855 180000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720855&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720855&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720886&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720886 tra.28720886 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Bathory alb.28715287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/7/4/1704752_170x170.jpg 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Storm Of Damnation (intro) tra.28720886 187000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720886&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720886&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122367&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Tue, 14 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 3122367 tra.3122367 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Nordland alb.319260 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/3/6/1696320_170x170.jpg 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 2003-01-14 00:00:00.0 true Dragon's Breath tra.3122367 405000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122367&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122367&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122364&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Tue, 14 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 3122364 tra.3122364 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Nordland alb.319260 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/3/6/1696320_170x170.jpg 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 2003-01-14 00:00:00.0 true Prelude tra.3122364 154000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122364&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122364&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1819800&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 1819800 tra.1819800 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Hammerheart alb.254697 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/3/6/1696338_170x170.jpg 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Shores In Flames tra.1819800 671000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1819800&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1819800&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28719924&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:29 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28719924 tra.28719924 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Destroyer Of Worlds alb.28715194 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/6/4/1704659_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Destroyer Of Worlds tra.28719924 291000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28719924&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28719924&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720871&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720871 tra.28720871 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Under The Sign Of The Black Mark alb.28715285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/7/4/1704750_170x170.jpg 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true 13 Candles tra.28720871 314000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720871&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720871&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28719930&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:29 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28719930 tra.28719930 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Destroyer Of Worlds alb.28715194 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/6/4/1704659_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Kill Kill Kill tra.28719930 170000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28719930&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28719930&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28719912&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:29 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28719912 tra.28719912 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Katalog alb.28715193 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/5/6/4/1704658_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Oden Ride Over Nordland tra.28719912 344000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28719912&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28719912&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1819811&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 1819811 tra.1819811 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Jubileum, Vol. 3 alb.230043 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/3/6/1696321_170x170.jpg 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 1998-07-14 00:00:00.0 true In Nomine Stanas [#] tra.1819811 384000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1819811&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1819811&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122371&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Tue, 14 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 3122371 tra.3122371 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Nordland alb.319260 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/3/6/1696320_170x170.jpg 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 2003-01-14 00:00:00.0 true Great Hall Awaits a Fallen Brother tra.3122371 496000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122371&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3122371&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720883&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720883 tra.28720883 Bathory art.4415 0.99 The Return Of The Darkness And Evil alb.28715286 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/7/4/1704751_170x170.jpg 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Born For Burning tra.28720883 313000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720883&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720883&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720147&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:34 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720147 tra.28720147 Bathory art.4415 0.99 In Memory Of Quorthon Vol I alb.28715214 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/6/4/1704679_170x170.jpg 2006-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Born To Die - Remastered tra.28720147 235000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720147&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720147&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720893&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720893 tra.28720893 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Bathory alb.28715287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/7/4/1704752_170x170.jpg 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raise The Dead tra.28720893 220000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720893&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720893&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720881&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:54 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720881 tra.28720881 Bathory art.4415 0.99 The Return Of The Darkness And Evil alb.28715286 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/7/4/1704751_170x170.jpg 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true The Return Of Darkness And Evil tra.28720881 236000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720881&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720881&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720860&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss Black Metal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Bathory on Rhapsody Online 28720860 tra.28720860 Bathory art.4415 0.99 Blood Fire Death alb.28715284 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/7/4/1704749_170x170.jpg 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true For All Those Who Died tra.28720860 297000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720860&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28720860&variant=data&rws=%2Fbathory%2Ftop-tracks.rss