Comments on: A fine day to die

A fine day to die

asparagus_berlin — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:03:49 -0800

BATHORY mastermind Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg has passed away. A fine day to die? Mayhaps but maybe also too soon at a young 39. One might think that those interested in the black stuff would already know of this passing, but like Elton John said, "...then again, no" because I just found out tonight. So there it is, if any of you are listening to "Blood, Fire, Death" while at a grim and blasphemous desk job like me but have missed the news. Reviews are here of the "band" that took off in a grim way from Slayer and Venom and spawned a grip of younger Scandanavian agents like these and them. (mild warning: when reading about black metal you will no doubt read about some people with anti-social ideas.)

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:09:15 -0800

Review: A blistering halo of noise accompanies atmospheric riffing in a Venom/Slayer hybrid style which develops melodic complexity while maintaining continuity within the framework of constant driving tempo with few fills or variations, wrapping the core of this virus in an aesthetic of chaos coming into focus before vanishing. The voice of Quorthon carries the essential melody of each song, and changes with the riffs to indicate structural alteration. Guitars seethe at raw intensity of dynamic noise, hissing and screaming through speed riffs and powerful tone-centric drives which use power chords as the basis for phrases emphasizing fundamental differences in harmonic relevance of notes to a central structure. Tracklist: 1. Storm of Damnation (Intro) (3:07) 2. Hades (2:45) 3. Reaper (2:44) 4. Necromansy (3:41) 5. Sacrifice (3:17) 6. In Conspiracy With Satan (2:29) 7. Armageddon (2:32) 8. Raise the Dead (3:42) 9. War (2:15) 10. Outro (0:23) Sound like a bunch of fun guys.... Nice picture of the Ebola virus at the second link, btw.

By: ubersturm

ubersturm — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 03:39:14 -0800

you bear unfortunate news, asparagus_berlin. been listening to a lot of bathory recently, and playing a fair amount on my radio show, so it's dismaying to find out quorthon won't be penning any more masterpieces.

By: Dark Messiah

Dark Messiah — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:14:24 -0800

Damn, no more viking metal from one of the founders...